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Weekly Weather Hazards Impact Assessment for Central America Print E-mail
Friday, 14 November 2008
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Hedge funds open to central exchange Print E-mail
Friday, 14 November 2008
WASHINGTON - Five prominent hedge fund managers yesterday told Congress they support a new central exchange to open the murky world of some complex investments partly blamed for the global financial c...
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Body Left at Mexican Police Station Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Seven people are dead after a string of gruesome attacks in the Mexican border city of Juarez. State police say a man's burned and headless body was found dumped in front o...
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Southwest Spreads Wings, Partners With Mexican Airline Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
TAMPA - Southwest Airlines, the busiest carrier at Tampa International Airport, will begin a codeshare partnership next year with Volaris, a low-cost Mexican carrier. A
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Mexican president names new interior secretary Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
An attorney who helped reform Mexico's electoral laws rose to the powerful post of interior secretary Monday after a mysterious plane crash killed the government's No. 2 leader.President Felipe Calder...
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Sandinistas lead in Nicaraguan mayoral elections Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party claimed victory Monday in nationwide municipal elections, but rival parties said the early returns were misleading and the U.S. government expressed concern about t...
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16 agricultural workers die in Guatemala bus blaze Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
GUATEMALA CITY -- Sixteen people died when a bus carrying agricultural workers burst into flames for unknown reasons, rescue workers and forensics experts said Sunday. The incident occurred Sunday mor...
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Man wanted in 43 killings extradited to Honduras Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduran police say Mexico has extradited an alleged gang member suspected in 43 killings, including 28 in a bus massacre. Police chief Filiberto Martinez says Rodolfo Humbert...
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Nicaragua municipal vote seen as a test for Ortega Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Voters in Nicaragua’s capital chose between a former world boxing champion and a Harvard-educated ex-finance minister Sunday in a mayoral election considered a referendum on le...
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US government expresses concern over Nicaragua elections Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Alexis Arguello, three-time world boxing champion and the Sandisnista Liberation Front candidate for mayor of Managua, signals victory. Photo / AP MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista...
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Guatemala bus fire dead were shot Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Fifteen people whose bodies were found in the charred shell of a bus in eastern Guatemala on Sunday had been shot first, investigators have said. Police believe the fire was set deliberately and that...
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ABC switch from Chase race to ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’ not all that... Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
It’s been 30 years since a NASCAR driver won three straight championships. Yet, as Jimmie Johnson closed in on the mark, ABC cut away. What could have been so important to force viewers in the E...
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Chicago, Dubai Pact Creates Central Platform for Oil Trades Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
CME Group (CME), which owns and operates two U.S. derivatives exchanges, announced an exclusive partnership Monday with the Dubai Mercantile Exchange, an energy futures and commodities exchange based...
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The 156th Acoustical Society of America Meeting, Nov. 10-14, Miami, Fla. Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
November 7, 2008 -- The 156th Acoustical Society of America (ASA) meeting convenes next week in Florida at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami. Reporters are invited to visit the ASA World Wide Pre...
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Gearing up for "America Recycles Day" Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
"America Recycles Day" is Saturday, November 15. It's the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging people to recycle and buy recycled products. Each year, millions of Americans particip...
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Drivers not laughing at switch Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
"I knew we were in trouble when I looked at the monitor and saw a monkey scratching its butt," one team member said after Johnson's victory.Yep, the network that promised to broadcast the final 10 rac...
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No excuse for switching to Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Jimmie Johnson put himself on the precipice of becoming the first driver in 30 years to win three consecutive championships, much of America wasn't watching on network television. That's because they ...
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Rosewood Crescent Hotel Transforms into Holiday Central Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
DALLAS — From holiday cocktails and Sugar Plum Pedis to Breakfast with Santa, there is something for everyone to enjoy this holiday season at Rosewood Crescent Hotel. The staff is hard at work...
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Two dead in post-election violence in Nicaragua Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Nunez said the dead man, Jose Esteban Sandoval, had worked as an election official for the right-wing Liberal Party in Sunday's local election in Managua. He was apparently hit by a bullet, somewher...
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Gunmen abduct 27 in Mexican drug war Print E-mail
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
In the latest incident of Mexico's worsening law and order situation, armed militias linked with drug cartels have abducted 27 farmers in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, EFE reported Tuesday.
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