Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide The Miami Herald | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory Sunday night that will make her the first woman president in this Central American nation. | Laura Chinchilla had 47 percent of the vote with nearly all the votes counted. The closest contender, Otton Solis...
Costa Rica election pits president's protege against Libertarian Star Tribune | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Ricans could elect their first female president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses between a career politician from the ruling party and an anti-taxation Libertarian. | Pre-election polls gave a nearly 20-point lead to ...
Chinchilla to become Costa Rica's first female president The Independent | Costa Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory today that made her the first woman president in the Central American nation. | Laura Chinchilla had 47% of the vote with nearly all the votes counted. The closest contender, Otton...
Costa Rica Elects 1st Woman President in Landslide The New York Times | Filed at 2:20 a.m. ET | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation. ...
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide The Miami Herald | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory Sunday night that will make her the first woman president in this Central American nation. | Laura Chinchilla had 47 percent of the vote with nearly all the...
Ruling party candidate in lead The Miami Herald | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Costa Rica's governing party candidate took a commanding lead when vote counting began Sunday and swept toward an election victory that would make her the first woman president in this Central American nation. | Polls closed...
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Machu Picchu tourists evacuated Al Jazeera | Hundreds of stranded tourists have been evacuated from Peru's Machu Picchu region after flooding and mudslides last weekend cut off access to the area. | The heaviest rains in 15...
Argentine president: Eat pork, spice your sex life The Himalayan | BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy. Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Fernandez promoted...
Argentine president: Eat pork, spice your sex life The News & Observer | BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's president thinks eating pig meat is really sexy. Many people in this beef-loving nation reacted with surprise Thursday after Cristina Ferna...
Costa Rica Votes, Could Elect 1st Woman President The New York Times | Filed at 12:03 a.m. ET | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Ricans could elect their first female president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses between a career politician from the ruling party and a...
Transfer deadline day - as it happened! The Observer | 9am: Morning all. Welcome to live coverage of today's deadline day action. Or, more likely, inaction. Every scrap of gossip and tittle-tattle will be here so if you're hairdresser's brother's doctor's receptionist's daughter's osteopath's widow's g...
Costa Rica election pits president's protege against Libertarian Star Tribune | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Ricans could elect their first female president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses between a career politician from the ruling party and an anti-taxation Libertarian. | ...
Emerging Economies Gain a Voice at Davos The New York Times | DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Anyone at the World Economic Forum who wants a break from talking about what is wrong with the world can wander over to a Davos nightclub where the D.J. Megha Kawale will be spinning Bollywood tunes into the wee hours, compliments of an Indian business group. | But it would be a mistake to think the Indians are just bringing ...