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		<title>It&#8217;s Final: Lawmakers Clear Way to Joining CAFTA</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/11/12/its-final-lawmakers-clear-way-to-joining-cafta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[   by Rod Hughes  
     The Legislative Assembly&#8217;s coalition of 38 deputies voted &#8220;yay!&#8221; yesterday after the second reading of the final of 13 bills needed to bring Costa Rican laws into accord with provisions of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Now the country is officially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Arias&#8217;s Image Improves, Poll Says</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/11/10/president-ariass-image-improves-poll-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes
     President Oscar Arias&#8217;s approval improved markedly over his mid-year ratings, a Demoscopia poll published in today&#8217;s daily newspaper Al Dia indicates. Approval of his administration&#8217;s performance rose last month to 36.1% from 27.5% last July. The July figure showed a startling 17 point drop from grace [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget Surplus to Pay for Bank Credit Bailout</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/11/07/budget-surplus-to-pay-for-bank-credit-bailout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[   by Rod Hughes   
     Sometimes when one reads a news item about government spending, one asks, &#8220;Where is the money coming from?&#8221; The daily newspaper La Nacion today answered that question as far as the injection of money into Costa Rica&#8217;s state banks to loosen up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment Law Sews Discord with Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     A newly passed bill allowing projects to be subjected to a referendum on envrionmental grounds has met fierce opposition of the Arias Administration and sewed discord with its own congressional delegation. The bill passed with the backing of President Arias&#8217;s National Liberation party deputies.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-President Calderon Goes to Trial in Corruption Case</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/03/ex-president-calderon-goes-to-trial-in-corruption-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[     by Rod Hughes
     Former President Rafael Angel Calderon goes to trial today to answer charges that he used his political influence to swing a $39.5 million deal between the Fischel pharmaceutical and medical contracting firm and the Social Security Administration (Caja). The long awaited judgment pits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Araya Accuses Liberation Leaders of Backing Rival</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/10/28/araya-accuses-liberation-leaders-of-backing-rival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     National Liberation Party presidential nomination aspirant Johnny Araya seems unable to make up his mind. This week he told the daily paper La Nacion that he was quite comfortable being &#8220;independent&#8221; of administration backing of his candidacy. Today&#8217;s edition has him accusing Liberation administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaraguan Immigrants Now No Burden to Caja</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/10/10/nicaraguan-immigrants-now-no-burdon-to-caja/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     One seldom hears the subject of Nicaraguan immigrants brought up these days in Costa Rica. As with the U.S. presidential campaign with illegal Mexican immigrants, such concerns have been swept away into a corner by issues such as high petroleum and food prices and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vice President Chinchilla Resigns to Seek Nomination</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/10/10/vice-president-chinchilla-resigns-to-seek-nomination/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/10/10/vice-president-chinchilla-resigns-to-seek-nomination/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rod Hughes 
     As the national election campaign in the United States winds down, Costa Rica&#8217;s primary run up to the 2010 election is heating up. It&#8217;s official: Vice President Laura Chinchilla resigned her two posts on the cabinet (she was also Minister of Justice) Wednesday in order to run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAC Ties Strings to Last CAFTA Bill Approval</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/10/07/pac-ties-strings-to-last-cafta-bill-approval/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/politics/2008/10/07/pac-ties-strings-to-last-cafta-bill-approval/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  By Rod Hughes 
     The Citizen Action Party (PAC) Legislative Assembly floor leader Francisco Molina sys his party will present no further Constitutional challenges to the final bill that will bring Costa Rican law into accord with the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)&#8211; if the pro-CAFTA parties agree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAFTA Nations Give Costa Rica 3 More Months</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/10/01/cafta-nations-give-costa-rica-3-more-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ by Rod Hughes
     The United States and five other countries in the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) have given Costa Rica&#8217;s lawmakers three more months to get their act together to pass the last of 13 bills designed to bring the country&#8217;s law into accord with the treaty&#8217;s provisions. [...]]]></description>
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