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Uruguay: Argentina eyes 6 in '76 vanishing
May 8 2006 10:10PM (CT)
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Argentina on Monday requested the extradition of five former Uruguayan military officers and a former police officer wanted in the 1976 disappearance of the daughter-in-law of a well-known Argentine poet, authorities said Monday.
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Arias takes over presidency in Costa Rica
May 8 2006 7:21PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias returned to the Costa Rican presidency on Monday, hoping to use his skills as a mediator to unite a country sharply divided over free trade with the United States.
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Agency downgrades Puerto Rico bond rating
May 8 2006 4:54PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A major credit rating agency downgraded Puerto Rico's general obligation bond rating to one notch above junk status on Monday, likely forcing the U.S. territory to pay higher interest rates for its bonds.
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