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Suriname
Suriname's Location in S. America, Suriname, formerly Dutch Guiana, is located on the Caribbean coast of South America, between Guyana and French Guyana. ...
Costa Rica Home
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Map of Bahamas
Barbados - LANIC
Categorized link collection from the University of Texas.
FIFA.com - Uruguay: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
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Brazil: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Info..
Very basic information on the land, its people, history and government.
Haiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HRW WORLD ATLAS - Panama
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Map of Grenada
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The perfect way to plan your vacation to beautiful Nicaragua. Background information about Nicaragua, complete maps and home pages for the best hotels.
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Close gov races in NC, Wash., among 11 contests
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AP - Voters in 11 states were choosing governors Tuesday, deciding close contests in North Carolina and Washington as Republicans tried to chip away at the Democrats' slim majority of gubernatorial seats.
Jonestown memorial unveiled on 30th anniversary
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)Flowers are placed by victims names during the unveiling and dedication of a memorial wall following the 30th Anniversary Jonestown Memorial Service at the Evergreen cemetery in...
McCain and Palin blast Los Angeles Times for not releasing O..
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin accused the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday of protecting Barack Obama by withholding a videotape of the Democrat attending a 2003 party wi...
Shedding Light on Humanity's Dark Side
Rufina Amaya, the woman who was often identified as the last, or only, survivor of the massacre at the village of El Mozote, died last week. She was not, strictly speaking, the only survivor of that monstrous event, but she appears to have been the only one who emerged with her wits about her, a clear memory of what took place, and the will to describe how hundreds of people, including her husband and four of her children, were systematically butchered on Dec. 11, 1981, in an impoverished corner..
Obama adds NY, Mich.
After capturing the sought-after prize of Pennsylvania, Barack Obama has added New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
FBI: Birmingham Mayor arrested on federal charges
The mayor of Alabama's largest city, a player in a multibillion dollar sewer bond deal that drove the surrounding county to the brink of bankruptcy, was arrested on Monday on federal criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said.
Supreme Court weighs FCC appeal over dirty words
When Cher uttered an expletive at an awards show, it prompted federal regulators to label the outburst as indecent. Now, the Supreme Court is reviewing the issue. Here, the entertainer is seen at the ...
Palin calls for Republican rally
Defeated Republican running mate Sarah Palin urges her party to rebuild after its bruising defeat in the US presidential vote.
Reaction to Obama elected 1st black US president
World reaction to Barack Obama's election as America's first black president:
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F-bombs, like Utleys, go before Supreme Court
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Gunfire at Wash. shopping mall kills 1, wounds 1
A young gunman remained at large early Sunday following a shooting at a busy shopping mall that killed one teenager and seriously wounded another.At least four or five people were detained and questio...
Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy
The election of Barack Obama has delivered a decisive victory to "fair traders," mainly Democrats and their allies who for years have contended that the free-trade policies of past administrations were recipes for American job losses and environmental degradation.
Fidel Castro looks thin but alert in latest photo
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AP - Fidel Castro looks thin and frail but alert in a photograph from last month posted on the Web site of the Russian Orthodox Church and obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday.
Junot Diaz On
November 24, 2008 · During this week of Thanksgiving — the most American of holidays — NPR is spending time thinking about what it means to
Bush recalls moments he regrets
As his presidency comes to an end, US President George W Bush reflects on things that would better have been left unsaid.
Attack reported on inmate at L.A. County youth f..
Officials say a group of Latino inmates assaulted a black inmate Nov. 1 at one of the juvenile detention camps recently criticized in a federal report for having inadequate oversight. An 18-year-old incarcerated at a Los Angeles County juvenile probation camp suffered a serious neck injury earlier this month in a racially motivated attack that took place the day after a criticized unsafe conditions in the facilities, probation officials said Friday.
Chicago woman could be world
The oldest person in the world, a woman who grew up on an Indiana farm and lived to be 115, died the day before Thanksgiving in a nursing home down the road from
Mattel cuts about 1,000 jobs citing economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. toymaker Mattel Inc announced on Thursday it was cutting about 1,000 jobs, saying the global economy had entered "one of its most challenging and difficult periods in the...
Obama promises rescue plan for middle class in ad
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AP - In a campaign ad aired at a cost of millions, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised a rescue plan for the middle class in tough times Wednesday night as he reached for victory in his 21-month quest for the presidency. "I will not be a perfect president," Obama said in the commercial. "But I can promise you this — I will always tell you what I think and where I stand."
Bush says all American can be proud of election result
George W Bush has said that all Americans can be proud of the history they've made in electing their first black president. Barack Obama won a landslide victory over his republican rival, John McCain...
Camali Corporation Completes Upgrades to Alchemy
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2008) - Camali Corporation, a leading engineering and service company specializing in design, installation and maintenance of computer data centers, has co...
Money makes the political world go around
In a presidential race filled with broken barriers, money has shattered far more than its share.
Alleged kidnapper of Maine 5th-graders arraigned
A man accused of holding 11 fifth-graders hostage at gunpoint while he was a fugitive was charged with more crimes, including kidnapping.
Kraft teams up with Feed America on mobile food pantries
Kraft Foods has teamed up with Feeding America to nationally roll out a new hunger-relief program based on the notion of "mobile pantries." Northfield-based Kraft is donating $4.5 million to Feedin...
Shuttle lands safely at California air base
Shuttle lands at California's Edwards Air Force Base Bad weather scrubs possible landings at Kennedy Space Center in Florida It's more expensive to land at Edwards AFB Shuttle's mission to internation...
Chicago's 'Fast Eddie' alderman headed for tr..
AP - Edward R. Vrdolyak was the tough, street-wise leader of white aldermen in a spectacular feud with the city's first black mayor 25 years ago. He lost that fight but went on to get rich as a deal maker at the shadowy fringes of Chicago politics.
Sources: Rockies likely to trade Holliday to A's
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AP - Star outfielder Matt Holliday appears headed to the Oakland Athletics in a surprising move for a franchise known more for shedding stars than adding them. Two people familiar with the proposed deal said Monday the A's and the Colorado Rockies have reached a tentative agreement. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized and details were still in the works.
Australian Cosmopolitan cover has an old Britney Spears phot..
New York, Nov 6 : American pop princess Britney Spears never looked better than on the cover of the December issue of Australian Cosmopolitan, thanks to a photo of hers taken five years back.
Aston Villa miss chance to go third; Sunderland into bottom ..
London - Aston Villa missed the chance to go third in the English League on Saturday when they were held to a goalless draw by Fulham. Victory for Martin O'Neill's side would have lifted them above champions Manchester United into third, but they wer...
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