* Puerto Rico: Activists in Puerto Rico and beyond have expressed outrage over the possibility that the U.S. military may return to the island of Vieques.
* Mexico: The government has offered a $2 million reward to those brave enough to provide information leading to the arrest of 24 suspected drug capos.
* Brazil: Workers for Brazilian state energy firm Petrobras began a strike on Monday that partially affected the company’s output.
* Cuba: A report released by the U.S. Justice Department faults a Florida law for making it more difficult for travel agents to book trips to Cuba.
Image- Navy Times (“Unexploded ordnance is blown up in a controlled demolition at the former Vieques Naval Training Range.”)
Online Sources- Time, miamiherald.com, latina.com, Bloomberg
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Daily Headlines: March 24, 2009
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