* Peru: Vladimiro Montesinos, former spy chief and aide to disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori, was sentenced to at least 25 years in prison over his role in a pair of massacres.
* Ecuador: The government may reconsider a controversial law that led to violent protests against President Rafael Correa last Thursday.
* Cuba: Spain’s Repsol will reportedly drill several oil wells off the northern Cuban coast next year.
* Puerto Rico: Police on the island have come under fire as a result of several recent incidents where cops may have used excessive force.
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Online Sources- AP, LAHT, Miami Herald, The Guardian, The Latin Americanist
Monday, October 4, 2010
Daily Headlines: October 4, 2010
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