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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Daniel Ortega

Daniel Ortega stories: 4 news summaries

 Chilly Reception 
 Awaits Obama 
 at Summit 

Odds are, summit will be full of awkward moments

Apr 15, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama got a warm welcome on his recent Europe trip, but he shouldn't expect the same from Latin America, the Washington Post reports. At the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, the new president is likely to face some tough questions, and potentially awkward moments, as... More »

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Latin America • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Evo Morales • Daniel Ortega • Hugo Chávez • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama • economic policies • economic crisis • Summit of the Americas

(Newser) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says the US should extend its zeal for bailouts south of the border, the Miami Herald reports. Ortega says Central America is reeling from the downturn as US manufacturing and textile plants shut down or downsize. It’s only fair, then, that the US offer a... More »

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Joe Biden • Nicaragua • Daniel Ortega • Central America • bailout • Obama administration • President Obama

Nicaragua Latest to Sever Ties Over Colombia Raid

Ortega, citing 'political terrorism,' follows lead of Ecuador, Venezuela

Mar 6, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Nicaragua cut diplomatic ties with Bogota today, ratcheting up the political tension in the wake of Colombia's raid into Ecuador to kill rebels, the BBC reports. Calling Sunday's incursion an act of "political terrorism," President Daniel Ortega followed the lead of Ecuador and Venezuela, which have already severed... More »

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Colombia • Nicaragua • Daniel Ortega • Ecuador • FARC • Hugo Chávez • Alvaro Uribe • Bogota • Rafael Correa • Organization of American States • Managua

Ortega Snubs US, Seals Iran Trade Pact

US wary of Iranian toehold in
Latin American 'backyard'

Aug 6, 07 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicaragua has finalized a trade deal with Iran worth hundreds of millions of dollars despite bitter opposition from Washington, the Guardian reports. The deal will exchange Nicaraguan  bananas, coffee and meat for farm equipment and Iranian funds for infrastructure projects, including a hydroelectric dam, milk-processing plants, housing and a health... More »

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Iran • North Korea • Algeria • Cuba • Libya • trade • Nicaragua • Daniel Ortega • allies

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