Monday, October 22, 2007

Daily Headlines: October 22, 2007

* Polls show that Argentine first lady Cristina Kirchner is the clear favorite to win next Sunday’s first round of presidential elections.

* Coca-Cola posted a higher than expected third-quarter profit partly based on increase demand for its products in Latin America.

* Millions of Cubans were expected to vote yesterday in municipal elections.

* A U.N. study blamed the lack of “human development” in the Dominican Republic on “the law of ‘hooliganism’”.

* Cuban-American senator Mel Martinez quit as general chairman of the Republican National Committee after being in charge for only ten months.

Sources (English)- Dominican Today, TheStar.com, Guardian UK, People’s Daily Online

Sources (Spanish)- Clarin

Image- BBC News

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