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> The mirage of Hispanic job growth
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Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional. document.w StarTribune: Nation/World -
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World Briefing | The Americas: U.S. To Donate Drug to Combat Swine Flu The United States will donate 420,000 packets of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to the Pan-American Health Organization to help fight the swine flu pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. New York Times: International News -
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Police probe deaths of midget wrestlers Mexican authorities said two professional wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel in the capital Mexico City may have been drugged to death by female robbers. Independent: World News -
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Mexican police find 14 bodies in drug war grave MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police have found the charred remains of 14 bodies in a mass grave in central Mexico, victims of drug hitmen fighting over smuggling routes into the United States, an attorney general's office said on Wednesday.
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Mexican fireworks pack too much pow In the Mexico City sucurb of Tultepec, proclaimed by a sign at the town's entrance as the "Pyrotechnics Capital" of Mexico, fireworks ...
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Latin American group condemns Honduran coup The Organization of American States passed a resolution early Wednesday condemning a military-led coup that ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya this week.
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Chicagoan finds new life in coffee far from city Just five years ago, one-time Chicagoan Stephanie Andersen-Samayoa didn't speak Spanish. She didn't know a thing about farming coffee in Central America, much less about the arduous task of removing the pits -- that is, the beans -- from the cherries of a Chicago Sun-Times -
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What Argentina's Midterms Mean for Latin America's Left President Cristina FernÁndez de Kirchner suffers a humiliating defeat in mid-term elections and must now deal with opposition lawmakers. The poll result is a lesson for other Latin leaders, too TIME Magazine: World -
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Honduras isolated over coup, protests worsen TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras came under pressure on Monday to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya as many Latin American leaders agreed to withdraw envoys, Washington called his overthrow illegal and street protests turned violent. Reuters: Top News -
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Wolf pups rescued; some found dead Wildlife agents rescued two Mexican gray wolf pups found abandoned in a New Mexico forest, but three others from the same litter were found dead, officials said Thursday. document.write( " " ); var myAjax = new Ajax('/templates/GetUpdatedDate', {method: StarTribune: Nation/World -
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