MEXICO CITY (AP) — It's often the little elections that have been the most deadly in Mexico. And nothing has changed this year. As Sunday's elections grow near in 14 states, at least eight local politicians or their family members have been killed. Others have reported being kidnapped or shot at. The causes of most of the attacks are still uncertain. Some fear that drug gangs are asserting their power. Some fear a few local politicians themselves are turning to violence. But it is clear that people are being attacked for seeking office in state legislatures and municipalities where organized crime often rules and where old-style iron-fisted old pols sometimes still try to control the vote....
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