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Nicaragua's Ortega still in Lead
The Nicaraguan presidential
candidate from the Sandinista
National Liberation Front (FSLN),
Daniel Ortega, is holding the
lead in electoral polls, but
still lacks the 35 percent of
votes needed to win in the first
round.
Brazil: Lula Skips out on Smear
Show
President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva's rivals strayed from real
issues and attacked him
personally in a Friday TV
debate, which he chose not to
attend.
Legal Win for Bolivia Assembly,
MAS
The Movement towards Socialism
(MAS) in Bolivia earned the
respect at daybreak Friday of
its absolute majority in the
Constituent Assembly and, with
the support of another six
forces, declared the nature of
the forum original and
plenipotentiary.
Chavez: Oil price at 50-60 USD a
barrel "appropriate"
Venezuela would cut oil
production to halt falling crude
prices, said President Hugo
Chavez on Friday, adding that 50
to 60 U.S. dollars a barrel was
an appropriate price.
Brazilian
airliner with 155 aboard missing
after mid-air collision
A Brazilian airliner with 155
aboard went missing Friday night
in Amazon after a mid-air
collision with a small aircraft,
the airline company and aviation
authorities said.
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