* Argentina: Opposition is mobilizing against President Cristina Fernandez after Congress passed a media reform bill which the government claims will open the “airwaves to new players.”* Honduras: On a related note, human rights groups have denounced numerous violations by the de facto regime under Roberto Micheletti including a crackdown on the press.
* Mexico: Tensions have heightened in Mexico City after officials decided to shutdown a local energy distribution company.
* El Salvador: Remittances to El Salvador plummeted by 10.3% in September according to recently released data.
Image- AP (“Government's supporters celebrate outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Argentina's Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation's media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Kirchner said she would sign it immediately. (AP Photo/Alberto Raggio,DyN)”)
Online Sources- Reuters, BBC News, LAHT
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