Weekend Headlines: July 4-5, 2009

* Venezuela: To all our Venezuelan readers we wish them a very happy Independence Day today.

* Mexico: Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was the big loser in last Sunday’s local elections. Will the same be the case today for Mexico’s Felipe Calderon?

* Nicaragua: A small diplomatic tiff was averted when Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega apologized for missing a banquet held in honor of the visiting Taiwanese president.

* Bolivia: Could parts of Bolivia’s’ energy and rail industries soon be nationalized by President Evo Morales?

* Latin America: The biggest upset after two days of the Gold Cup soccer tourney is El Salvador’s 2-1 win over Costa Rica.

* Brazil: Brazil may file a World Trade Organization complaint against neighboring Argentina.

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Online Sources- Wikipedia, BBC News, Taipei Times, AFP, Guardian UK, The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg