Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Daily Headlines: February 8, 2012
* Brazil: Carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro could be threatened by police officers that may reportedly join their comrades in Bahia state and go on an illegal strike.
* Mexico: A judge dropped some of the charges against two people accused of trying to smuggle members of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's family into Mexico.
* U.S.: A preliminary deal over state and federal redistricting in Texas might not reflect the state’s growing Latino population according to some local legislators.
* Latin America: Drought conditions in several Latin American countries could lead to a global spike in the prices of corn.
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