Monthly Archive: September 2006

Update – Brazil’s 2006 Elections: Corruption Charges Could Catch Up With Lula

Lula has come under the intense scrutiny of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal for his alleged involvement in his party’s attempt to smear a PSDB gubernatorial candidate’s campaign Brazilian voters head to the polls this Sunday to determine Lula’s fate If …

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Paraguay-U.S. Post-Stroessner Relations

Death of notorious Paraguayan dictator General Alfredo Stroessner at age 93 barely causes a stir The Reagan administration had cooled ties with the Stroessner regime in a token gesture to feign an abiding concern regarding Latin America’s human rights standards …

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COHA Open Letter to the Financial Times

Dear Financial Times Editor: In his September 14 Financial Times article, “Treating Chávez as a Harmless Idealist is Dangerous,” your lead Latin Americanist, Richard Lapper, makes an important if wrongful decision to deprecate Venezuela’s bid for the two-year non-permanent seat …

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Dirty Peg to the U.S. Dollar and Inflation Galore: Fateful Days for the Economy

Trinidad and Tobago’s roaring economy has almost reached full-capacity, and now threatens to burst Without reining in the inflation rate and loosening its artificial peg to the U.S. dollar, valuable gains in Trinidadian and Tobagonian international trade could be wiped …

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September 2006

El Universal “Chávez becomes Hezbollah’s new idol” By Maryflor Suárez R. 9/22/2006 Jamaica Observer “Focus on micro objectives” By Dennis Chung 9/22/2006 Latinamerica Press “Jagdeo sworn in to a second term” By Noticias Aliadas 9/21/2006 Anchorage Daily News “Venezuelan firm …

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