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US envoy defiant on leaving Nicaragua

Source: Agence France-Presse 24 mins ago The US ambassador to Nicaragua, Robert Callahan (L), is escorted by riot police as he leaves a public university in Managua, while supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stage demonstrations against... Full Article at Democratic Underground

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