12.19.2006
Tuesday's News
Frustrated with the "sluggish pace" of his revolution, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced that he would be consolidating his ruling coalition into a single political party. BBC
Peruvian president Alan Garcia seeks the death penalty for those responsible for the attack on police in Ayacucho. BBC
The Mexican government announced that Operation Michoacan United had resulted in the destruction of 600 acres of marijuana plants and 55 arrests of suspected drug traffickers among other initial outcomes for president Felipe Calderon's hard-line approach to drug trafficking. LA Times, AP
Ariel Dorfman comments on the "story of Chile" told through the grandsons of General Carlos Prats and General Augusto Pinochet. LA Times
Through a loophole in US law, TV and Radio Marti, taxpayer funding stations aimed to Cuban audiences, will be shown by two stations in South Florida. Miami Herald
Pedro Roig, the director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, is under fire for alleged cronyism. Miami Herald
Salvatore Mancuso is set to appear in court today as Colombia's parapolitics scandal deepens. Washington Post
Peruvian president Alan Garcia seeks the death penalty for those responsible for the attack on police in Ayacucho. BBC
The Mexican government announced that Operation Michoacan United had resulted in the destruction of 600 acres of marijuana plants and 55 arrests of suspected drug traffickers among other initial outcomes for president Felipe Calderon's hard-line approach to drug trafficking. LA Times, AP
Ariel Dorfman comments on the "story of Chile" told through the grandsons of General Carlos Prats and General Augusto Pinochet. LA Times
Through a loophole in US law, TV and Radio Marti, taxpayer funding stations aimed to Cuban audiences, will be shown by two stations in South Florida. Miami Herald
Pedro Roig, the director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, is under fire for alleged cronyism. Miami Herald
Salvatore Mancuso is set to appear in court today as Colombia's parapolitics scandal deepens. Washington Post
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