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June 21, 2012 | GlobalPost
Nicaragua Rewind: US Cuts Aid to Its Poor Old Foe
U.S. cuts $3 million in aid to Nicaragua, threatens $1.4 billion in loans over the next five years.
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June 11, 2012 | GlobalPost
Nicaragua: Non-Sandinistas Need Not Apply
In Nicaragua, being a member of the ruling Sandinista party is a prerequisite for government work. Tens of thousands of fired employees are now petitioning for US Labor Department for help.
June 07, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Nicaragua: Sandinista Veterans Threaten Nationwide Shutdown
Disgruntled Sandinista revolutionaries threaten to shut down Nicaragua and form a new political party.
June 04, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Can Sandinistas Prevent the Mexicanization of Nicaragua?
Will Nicaragua be the next domino in Central America's "northern triangle," a region plagued by drug cartels, violence and narco-penetrations within their governments?
June 01, 2012 | TIME
The Nicaraguan Firewall: How the Narco Gangs Have Breached It
Can Nicaragua prevent an infiltration of drugs, gangs and narco-violence? It may already be too late.
May 16, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
Nicaragua: LGBT Community Threatens to “Out” Lawmakers in Fight for Equal Rights
Nicaragua's new family code defines marriage as a union between man and woman. To embarrass the lawmakers, gay rights activist Marvin Mayorga threatens to "out" 20 closeted congressmen.
May 11, 2012 | Tico Times
Nicaragua Sets Pace for Region Under CAFTA
When CAFTA was first proposed, Nicaragua's Sandinistas called it a "Yankee" trick to dominate the region. Since embracing it, Nicaragua has outperformed other countries in economic growth.
May 04, 2012 | GlobalPost
Nicaragua’s Marxist Government Gets Religion on Free Trade Zones
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in the 1980s a socialist firebrand antagonist to Ronald Reagan, today touts a surprising free-market line.
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