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> From: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]
> On Behalf Of mike larkin
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:17 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Sandinista wins worry U.S.
>
> "As leftist leaders make gains across Latin America,
> an old U.S. adversary from the 1980s contra war has
> set off alarm bells in Washington: Daniel Ortega's
> Sandinistas.
>
> The Sandinista Front won 87 of Nicaragua's 152 mayoral
> posts in elections this month, making significant
> inroads against a right-wing ruling faction divided by
> infighting and corruption scandals. Analysts say the
> victories also reflect the leftist party's success in
> running several cities efficiently and fairly.
>
> At a time when the United States is fending off a
> growing chorus of leftist criticism in the region,
> Bush administration officials worry the victories will
> boost Ortega's chances of winning back the presidency
> he lost when Nicaraguans voted him out in 1990 after a
> decade of socialist rule and war against the
> U.S.-backed contras."
>
> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1128NICARAGUA28.html
>
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