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Fox criticizes 'extremist' politics
Aug 22 2006 11:34PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Vicente Fox said Tuesday that Mexicans do not support "extremist" and "messianic" politics, a thinly veiled slap at a leftist candidate who has launched street blockades to press for a full recount of last month's presidential election.
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Ecuador building for volcano victims
Aug 22 2006 9:32PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Authorities began building 300 houses Tuesday for some of the thousands of people who lost their homes in last week's volcanic eruption in central Ecuador.
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Strong earthquake rattles El Salvador
Aug 22 2006 9:30PM (CT)
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled El Salvador on Tuesday, but no injuries or serious damages were immediately reported.
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Puerto Rico investigates manatee deaths
Aug 22 2006 7:42PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities are investigating the deaths of five manatees killed after a boat collided with the endangered marine mammals last week in San Juan Bay, officials said Tuesday.
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3 fishermen claim 9 months adrift at sea
Aug 22 2006 6:13PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Three Mexican fishermen said they sang ballads, danced and played air guitar as they drifted for months in an open boat across the wide Pacific, surviving on raw fish caught with jury-rigged engine cables and drinking rainwater.
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Oldest man turns 115 in Puerto Rico
Aug 22 2006 7:44AM (CT)
ISABELA, Puerto Rico (AP) - The world's oldest man celebrated his 115th birthday Monday, offering advice on healthy living at a party where he was serenaded by a well-known Puerto Rican singer.
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Mexican fishermen finally reach land
Aug 22 2006 5:34AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Three Mexican fishermen who claim they spent nine months adrift in the Pacific Ocean finally reached dry land when the fishing boat that rescued them arrived at a remote island chain thousands of miles from their homeland.
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