Friday, September 8, 2006

Morning briefs

* Venezuelan rookie pitcher Anibal Sanchez (image via CBC) threw the first MLB no-hitter of the season Wednesday night, while the U.S. and Cuban baseball teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics.


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Jamaica faces a serious economic downturn unless the government modifies its economic policy, according to a report from the Council on Hemispheric Affairs.

* The Dominican Republic is quietly pursuing one of the seats on the U.N.’s General Assembly while Guatemala and Venezuela publicly slug it out for the other vacancy.

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