Don’t make it mandatory Sep 25, 2009
round earther wrote on Sep 24, 2009 11:32 PM:" Well Anny, you aint in 1994 any more!I agree that the Democrats need this victory, if for no other reason; than to stop the perception that we are a bunch of bumbling idiots who can't get together and pass a bill, when we have the majority. It is my opinion we will get health care reform passed. It is also my opinion that by election time in 2010, the economy will be quite strong, for which the Dems will get credit, whether deserved or not. We will... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Leading the way Sep 23, 2009
For example, Costa Rica's climate change plan calls for a transition to carbon neutrality by 2021 - an ambitious but achievable programme ... Jose Maria Figueres is a former President of Costa Rica, Juan Mayr is a former Environment Minister of Colombia and Marina Silva is a former Environment Minister of Brazil ... Are middle-income nations such as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and South Korea showing the way. (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduran readers' reaction Sep 23, 2009
We made a mistake sending him to Costa Rica, now he's back and we will manage this problem ouselves, as Hondurans. Monica, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (BBC News -- Americas)
Zelaya's Return to Honduras Promises Fresh Violence and Political Turmoil Sep 23, 2009
In the middle is Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias, whose San Jos; Accord would reseat Zelaya with limited powers while granting the coup leaders amnesty ... Ortega was also apparently miffed that the Honduran military decided to banish Zelaya to Costa Rica and immediately invited him to Nicaragua, where the Sandinista leader played a key role in getting Latin American countries to unanimously condemn the coup. (Time.com)
Former Honduran President Holed Up In Embassy Sep 23, 2009
The Supreme Court ordered his arrest, and the Honduran Congress, alarmed by his increasingly close alliance with leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Cuba, backed the army as it forced him into exile in Costa Rica ... U.S.-backed talks moderated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias stalled over the interim government's refusal to accept Zelaya's reinstatement to the presidency. (Time.com)
How the US deepened the crisis in Honduras Sep 18, 2009
Since then, negotiations backed by the United States and led by Costa Rica's president, Oscar Arias, have sought resolution between the de facto and the deposed governments ... Indeed the front-runners for the election were all in Costa Rica earlier this week, calling for a negotiated solution that would allow the election to go forward. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iran and Honduras: Inconsistencies in U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 16, 2009
But, because Zelaya defied the country s highest court and continued plans for the plebiscite, in the early morning hours of June 28,th military troops -- acting on orders of Honduras Supreme Court entered the presidential palace, disarmed presidential guards, awoke the president and immediately put him on a plane to Costa Rica, clad only in pajamas. While the picture of army soldiers crawling underneath the gates of the presidential palace to enter the grounds gave the international community... (Human Events Online)
Honduran presidential hopefuls to meet mediator Sep 15, 2009
(09-14) 17:58 PDT SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) ... Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said he will meet Wednesday with at least four of the six candidates, including the top two contenders, in an effort to gain their support for restoring ousted President Manuel Zelaya before the Nov. 29 ballot ... "The idea is to speak with them frankly," Arias said at a news conference in Costa Rica's capital, San Jose, where the meeting will take place. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Chiding regime, US finalizes cut in Honduras aid Sep 4, 2009
The San Jose accord, brokered by President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica, aims to return Zelaya to power with limited authority until elections in November. But Zelaya s replacement, Roberto Micheletti, has refused to accept it, prompting Clinton s decision to cut aid. (Boston Globe)
Powerful lawmaker urges US aid cutoff for Honduras Sep 3, 2009
Micheletti has rejected proposals by mediator Oscar Arias, the president of Costa Rica, that would have allowed Zelaya to return to power before November elections. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, Zelaya said he trusted the international community would not recognize the election or its winner if he is not restored to office before the vote is held. (AlertNet)
News flash to Democrats: You won! Sep 2, 2009
Heck, even Costa Rica provides health care for its citizens ... England, Canada, Costa Rica. (Anchorage Daily News)
Honduran elections to worsen political crisis: Zelaya Sep 1, 2009
Zelaya was deposed by military forces on June 28 and flown to Costa Rica. Since then, he has made several attempts to reenter his country, but all failed. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Honduras offers to let Zelaya return Aug 29, 2009
Meanwhile, Central American foreign ministers meeting in Costa Rica on Thursday agreed not to recognize the result of the November election unless Zelaya is first restored to power. Zelayas foreign minister, Patricia Rodas, said after the talks that the push in Washington to employ the term military coup meant the coup leaders have lost their patrons. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
U.S. to reduce visa services in Honduras... Aug 26, 2009
The Obama administration has urged Honduran authorities to accept proposals put forward by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, whose efforts to end the crisis have stalled over the de facto government's refusal to allow Zelaya to return to power ... They included ministers from Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic. (The Drudge Report)
OAS mission ends without breakthrough Aug 26, 2009
Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno (R) reads a statement next to OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza during a news conference in Tegucigalpa August 25, 2009 ... Jose Miguel Insulza (C), secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Panama's First Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos Varela (L), and Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno attend a meeting in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Aug. 25, 2009 ... The San Jose Accord, brokered last month by... (Xinhuanet, China)
Health care reform needed Aug 25, 2009
I have three friends who have made trips to Costa Rica for plastic surgery (liposuctions) ... I know students at USU who have gone to Costa Rica for medical care because they couldn't afford the procedures here. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
WHERE SMACKING IS BANNED Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela Source: Endcorporalpunishment. org. (BBC News)
Report: Honduran leaders are arresting, abusing protesters Aug 20, 2009
Oscar Arias, president of Costa Rica, had been negotiating a solution but it has so far failed. His plan, backed by the international community, includes the reinstatement of Zelaya, who says he was not seeking reelection, to carry out his term as president. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Interim Honduras leader rejects return of Zelaya Aug 19, 2009
Roberto Micheletti, who was named interim president after the military bundled Zelaya onto an airplane June 28 and sent him to Costa Rica, said that Mr. Zelaya would be jailed and tried on 18 charges of violating the constitution if he returned ... Micheletti's comments confirmed analysts' assertions that he plans to withstand international pressure to allow Zelaya's return under a plan being negotiated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Turmoil in Honduras means uncertainty for Le Mars mission Aug 18, 2009
But when Zelaya was arrested by the army in the middle of the night and flown to exile in Costa Rica, Seivert said, the only way countries and international organizations could express opposition to what was perceived as a military coup was to withdraw all their monetary support for projects in Honduras. That included the clinics, leaving their continued operation in question. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Promise, peril for NAACP Aug 18, 2009
"I think it's needed now more than ever because racism is so subtle," said Belmar, who was born in Costa Rica. She is among the dozens of men and women who recently have joined the local NAACP, boosting membership sixfold to 90, according to Paul Webster, who was elected the organization's president earlier this year. (Albany Times Union)
Mediation stalls in Honduras as leaders refuse Zelaya's return Aug 15, 2009
One month after Costa Rica's president arrived to negotiate an end to the standoff, most of Honduras's top leaders are steadfastly opposed to the return of deposed president Zelaya ... Tegucigalpa, Honduras - The month-old mediation effort by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to resolve Honduras's political crisis is foundering under the near-universal opposition of Honduras's top leaders to permitting deposed President Manuel Zelaya to return to power ... Since his ouster, Zelaya has traveled... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduran protestors target Dunkin Donuts, Burger King Aug 14, 2009
The military rousted Zelaya from bed June 28 and bundled him aboard a military plane that took him to Costa Rica after the country's Supreme Court called for his arrest, saying he'd violated the country's constitution by scheduling a referendum on whether Honduras should hold an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Honduras' transition president, Roberto Micheletti, whom Congress named to replace Zelaya, has said repeatedly that the country will hold presidential elections Nov. 29 as previously... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* World News Quick Take Aug 14, 2009
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Zelaya's followers vow to stop the November elections Aug 12, 2009
A World Cup qualifying match between the country's national soccer team and Costa Rica is to be held there on Wednesday. Zelaya was seized from his bed and sent to Costa Rica in a military coup on June 28, just hours before a scheduled referendum on a possible constitutional amendment that would have extended presidential term limits, allowing Zelaya to seek another term. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Honduras accepts OAS observer Aug 11, 2009
The delegation organized by the OAS also includes the foreign ministers of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic ... It has dallied over a proposed compromise plan presented by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who served as mediator in the dispute, while rejecting the main point, Zelayas reinstatement in office. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Honduras Accepts OAS Delegation After Coup Aug 10, 2009
The delegation organized by the OAS also includes the foreign ministers of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic ... It has dallied over a proposed compromise plan presented by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who served as mediator in the dispute, while rejecting the main point, Zelaya's reinstatement in office ... Soldiers arrested Zelaya and flew him into exile in Costa Rica after he ignored a Supreme Court order to cancel a referendum asking Hondurans if... (Fox News)
Honduras cancels negotiators’ visit over OAS chief’s inclusion on panel Aug 10, 2009
The Washington-based OAS, a long-established hemispheric body promoting democracy, development, and legal cooperation in the Americas, on Friday named the delegation comprising foreign ministers from Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. The group s mission was to try to persuade Micheletti to negotiate with international mediators seeking to return President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a coup on June 28. (Boston Globe)
Honduras Prohibits Visit Of OAS Crisis Negotiators Aug 10, 2009
The Washington-based OAS, a long-established hemispheric body promoting democracy, development and legal cooperation in the Americas, on Friday named the delegation comprising foreign ministers from Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic ... The United States, which also condemned the coup, enlisted Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oscar Arias, now Costa Rica's president, to broker a solution ... Soldiers arrested Zelaya and flew him into exile in Costa Rica after he... (CBS News -- World)
Honduras yields on OAS delegation Aug 10, 2009
Mr Insulza was to be accompanied on the visit to Tegucigalpa on Tuesday by the foreign ministers of Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico and the Dominican Republic ... The OAS hopes Mr Micheletti can be persuaded to accept a detailed plan proposed by the Costa Rican President, Oscar Arias. (BBC News)
Aquino’s ripple effect Aug 10, 2009
Not long after Aquino s election, the so-called Esquipulas Peace Process was launched in Central America by Costa Rica s Oscar Arias, with the region s five presidents agreeing a year later to peaceful resolution of conflicts and new structures of economic cooperation. Arias s role as mediator in the current Honduran crisis shows that he still defines democratic hope. (Boston Globe)
LETTER: Time for new approach to nation's health care Aug 8, 2009
The Question wrote on Aug 6, 2009 11:21 AM:" Among world health care systems, the U.S. ranks 37th, just behind Costa Rica and slightly ahead of Cuba.In such vital indicators as doctor-patient ratio, life expectancy, and infant mortality, we fall behind the rest of industrialized humanity, which long ago adopted universal coverage.In embarrassing contrast, we're stuck with a broken, private-profit apparatus that places insurance/drug company/hospital bottom lines above properly serving an... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Cracks in local support for Zelaya expulsion Aug 6, 2009
The armed forces chief, Gen. Romeo Vasquez, even suggested the military would not stand in the way if Zelaya returns to power under a plan proposed by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias ... "I didn't think it was right that they took the president to Costa Rica," said Adolfo Facusse, the head of Honduras' National Association of Industries, in an interview with The Associated Press. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Soprano family values Aug 6, 2009
Bets were processed through a "wire room" in Costa Rica. Top headlines. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Two families, two destinations, one dream (93) Aug 6, 2009
But when a co-worker of Jennifer s told her about working in Costa Rica for two years, they decided to go through with it. Once you hear of someone else doing it, it becomes possible, Eric said. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Coastal culture Aug 4, 2009
Their land, which stretched from what is now Honduras in the north, almost to Costa Rica in the south, became an informal British protectorate. Lawyer Oscar Hodgson says the Miskitos should be independent. (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduran Interim Leader: Zelaya Can't Be Restored Aug 1, 2009
Micheletti's previous refusal to even consider Zelaya's reinstatement was a key stumbling block in talks mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on resolving Honduras' political crisis ... Associated Press writers Morgan Lee in Tegucigalpa, Filadelfo Aleman in Ocotal, Nicaragua, and Marianela Jimenez in San Jose, Costa Rica, contributed to this report. (Newsmax)
Four Honduran officials banned from US Jul 30, 2009
With little indication that the acting government is ready to accept the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya the solution proposed by crisis mediator Oscar Arias, president of neighboring Costa Rica the US is preparing to cancel even more visas of officials who have accepted positions in Honduras's interim government. Honduran officials, including interim President Roberto Micheletti, scoff at Tuesday's US visa revocation even though it suggests that the United States,... (Christian Science Monitor)
SCENARIOS-What next for Honduras 4 weeks after coup? Jul 27, 2009
During negotiations mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, Micheletti's envoys held out the possibility of his stepping down to make way for a coalition government on the condition Zelaya does not seek a return to power ... Zelaya says the Costa Rica process is dead since the interim government will not accept his return. (AlertNet)
Chinese casino city Macau set to anoint new leader Jul 24, 2009
All but invisible in Latin America a decade ago, China now is building cars in Uruguay, donating a soccer stadium to Costa Rica and lending $10 billion to Brazil's biggest oil company. It's supplanted the United States to become the biggest trading partner with Brazil, South America's biggest economy. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Proposal Would Restore Zelaya in 2 Days Jul 23, 2009
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 22, 2009 ... Under Costa Rican Counterpart's Plan, Honduran Pres ... Under a final plan put forth by Zelaya's Costa Rican counterpart, the ousted president would be restored in two days if he drops his efforts to amend the Honduran constitution. (CBS News)
Compromise rejected in Honduran coup Jul 23, 2009
Lopez s reconciliation plan followed talks with diplomats from Costa Rica, whose president, Oscar Arias, has mediated. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Briefing: Was Zelaya's ouster a coup? Jul 22, 2009
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - In the early hours of June 28, military forces entered the home of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, put him under arrest, and sent him on a plane to Costa Rica ... Under the nation's penal codes, says Mr. Sanchez, the military could argue that it was operating under "necessity," to maintain peace, in sending Zelaya on a plane to Costa Rica ... "They claim there was a legal resolution backing military force. To be frank, if you have a legal ruling from the Supreme Court,... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras crisis: Critics from both sides slam US Jul 21, 2009
The US denounced the ouster, joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in its condemnation, and put all its weight behind Costa Rican President Oscar Arias as the lead negotiator in Central America's worst political conflict since the US invasion of Panama in 1989 ... "That is why there is no resolution in Costa Rica. Because Arias is just reiterating the US stance." ... Chvez, who has dismissed the negotiation process in Costa Rica, even accused the US of involvement in the military... (Christian Science Monitor)
Deadlocked Honduras crisis talks to resume Sunday Jul 20, 2009
Exiled President Manuel Zelaya had threatened to declare the negotiations in Costa Rica a failure if a deal was not reached to return him to the presidency by midnight Saturday ... Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who is mediating the U.S.-backed talks, said both sides agreed to attend Sunday's talks, but remained far apart ... The Costa Rican president won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for helping end Central America's civil wars. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Country profile: Honduras Jul 20, 2009
He was flown to Costa Rica and on arrival said he had been kidnapped by soldiers in a coup. Mr Zelaya, who was elected to a non-renewable four-year term in 2005, had planned a vote asking Hondurans to sanction a referendum to allow him to stand again for president. (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduras Crisis Talks Resume After Stalemate Jul 20, 2009
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Talks to resolve Honduras' political crisis resumed Sunday with the two sides at odds over reinstating the ousted president and creating a reconciliation government ... Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who won the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize for helping end Central America's civil wars, is mediating the U.S.-backed talks and appealed for more flexibility ... Associated Press writers Marianela Jimenez in San Jose, Costa Rica, and Mark Stevenson in Tegucigalpa, Honduras,... (Newsmax)
Honduran opponents weigh power-sharing proposal Jul 20, 2009
a representative of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, looks on, after negotiations in San Jose, Costa Rica ... Ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the country's interim leaders resume talks in Costa Rica today amid Zelaya's fresh vows to return with or without a deal ... "Certainly, there are still a lot of differences. We have to make an effort to be flexible and find common ground," said Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who is to resume talks Sunday. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Honduran talks snag on proposal for unity govt Jul 19, 2009
By Marianela Jimenez, Associated Press Writer SAN JOSE, Costa Rica Honduras' interim government rejected a mediator's proposal to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya and form a national unity government, throwing negotiations on settling the political crisis into doubt Saturday night. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, who is mediating the U.S.-backed talks, said both sides agreed to hold more talks Sunday, but he acknowleged they were far apart over how to end the dispute over a June 28... (USA Today)
Honduran leader rejects unity government proposal Jul 19, 2009
Her comment in Honduras' capital, Tegucigalpa, was the clearest indication yet that the U.S.-backed talks mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to find a solution to the turmoil caused by a coup had reached a deadlock ... The talks in Costa Rica's capital were taking place under extreme pressure after Zelaya issued an ultimatum late Friday that if he was not returned to the presidency by the end of Saturday he would declare the talks a failure ... "If at that time, there is no resolution... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Forum: Stand with democracy in Honduras Jul 18, 2009
The man sitting in Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's chair these days insists that army thugs were upholding the constitution when they rousted Zelaya at gunpoint and put him on a plane to Costa Rica, still wearing his pajamas ... Zelaya and his would-be successor, Roberto Micheletti, have agreed to let Costa Rican President Oscar Arias try to mediate their dispute, but they couldn't even be coaxed into the room together at the first session. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ousted Honduras leader gives talks until midnight Jul 18, 2009
Allies of ousted President Zelaya say U.S.-backed talks in Costa Rica this weekend may be the last chance to avert a clash, perhaps even civil war ... Zelaya, who was forced into exile in a June 28 military coup, gave negotiators meeting in Costa Rica until midnight to restore him to office, threatening to return to Honduras in secret and attempt to retake power on his own if no agreement is reached ... "If at that time, there is no resolution to that end, I will consider the negotiations in... (USA Today)
Obama misleads us about truth in Honduras Jul 15, 2009
On the last Sunday of June, the Army took over the presidential palace, arrested Zelaya and sent him by plane into exile in neighboring Costa Rica. Zelaya promised he would return. (Nogales International, AZ)
Honduras Talks on Disputed Presidency May Resume July 18, Micheletti Says Jul 14, 2009
July 13 (Bloomberg) -- Hondurass acting president, , said talks mediated by Costa Rican President to resolve the political crisis may resume July 18 ... A first round of talks in Costa Rica ended last week without a resolution or agreement on when to continue ... Weve been informed that possibly on Saturday we will be called to Costa Rica again, Micheletti said at the presidential palace. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
China's big move into Latin America Jul 13, 2009
Rio de Janeiro - All but invisible in Latin America a decade ago, China now is building cars in Uruguay, donating a soccer stadium to Costa Rica, and lending $10 billion to Brazil's biggest oil company ... After Costa Rica became the first Central American country to establish ties with China, the communist country bought $300 million in Costa Rican bonds ... More important to average Costa Ricans, China is spending $74 million to build a new national soccer stadium in San Jose. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
The Chavez Adventure in Honduras: From Coup d’ Etat to Coup d’ Grace? Jul 13, 2009
As a result Zelaya has lost political ground and has had to accept a U.S. promoted mediation by Costa Rica s President Oscar Arias, which in fact implies recognition of the new government in Honduras ... Even democratic leaders like Oscar Arias of Costa Rica have felt attracted to the lure of cheap petroleum and have called Chavez much more generous than the U.S. , expressing interest in joining the group of countries that receive highly subsidized petroleum without strings attached. (Human Events Online)
Zelaya Steps Up Pressure on U.S. to Help Him Return to Power in Honduras Jul 12, 2009
July 11 (Bloomberg) -- Deposed Honduran President arrived in Washington today to meet with officials from the Organization of American States after negotiations in Costa Rica ended inconclusively, casting doubt on his return to power ... Delegations from the opposing sides left Costa Rica without an agreement or date to resume negotiations ... Costa Rican President , who mediated the talks, said negotiations would resume soon without giving any time period, as the government of acting... (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Honduras talks stall as mediators urge patience Jul 11, 2009
Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti, left, speaks to the media as Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias looks on after a meeting in San Jose, Thursday, July 9, 2009 ... Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says he is 'determined to have a resolution,' but that it may take some time ... San Jose, Costa Rica; and Mexico City - First, the two leaders laying claim to the presidency of Honduras refused to meet in person during negotiations that kicked off yesterday in Costa Rica. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras talks end without accord Jul 11, 2009
Two days of talks in Costa Rica aimed at ending the political crisis in Honduras have ended without agreement ... Ousted President Manuel Zelaya and interim leader Roberto Micheletti had refused to meet but held separate talks with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias ... On Friday, Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela and one of Mr Zelaya's key supporters, said the talks in Costa Rica were dead and that it was "horrible" to see the "usurper" Mr Micheletti being treated with deference by Mr... (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduran Leaders in Mediation over Crisis Jul 10, 2009
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 9, 2009 ... Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti, left, waves as he walks with Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno as he arrives to Juan Santamaria international airport near in San Jose, Thursday, July 9, 2009 ... (AP) Talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras finally got on track Thursday, with both sides showing up at the home of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias for closed-door meetings. (CBS News)
A soldier's duty Jul 10, 2009
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Rival Honduran leaders in Costa Rica for talks Jul 10, 2009
speaks to the media next to Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias after a preliminary meeting in San Jose Thursday ... Mexico City - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya arrived in Costa Rica, where negotiations start today, with a message to his rivals: he expects the interim government, which took over the country after a military coup June 28, to step down within 24 hours ... Yet today, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will attempt to foster just that. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Can Arias broker a deal on Honduras? Jul 10, 2009
Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias will begin leading talks today between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government ... San Jose, Costa Rica; and Mexico City - One of the unexpected byproducts of the political crisis in Honduras has been the rare accord among leaders across the ideological spectrum ... Starting Thursday, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is going to try. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras First Lady Leads Fight for Zelaya's Return Jul 9, 2009
Zelaya headed to Costa Rica Wednesday to meet with Nobel laureate Oscar Arias, that country's president, who is leading negotiations to end the Honduran political crisis. Roberto Micheletti, who became interim head of state after Zelaya was apprehended, said a commission will represent him in Costa Rica ... "In two days there could be a solution or it could be two months, and we still don't have one," Arias said in the Costa Rican capital of San Jose on Wednesday. (Fox News)
Talks to end Honduran crisis face low expectations Jul 9, 2009
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Honduras' ousted leader says he's not here to negotiate but to arrange his return to power ... "In two days there could be a solution or it could be that in two months there is no solution," said Arias, Costa Rica's current president, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his role in mediating civil wars in Central America ... Zelaya, a leftist who was toppled by the military and flown out of Honduras on June 28, said he wasn't in Costa Rica to negotiate because doing... (ABC 7 News, DC)
