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	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sailfishing</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/bobs-blog-from-costa-rica/2009/01/15/sailfishing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Glass</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[January 15, 2009
     It is difficult for me to post when I am busy, and not much to post when I’m not.  That, I think, is why I am so erratic.  Some of the stuff we did with Howie and the crew was new to me.  People are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/bobs-blog-from-costa-rica/2009/01/09/happy-new-year-3/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/bobs-blog-from-costa-rica/2009/01/09/happy-new-year-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Glass</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[     January 9, 2009
     Happy New Year.  It’s been a busy time since my last post.  I eventually got my paper from immigration saying I had renewed my residency.  When I took the letters in, they told me they had to be in Spanish, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newsblog Discontinues for Reorganization</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/12/11/newsblog-discontinues-for-reorganization/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/12/11/newsblog-discontinues-for-reorganization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The American-European newsblog is interrupting its service for a reorganization. However, the blog will continue to remain in its customary place to allow readers to browse back through the several years of this feature&#8217;s existence.
Readers who are just becoming acquainted with Costa Rica are especially invited to get a &#8220;feel&#8221; of the country through this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costa Ricans See Next Year as Hard, Poll Shows</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/14/costa-ricans-see-next-year-as-hard-poll-shows/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/14/costa-ricans-see-next-year-as-hard-poll-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[   by Rod Hughes  
     Costa Ricans feel that next year will be hard economically but half of those answering a Demoscopia poll made for the daily newspaper Al Dia do not feel that their own standard of living will change much. A hair over 50% could foresee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill to Pardon Back Housing Debts Nears Passage</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/14/bill-to-pardon-back-housing-debts-nears-passage/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/14/bill-to-pardon-back-housing-debts-nears-passage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     A bill to pardon hardship cases of those who contracted public housing but have fallen far behind in their payments has passed its first reading in the the Legislative Assembly. The current law stipulates that those who do not pay back the extremely soft [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saprissa Regains Group Lead; Weeds Out Payroll</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/sports-soccer/2008/11/14/saprissa-regains-group-lead-weeds-out-payroll/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/sports-soccer/2008/11/14/saprissa-regains-group-lead-weeds-out-payroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Sports (soccer mostly)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[   by Rod Hughes  
     Saprissa regained the lead in its group of First Division soccer Wednesday in a 2-1 defeat of Puntarenas. Ironically, one of its goals was by veteran Ronald Gomez (with an assist by Michael Barrantes) who is scheduled to leave the club when his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News Briefs: Placido Arrives, Party for Oldsters, etc.</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/12/news-briefs-placido-arrives-party-for-oldsters-etc/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/12/news-briefs-placido-arrives-party-for-oldsters-etc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Rod Hughes
(From La Nacion)
     Spanish operatic tenor Placido Domingo arrived this morning at 4:28 a.m. in Costa Rica for a concert. After disembarking at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela from a private jet owned by Banco de Costa Rica, one of his concert&#8217;s sponsors, he was whisked away to [...]]]></description>
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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>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/11/12/its-final-lawmakers-clear-way-to-joining-cafta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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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>Interamerican Highway Closes Two Days for Repairs</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/11/interamerican-highway-closes-for-two-days-for-repairs/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/2008/11/11/interamerican-highway-closes-for-two-days-for-repairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     The Interamerican Highway south of Cartago will be closed Wednesday and Thursday to repair a cave-in produced by heavy rains. The damage is located at San Isidro de el Tejar in an area known as Cangrejo but alternate routes can be employed to circumnavigate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Firm Cuts Payroll at Heredia Plant</title>
		<link>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/11/11/mexican-firm-cuts-payroll-at-heredia-plant/</link>
		<comments>http://american-european.net/blogs/costa-rica-news/business-and-economy/2008/11/11/mexican-firm-cuts-payroll-at-heredia-plant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rod</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business and Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  by Rod Hughes  
     The Mexican appliance manufacturer Mabe (pronounced Mah-bay) announced yesterday that it was laying off workers at its Heredia plant. Mabe acquired controlling interest in the Costa Rican Atlas company that made and sold appliances throughout the region last February. The firm did not say [...]]]></description>
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