Emile Schepers
LATEST ARTICLES BY Emile Schepers
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World
What’s at stake in Brazil’s election
July 22, 2010Brazil will soon elect a new president, to replace current President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva who is constitutionally forbidden from succeeding himself, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress plus two thirds of...
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World
Cuba releases prisoners, will U.S. reciprocate?
July 16, 2010It remains to be seen whether, or how, the United States might respond with a reciprocal gesture that could begin to thaw the long-frozen relations between the two governments.
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World
Costa Ricans protest military pact with U.S
July 15, 2010The Costa Rican opposition is protesting an announced agreement that would allow 7,000 U.S. troops to operate on Costa Rican soil, coordinated with 46 U.S. ships in territorial waters.
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World
Two killed in clashes between workers and police in Panama
July 9, 2010Clashes between police and workers' groups in Panama have been suppressed with tear gas, leaving at least two workers dead.
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Opinion
Of lynch mobs and lawsuits, immigration reform today
July 9, 2010As the summer marches on, the possibility that a comprehensive immigration reform law be passed before the November elections is more and more problematic.
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World
Venezuela extradites Salvadoran terrorist to Cuba
July 8, 2010The Venezuelan government and news media have announced the arrest, and extradition to Cuba, of accused Salvadoran terrorist Francisco Chavez Abarca.
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World
Moderate wins Poland’s presidential elections
July 7, 2010Runoff presidential elections took place in Poland on Sunday, July 4.
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World
Mixed results from Mexican elections
July 7, 2010Mexico carried out gubernatorial elections in 12 of its 31 states on Sunday July 4.
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