Thursday, October 25, 2007

Daily Headlines: October 25, 2007

* Follow-up #1: According to Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, Chile’s government will reopen a military base in the Antarctic. The move comes as part of a campaign by that country, Argentina, and Britain to retake claims in the Antarctic area.

* Follow-up #2: The U.S. Senate voted against debating over the DREAM Act- a proposal which would have provided a path for legalization of hundreds of children of immigrant parents who have done at least two years of post-secondary education or military service.

* Spanish musician Alejandro Sanz postponed a November concert that was to take place in Venezuela due to controversial anti-government remarks.

* Congrats to Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho who was one of the co-recipients of this year’s "Courage in Journalism" awards from the International Women's Media Foundation.

* Puerto Ricans are one step closer to deciding the commonwealth's political fate via plebiscite or constitutional assembly.

Sources (English)- The Latin Americanist, Reuters, Associated Press, Voice of America

Sources (Spanish)- RCN, El Diario/La Prensa

Image- PBase (Arturo Prat military base run by Chile and situated in the Antarctic)

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