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Wed05Sep2007

Vargas Llosa gets a degree in Spain

18:49 H — Jennifer

I've never really understood what the whole bestowing honorary degrees on celebrities thing is all about. I mean, does Peruvian literary legend Mario Vargas Llosa really need an honorary doctorate from some university in Spain? Well, he showed up to... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Literature - Peru - Spain

Henriette Plans a Mexican Vacation

15:12 H — Maegan la Mala

Just as Felix was traveling through Central America, tourists were scrambling in Los Cabos as Hurricane Henriette threatened Mexico’s mainland Wednesday after punishing the Los Cabos resorts. Henriette, which killed at least seven people in its run along Mexico’s coast,... Read more »

Topics: Mexico

Strange Fruit Revisited : The Lechuga Story

13:14 H — Maegan la Mala

Remember when I challenged all those "send 'em back" anti-immigration advocates in light of the impact that the lack of immigration reform could have on business and on prices? Today's New York Times has a really interesting article about how... Read more »

Topics: Business - Immigration - Labor

Felix Does Central America

12:59 H — Maegan la Mala

Mother nature has not been gentle with Latin America lately. The latest of her wraths to fall on Latin American soil is Hurricane Felix. Already the storm, which moved from a catagory 5 hurricane to a tropical depression, has claimed... Read more »

Topics: Honduras - Nicaragua

Evo: "Transparent aid or out of Bolivia"

11:29 H — Jennifer

Everyone knows that throughout history U.S. aid in Latin America has often had an underlying agenda. The Bolivian government knows that too, and is talking back to the U.S., saying that if their policies don't support current president Evo Morales,... Read more »

Topics: Bolivia - Politics