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Pacheco
prolongs his fall
Instead
bouncing back, the government of president
Abel Pacheco appears to maintain his fall,
even after initiating some changes, which
have caused him to lose more than half of
the support he had at the commencement of
his term.
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Eli and Stephen Snyder to be extradited to Blaine County
The father and half brother of Lily Snyder,
5 - who were captured in the daring rescue of the former Ketchum,
Idaho, girl in the jungles of Costa Rica two weeks
ago - are being returned to Blaine County, Idaho, to face charges in the alleged abduction of the child.
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A New Mexico resident was scammed in a Costa Rican lottery.
A resident of Ruidoso, New Mexico, received a call from Costa Rica informing him that he'd won the lottery, and telling him he needed to send $2,500 in cash by Western
Union. The man had never entered a lottery in Costa Rica, but he sent the money anyway. That money telegram was cashed in Costa Rica on April 16, and the Ruidoso resident has no way to get it back.
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OAS to Debate Resolution Condemning Cuba on Rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A United States-backed resolution condemning human rights abuses in Cuba is up for debate at the Organization of American States, but the proposal is already stirring opposition from some Latin American nations.
The resolution, proposed by Nicaragua and co-sponsored by the United States and Costa Rica, will be taken up on Wednesday by the permanent council of the Washington-based OAS. It is part of a diplomatic offensive by the White House against President Fidel Castro (news - web sites) after a Cuban crackdown on dissidents.
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Sea
Turtle Is Losing the Race
The leatherback sea turtle, the massive and
mysterious reptile of the Pacific Ocean, has
outlived the dinosaurs by 65 million years.
It has survived fiery asteroid strikes and
ice ages that chilled the globe.
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