* Bolivia: Despite denying being involved in a failed assassination plot against President Evo Morales, the government has implicated several key Bolivian opposition figures.
* U.S.: A woman appointed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to a local commission resigned after making ridiculously disparaging remarks about Mexico and the swine flu outbreak.
* Cuba: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is expected to soon introduce a bill designed to boost U.S. farm exports to Cuba.
* Venezuela: Seventeen people, mostly Venezuelan troops, were killed when a military helicopter crashed near the border with Colombia.
Image- BBC News
Online Sources- WNYC, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, CBS News
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Daily Headlines: May 6, 2009
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