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77 Ecuadoreans rescued off El Salvador
Feb 16 2006 11:54PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - A British merchant ship rescued 77 Ecuadorean migrants crowded aboard a sinking boat off El Salvador, a British official said late Thursday.
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Few Mexican migrants seek absentee ballots
Feb 16 2006 8:34PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Fewer than 57,000 Mexican migrants have requested absentee ballots for the presidential election, officials said Thursday _ a showing many say reflects serious flaws in the effort to include millions living abroad in the vote.
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Annan says U.S. should close Gitmo prison
Feb 16 2006 6:44PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday said the United States should close the prison at Guantanamo Bay for terror suspects as soon as possible, backing a key conclusion of a U.N.-appointed independent panel.
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Haitians see hope in Preval's election win
Feb 16 2006 6:21PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Singing, dancing and waving branches ripped from roadside trees, jubilant Haitians poured into the streets Thursday after a vote marred by fraud charges and massive protests ended in victory for the favored presidential candidate of the impoverished majority.
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Preval faces familiar challenges in Haiti
Feb 16 2006 4:18PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's new president Rene Preval faces the mammoth task of moving his country out of chaos, crime and crushing poverty, but at least all the challenges are familiar.
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