12.08.2006
Friday's News
The Millennium Challenge Corporation approved a grant to El Salvador, and Marcela Sanchez opines that the $461 million should be tied to projects for Salvadorans living in the US. Washington Post
Cuba's Latin American School of Medical Sciences includes many international students, including Americans who are attracted to the medical training which also includes courses in Cuban history. New York Times
By cutting his own salary and allocating funds towards social programs, Mexican president Felipe Calderon began his term adopting the type of measures promised by his defeated opponent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. New York Times
The two American pilots who flew the private jet in Brazil that crashed into another plane have been charged with endangering air safety. BBC
New Mexico governor Bill Richardson was appointed special envoy to the OAS to work on hemispheric relations. AP
After speculation that Gen. Augusto Pinochet faked his heart attack as a way to avoid a trial for human rights abuses, most Chileans simply want Pinochet out of public life. Economist
The end of formal talks between paramilitaries and the Colombian government will have little effect on the actual demobilization process. Houston Chronicle
The Washington Post editorial page calls Chavez's Bolivarian revolution a "populist fraud." Washington Post
Cuba's Latin American School of Medical Sciences includes many international students, including Americans who are attracted to the medical training which also includes courses in Cuban history. New York Times
By cutting his own salary and allocating funds towards social programs, Mexican president Felipe Calderon began his term adopting the type of measures promised by his defeated opponent Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. New York Times
The two American pilots who flew the private jet in Brazil that crashed into another plane have been charged with endangering air safety. BBC
New Mexico governor Bill Richardson was appointed special envoy to the OAS to work on hemispheric relations. AP
After speculation that Gen. Augusto Pinochet faked his heart attack as a way to avoid a trial for human rights abuses, most Chileans simply want Pinochet out of public life. Economist
The end of formal talks between paramilitaries and the Colombian government will have little effect on the actual demobilization process. Houston Chronicle
The Washington Post editorial page calls Chavez's Bolivarian revolution a "populist fraud." Washington Post
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