* Nicaragua: The country’s very strict ban on all forms of abortion is facing a critical legal challenge from a cancer-stricken woman.
* U.S.: A third suspect has pled guilty in the murder of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero in 2008.
* Panama: Lawyers for former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega played what may be their last chance to try to prevent his extradition to France.
* Argentina: Argentina’s government is seeking regional support in its dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Falklands Islands.
Image – CNN (“Nicaraguan women hold up signs shaped like the female form during a 2008 protest against the anti-abortion law.”)
Online Sources- Washington Post, New York Times, LAHT, CNN, The Latin Americanist
Monday, February 22, 2010
Daily Headlines: February 22, 2010
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