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A kid-friendly travel deal in Central America
Heads up, parents: Looking for an exotic summer destination that's still kid-friendly? Coppola Resorts has a few ideas to keep everyone happy this vacation season. First off, the big one: Kids eat free from June 1 to Nov. 20 at all three Central...Tags: Travel Deals, Travel, Family, Trips and Vacations, Belize
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Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....Tags: Drug Trafficking, Nicaragua, Human Rights, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, Politics
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Obama says U.S. natural gas exports could help Central America
Reuters* Closes out three-day Latin America tour * Obama administration mulling natural gas exports * Opposed by some U.S. interests By Steve Holland and Isabella Cota SAN JOSE, May 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in Central America on Saturday...Tags: Economic Organization, Honduras, World Bank Group, Hydroelectricity, Business
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Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Nicaragua, Immigration, Human Rights, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez
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Obama: Same-sex provision should not derail U.S. immigration move
Reuters* Proposal could spark opposition in Congress * Obama under pressure for legislative victory By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Friday that a proposal to add a same-sex...Tags: Immigration, Politics, Travel, Executive Branch, Government
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Obama tells Mexicans a 'new Mexico' is emerging
Reuters* Obama speaks to Mexico City university students * Time to set aside "old mindsets" * Meets Central American leaders in Costa Rica later By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal MEXICO CITY, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told the...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Immigration, Labor Legislation, Illegal Immigrants, Mexico City
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Central American migrants attacked in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Central American migrants crossing Mexico’s Veracruz state were attacked by a violent drug-and-extortion gang, an activist organization said, the latest bloody harassment of people attempting to reach the United States. At least...
Tags: Human Rights, Labor Legislation, Blackmail and Extortion, Politics, Organized Crime
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Activists urge Obama to speak out on Mexico's human rights record
MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico’s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Human Rights, Blackmail and Extortion, Labor Legislation, U.S. Military
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KidsPeace to shelter Central American children who tried to cross border looking for their families
KidsPeace is starting a program to temporarily shelter children from Central America who have been detained while trying to enter the United States at the Mexican border. They are among 20,000 undocumented, unaccompanied children expected to be seized...
Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Family, Orefield, Whitehall
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Obama plans to visit Mexico and Costa Rica
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is scheduled to travel to Mexico and Costa Rica in early May to push for stronger economic ties, the White House announced Wednesday. In trip scheduled for May 2-4, Obama will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peņa Nieto,...
Tags: Immigration, Elections, Politics, Telemundo (tv network), Mexico
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Skulls of alligator kin shed new light on reptiles' murky history
Two skulls found in the Panama Canal Zone shed new light on the migration history of caimans, southern relatives of the alligator – and also hint that North and South America were much closer together earlier than previously thought. The new study...
Tags: University of Florida, Panama, South America, Fossils, Science and Technology
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US military expands its drug war in Latin America
The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped anchor in Panamanian waters on that sunny August...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Central Intelligence Agency, Colombia, Mexico, U.S. Army
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