Daily headlines: November 17th

* Support for Uruguayan president Tabaré Vásquez (image) has dropped nearly 20% since October 2005, according to figures from Angus Reid.

* U.S. investors in Nicaragua have mixed feelings toward the election of Daniel Ortega as the next president; some have fled as soon as they heard the results while others are willing to wait

* The daughter of ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet said in an interview that her father would be willing to meet with “Dirty War” survivors but would not publicly ask his countrymen for forgiveness.

* The former general manager of one of Mexico’s oldest and most respected newspapers was killed on Thursday in what may have been a homicide.

* Former Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has gone from populist leader to political pariah as charges of human rights abuses hound him.

* A group of students from Brigham Young University have traveled to the Dominican Republic to figure out what types of wheelchairs are best for disabled people in underdeveloped areas.

Image- Adital (Brazil)

Links- Angus Reid Global Consultants, abc4.com, Time, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, International Herald Tribune, Forbes

Tags- Nicaragua,Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, Dominican Republic, Peru