Daily headlines: April 09, 2007

* Did you celebrate Easter yesterday? If so, how?

* Vacationing or campaigning – Bill and Hillary Clinton traveled to the Dominican Republic for a private lunch with the country’s president.

* Kudos to Slovenia's Martin Strel who become the first person to swim the over 3000 miles of the Amazon River.

* Lax inspections along the U.S.-Mexico may be a grave security problem according to experts on freight travel.

* A bit of good news for Chile after a week of mounting problems – the peso reached a two-week high due to more than expected economic growth. (Update: On the other hand, problems with the transit system in Chile's capital may be really hurting the economy.)

Links- SanLuisObispo.com, Monsters & Critics, BBC News, ABC News, The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg

Image- The World in Photos (Easter procession in the town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico)