11.01.2006
Daily News Roundup
Mexico agrees to extradite former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo to face trial in Guatemala for alleged theft of millions from the defense budget. BBC
The vice president of Colombia has turned to attacking consumers of cocaine, such as British model Kate Moss, as being indicative of the European attitude towards illegal drugs. BBC
Bolivian president Evo Morales has backed off from his plan to nationalize the mining industry, indicating that it is too expensive. AP
Andres Oppenheimer notes that in Lula's victory speech, he did not mention strengthening ties with the US, but focused on improving Mercosur and the Community of South American Nations. Miami Herald
As the Nicaraguan elections approach, the question remains whether former president and Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega will come out on top as the polls predict, acheiving 35 percent of the vote with a five percent lead over the second place candidate, or whether the results will betray the polls. Miami Herald
The stalemate in deciding Latin America's representative to the UN Security Council continues, as the foreign ministers of Guatemala and Venezuela meet today to try and find a compromise candidate. Among those countries being considered are the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Panama. Miami Herald New York Times
The governor of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz, refuses to step down despite the ongoing strike. Washington Post
The vice president of Colombia has turned to attacking consumers of cocaine, such as British model Kate Moss, as being indicative of the European attitude towards illegal drugs. BBC
Bolivian president Evo Morales has backed off from his plan to nationalize the mining industry, indicating that it is too expensive. AP
Andres Oppenheimer notes that in Lula's victory speech, he did not mention strengthening ties with the US, but focused on improving Mercosur and the Community of South American Nations. Miami Herald
As the Nicaraguan elections approach, the question remains whether former president and Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega will come out on top as the polls predict, acheiving 35 percent of the vote with a five percent lead over the second place candidate, or whether the results will betray the polls. Miami Herald
The stalemate in deciding Latin America's representative to the UN Security Council continues, as the foreign ministers of Guatemala and Venezuela meet today to try and find a compromise candidate. Among those countries being considered are the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Panama. Miami Herald New York Times
The governor of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz, refuses to step down despite the ongoing strike. Washington Post
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