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Daily Archives: March 3, 2011
High U.S. court defends even hurtful free speech
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an important ruling on the issue of free speech, deciding in favor of a controversial church group that likes to protest at military funerals. By a vote of 8-1, the Supreme Court upheld the … Continue reading
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Calderón and Obama have a meeting today
Mexican President Felipe Calderón Thursday visits Washington, where he is expected to talk with President Barack Obama about the drug war, economic issues and immigration. The two presidents will meet after recent strains in U.S.-Mexican relations. Presidents Obama and Calderón … Continue reading
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Reducing Mexican violence appears to be the critical job
More drug violence in Mexico in recent weeks is focusing new attention on that nation’s anti-drug efforts, and U.S. cooperation in the fight. Mexican officials say soldiers uncovered a mass grave Tuesday containing at least 17 bodies in Guerrero. A … Continue reading
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Prosecutors say they had a drug spy within their midst
Anti-drug police said they have uncovered a criminal spy network that reached into the heart of the organized crime prosecutor’s office. The agency, the Policia de Control de Drogas, the Ministerio Público and even the nation’s chief prosecutor, staged raids … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Environmentalist record first violation of shark finning rule
Environmentalists said that Tuesday a fishing boat unloaded shark fins at the public dock in Puntarenas. That is an illegal act because Costa Rican law said that shark fins must remain attached to the shark carcass when they are brought … Continue reading
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Badly burned infant airlifted from Talamancas
Pilots from the Dirección del Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea carried a badly burned 2-month old from the high Talamanca mountains to Pavas Wednesday so the child could be treated at the Hospital Nacional de Niños. Security officials said that the … Continue reading
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They were so arrogant they robbed a neighbor
Sometimes crooks are so arrogant, that they do stupid things. That seems to be the case in Cebadilla de Turrucares, Alajuela. Monday at 1:30 a.m. two men broke into a home and threatened a 63-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son. … Continue reading
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Traffic expected to be opened both ways at Cambronero
The Interamericana Norte at Cambronero is expected to be back in full service this morning because transport officials say they have fully installed a second temporary bridge. The location is 87 kilometers west of San José. The route is critical … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Chinchilla administration prepares for court ruling
President Laura Chinchilla is meeting this morning with representatives of political parties to discuss the stand Costa Rica will take when the International Court of Justice hands down its ruling on the Río San Juan Tuesday. No one knows what … Continue reading
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Another delay in Milanes case irks former investors
Former investors with Savings Unlimited and its owner Luis Milanes Tamayo are more than unhappy because a preliminary hearing has been suspended for a third time. That happened Monday when the hearing, planned for the entire month of March, was … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Scaly patient had a metalic stomach ache
A female crocodile went for the bait hook, line and maybe sinker. The result was two fish hooks stuck in the stomach. The animal survived because a veterinarian and a surgical team removed the hooks and closed the perforation one … Continue reading
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