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The devil wears a costume
Blogging about Latin America is always interesting, and at times vastly amusing. Imagine a beauty pageant, a contestant wearing as “national costume” a corset, thigh-high lace-up boots and carrying a...
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Venezuela: the 7-star protest
As you know, I read Power Line every day. Today Scott Johnson made a great catch: We missed an important moment at the Miss Universe pageant on Saturday night. The outgoing Miss Universe made a little...
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The Christmas’ Eve Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
ARGENTINA Looting Tests Leader in Argentina President Kirchner’s Social Policies Are Criticized After Raids Spread to Several Cities; Government Blames Union Leaders; thing is, once you run out of...
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I don’t watch beauty pageants, but the PowerLine guys do: Tonight’s Miss Universe pageant concluded with a fiasco, as the announcer apparently misunderstood the final rankings and announced Miss...
View ArticleVenezuela: Central Bank head Merentes lost his cash
A 17 year old girl stole $300,000, along with €40,000 and three Rolex watches from Central Bank president Nelson Merentes, who has not reported the theft. Whether you call that much money lying around...
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