Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Daily Headlines: May 12, 2009

* Guatemala: In an unusual case, a video of a dead Guatemalan lawyer emerged where he claimed that President Alvaro Colom plotted to kill him.

* U.S.: According to a new study conducted by the University of Washington, roughly four out of every five Latinos back President Barack Obama.

* Chile: Chile’s government said they would be willing to analyze a Bolivian proposal allowing the landlocked country access to the sea via a tunnel.

* Colombia: The International Monetary Fund approved granting a $10.5 billion short-term line of credit to Colombia via a new lending program.

Image- CNN
Online Sources- BBC News, Latina.com, LAHT, Bloomberg

2 comments:

  1. The BBC article you linked to doesn't claim the lawyer is suing Colom, it claims the lawyer was KILLED by Colom.

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  2. The post has been corrected. Thanks of your eagle eye, Mark!

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