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Panama's president touts canal expansion
Apr 24 2006 9:09PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Panama's president said a planned expansion of the Panama Canal would define the waterway's "role in the 21st century" and on Monday called on voters to support a referendum to pay for the proposal.
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At least 1 million Haitians cast ballots
Apr 24 2006 9:05PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - President-elect Rene Preval's party won at least 11 of 30 senate seats in Haiti's parliamentary runoff, according to partial results released late Monday, boosting his support as he seeks to unite the divided and impoverished country.
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Dominican migrants drown near Puerto Rico
Apr 24 2006 8:15PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Powerful waves capsized a boat carrying Dominican migrants near a popular surfing beach off the coast of Puerto Rico on, killing at least five as surfers desperately tried to help.
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U.S. to charge more Gitmo Bay detainees
Apr 24 2006 6:51PM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - The U.S. government plans to file charges against more detainees at Guantanamo Bay and will seek the death penalty in some cases, the top military prosecutor at the military base said Monday.
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Aruba releases teen in disappearance case
Apr 24 2006 3:31PM (CT)
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - A 19-year-old man arrested in the disappearance of a young Alabama woman was released from jail on Monday, but prosecutors said he remained a suspect.
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Dutch firm baa-ttles local mayor over ads
Apr 24 2006 3:09PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - An Dutch company that is blanketing roadside sheep with its logo faces a $60,000 fine _ but said Monday it's the mayor of a small town nearby who should feel sheepish for trying to ban the ad campaign.
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Many Mexicans ignore presidential campaign
Apr 24 2006 12:23PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An old joke is being recycled in the Mexican capital as the campaign gears up for the July presidential elections: "If the three main candidates were together in a plane crash, who would survive?"
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Chavez: U.S. diplomat welcome in Venezuela
Apr 24 2006 7:07AM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's president said Sunday that he would welcome a visit by a top U.S. State Department official and hopes to build close ties with like-minded Americans despite his vehement opposition to President Bush.
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In Mexico, immigration seen as inevitable
Apr 24 2006 7:06AM (CT)
ATOTONILCO, Mexico (AP) - They name their babies Johnny and Leslie, so certain are they that their kids' future lies in the United States. Returning migrants sprinkle English into their speech as they talk knowingly about job markets in U.S. towns.
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Jamaican police arrest U.S. botanist
Apr 24 2006 12:23AM (CT)
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A renowned American botanist was under arrest in Jamaica Monday for allegedly plotting to have his chauffeur to kill his wife.
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