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		<title>Crowd of supporters of Nicaragua&#8217;s Sandanista government attack opposition protest in capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicaragua government supporters attack opponents

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Rock-throwing supporters of Nicaragua&#8217;s governing Sandinista party have attacked a small protest march by the opposition.
The opposition rally Monday was marking the first anniversary of 2008 local elections that activists say were marred by fraud.
The protesters sought protection at a police station after being confronted by a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ida drenches Central America, forecasters say it might regain force, head toward US</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida drenches Central America, might approach US

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression Friday and edged back out over the Caribbean, where forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the United States.
Ida had winds of 75 mph (125 kph) when it hit the central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ida sweeps into Nicaragua as hurricane, damaging homes, forcing evacuations, then loses steam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical depression as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua, damages homes, schools, forcing evacuation of thousands</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Ida swept onto Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm as it moved inland.
Ida&#8217;s winds swirled at 75 mph (125 kph) when the storm struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua, forces evacuations, power outages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast on Thursday, destroying several dozen homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

Ida, clocking 75 mph (120 kph) winds, struck land around sunrise in Tasbapauni, about 60 miles northeast of Bluefields, said meteorologist Dennis Feltgen of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ida reaches hurricane force, batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Ida reaches hurricane force near Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Ida grew to hurricane force just off Nicaragua&#8217;s coast on Thursday, forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some parts of the impoverished region.
The hurricane was forecast to slash into Nicaragua&#8217;s Atlantic coast within hours, then cut across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island as it heads for landfall on mainland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Ida uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua&#8217;s Corn Island after forming Wednesday and quickly gaining strength in the southwestern Caribbean.
The storm was threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua early Thursday morning.
Heavy rains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Ida forms in Caribbean, warnings in effect for parts of Colombia, Nicarauga</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Tropical Storm Ida forms in southwest Caribbean

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical storm Ida formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Wednesday, quickly gaining muscle and threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan authorities readied shelters, saying evacuations were likely in the coastal city of Bluefields and the towns of Laguna de Perlas, Cruz de [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US envoy says no apology for criticizing Nicaragua court ruling allowing Ortega to run again</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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US envoy: No apology for chiding Nicaragua court

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of leftist President Daniel Ortega.
&#8220;I did not do anything for me to apologize for,&#8221; Robert J. Callahan said a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandinistas protest US ambassador for criticizing Nicaraguan leader&#8217;s re-election bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicaraguan leader&#8217;s allies protest at US Embassy

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan government accused the United States of applying an &#8220;interventionist and destabilizing policy&#8221; Thursday after the U.S. ambassador criticized a ruling allowing leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it &#8220;considers unacceptable the intervention of the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaraguan Congress fails to force debate on allowing president&#8217;s re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Nicaraguan Congress will not debate re-election

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
The vote in the National Assembly&#8217;s controlling commission went along party lines with congressional leader Rene Nunez — a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua court says President Ortega can seek re-election; opposition in uproar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Leftist President Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and are vowing to fight it.

The constitutional commission of the Supreme Court on Monday overturned a ban on consecutive re-election and on serving more than two terms, and the head of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua&#8217;s San Cristobal volcano spits cloud of ash, showers towns; no damage or injuries</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicaraguas-san-cristobal-volcano-spits-cloud-of-ash-showers-towns-no-damage-or-injuries-161367/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua&#8217;s San Cristobal volcano has let off a series of explosions, spewing gases and showering ash on nearby towns.

There are no reports of injuries or damage.
Civil Defense Maj. Carlos Caceres says Sunday&#8217;s blasts prompted officials to issue an alert for 25 districts near the volcano.
The 5,725-foot (1,745-meter) volcano is located about 70 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fidel Castro chats live via speaker in first publicly broadcast phone call since 2007</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Fidel Castro chatted live via speakerphone with graduating medical students in Nicaragua in the latest of a series of media events showing off the former Cuban leader looking more robust.

The 83-year-old Castro, who hasn&#8217;t been seen in public since falling ill three years ago, called Thursday during the graduation ceremony to congratulate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua to dredge border river at center of dispute with Costa Rica</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicaragua-to-dredge-border-river-at-center-of-dispute-with-costa-rica-149575/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua will reroute a river on the border with Costa Rica that has been at the center of a lengthy dispute between the two Central American countries, the Nicaraguan government announced Tuesday.

Eden Pastora, president of the committee for development of the San Juan River, said the dredging project will begin at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua attains full literacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Prensa Latina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his country has attained full literacy after about three percent of the country&#8217;s illiterate population learned to read and write.

Ortega made the announcement after Education Minister Miguel de Castilla gave him a certificate stating the full literacy status of the country. 	 	
The president said at a rally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua&#8217;s Ortega says Honduras may try to provoke neighbor as coup distraction</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nicaraguas-ortega-says-honduras-may-try-to-provoke-neighbor-as-coup-distraction-2-127429/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddy Cuevas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed Honduras&#8217; coup-installed government might try to provoke a border military incident &#8220;to distract attention&#8221; from international efforts to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Ortega cited no evidence in making the claims, which come as Honduras&#8217; interim leader dampened hopes for a negotiated solution to the country&#8217;s crisis, capping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua&#8217;s Ortega says Honduras may try to provoke neighbor as coup distraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Freddy Cuevas</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega claimed Honduras&#8217; coup-installed government might try to provoke a border military incident &#8220;to distract attention&#8221; from international efforts to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

&#8220;There is a danger that, to try to distract attention from the internal conflict they themselves created, they might organize a group of people with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted President Zelaya re-enters Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA/TEGUCIGALPA - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya risked arrest Friday, crossing the Nicaraguan-Honduran border in an effort to reclaim power after mediation efforts failed to resolve the Central American country&#8217;s political standoff.

Deposed and expelled by the military June 28, Zelaya insisted on returning to Honduras after mediation efforts failed to achieve his restoration. But shortly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honduras&#8217; leader prepares risky return after coup that threatens democracy in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/honduras-leader-prepares-risky-return-after-coup-that-threatens-democracy-in-latin-america-118967/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ESTELI, Nicaragua — Honduras&#8217; deposed president drove into a Nicaraguan town near his country&#8217;s border Thursday, preparing a risky return home in an attempt to reverse an ouster that is testing the vitality of democracy in Latin America.

The interim government that sent Manuel Zelaya into exile vows to arrest the president if he sets foot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exiled Honduran leader says he&#8217;ll launch return bid after talks to return him to power falter</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exiled-honduran-leader-says-hell-launch-return-bid-after-talks-to-return-him-to-power-falter-118136/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday prepared a risky return to his homeland, where the government installed after last month&#8217;s coup vowed to arrest him.

Zelaya announced his imminent return after the administration of Roberto Micheletti refused to reinstate him — a key point of a last-ditch proposal presented by Costa Rican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As sanctions loom over Honduras, supporters of ousted president fear impact on poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya are advocating targeted economic sanctions to pressure the interim government to allow his return rather than broader measures that might harm the Central American country&#8217;s poorest citizens.

U.S. officials are considering sanctions on one of the hemisphere&#8217;s poorest countries if mediation efforts by Costa Rican President Oscar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaraguan opposition denounces Ortega&#8217;s call to end term limits, institute recall votes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan opposition lawmakers on Monday condemned a public appeal for constitutional changes by President Daniel Ortega as an attempt to extend term limits and eventually allow the leftist leader&#8217;s re-election.

At a massive celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution on Sunday, the president and former guerrilla fighter proposed to allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president pushes for tougher international sanctions as talks stall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Aides to ousted President Manuel Zelaya pushed Monday for international sanctions against Honduran officials who took power in a coup and foreign nations stepped up pressure after negotiations for his return reached a deadlock.

A top Zelaya adviser, Enrique Flores, told The Associated Press that other governments should take steps such as freezing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran President Zelaya prods US to act as talks stall, prepares for return</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Morgan Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Ousted President Manuel Zelaya held out hope for a negotiated solution to Honduras&#8217; deepening political crisis even after talks in Costa Rica fell apart, but vowed to prepare the way for his return to power regardless of their outcome.

Zelaya accused his opponents of &#8220;making a mockery&#8221; of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president gives negotiators until the end of Saturday to restore him to office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya gave U.S.-backed talks in Costa Rica until the end of Saturday to restore him to office, warning he would return to his country with or without an agreement.

Zelaya said he would return to Honduras in secret if no deal is reached by midnight and indicated that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicaragua rejects Honduras&#8217; claims of troops buildup</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Xinhua</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA - Nicaragua&#8217;s President Daniel Ortega Sunday denied an accusation from Honduras&#8217; post-coup government that Nicaraguan troops were massing on their shared border. 

&#8220;Brother Honduran soldiers, brother Honduran officials, I want to assure you, swearing before God and nation, that Nicaragua is not deploying troops towards Honduras and that we are not preparing any kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, ex-world boxing champion, dies of gunshot in likely suicide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/managua-mayor-alexis-arguello-ex-world-boxing-champion-dies-of-gunshot-in-likely-suicide-97356/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Filadelfo Aleman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a former world boxing great, died at his home Wednesday of a single gunshot to the chest, authorities said in ruling the death a probable suicide.

He had been a rising star of the governing Sandinista party despite once bitterly opposing the leftist movement, and authorities declared three days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, former boxing champion, found dead at home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/managua-mayor-alexis-arguello-former-boxing-champion-found-dead-at-home-96748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Former world boxing great and Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello was found dead at his home Wednesday, prompting three-days of official mourning for a rising star of the Sandinista party who once bitterly opposed the leftist movement.

Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandinista Party Radio Ya and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former lightweight champion, Managua mayor Alexis Arguello found dead at his home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing&#8217;s most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early Wednesday.

Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista Party&#8217;s Radio Ya and other local media were reporting it appeared to be a suicide.
The La [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managua mayor, Alexis Arguello, former boxing champion, found dead at his home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello, a three-time world boxing champion, has been found dead.

Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirms the death.
His Sandinista party&#8217;s Radio Ya says coroners are conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
Arguello once fought against the Sandinistas in the 1980s, but joined the party to win election as mayor [...]]]></description>
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