washingtonpost.com - Central AmericaCentral AmericaOscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Honduras- May 6, 2005 Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, archbishop of Tegucigalpa, is a linguist, scientist and musician -- and a widely respected moderate cardinal in a region known for producing radical priests.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57842-2005Apr15.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Salvadoran Leader Touts Permits- May 6, 2005 Salvadoran President Tony Saca was cheered yesterday in Silver Spring as he launched a campaign to remind Salvadorans to re-register for temporary U.S. work permits.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59873-2005Jan8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... CORRECTIONS- May 6, 2005 The Shopper column in the April 14 Style section incorrectly said that Sam and Bellie chalkrolls can be purchased at Piccolo Piggies in the District. They are for sale at Full of Beans in Northwest Washington, Cosmo Tots in Arlington and Samandbellie.com.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55220-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/americas... 4 Held in Salvador in Killing of Teamster- May 6, 2005 MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3 -- Police in El Salvador arrested four people Friday in connection with the Nov. 5 murder of Gilberto Soto, a Teamsters union organizer from New Jersey who U.S. labor leaders said was assassinated for trying to organize workers in a nation with a long history of hostility to unionized labor.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33977-2004Dec3.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Tax Season Anxiety With an Extra Twist- May 6, 2005 If tax time brings many Americans an annual wave of frustration, it is perhaps especially stressful for low-income immigrants.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54435-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Legal Residency Extended for Salvadorans- May 6, 2005 The U.S. government yesterday announced an 18-month extension of a program that has given legal residence to about 250,000 Salvadoran immigrants while their country recovers from a pair of powerful earthquakes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54436-2005Jan6.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Pilgrims Pray and Appeal For Help at Pope's Grave- May 6, 2005 VATICAN CITY, April 13 -- Pilgrims bringing prayers and appeals for heavenly help filed past Pope John Paul II's grave site Wednesday, part of a continuing adulation of the Roman Catholic pontiff that analysts here say has political ramifications for the election of his successor.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51592-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Salvadorans Chase the 'Iraqi Dream'- May 6, 2005 Juan Nerio, a 44-year-old mason's assistant, was sick of living in a mud hut on the side of a volcano. When he heard that an American company was offering six times his $200 monthly wage, he signed up. Six weeks later he found himself holding an AK-47 assault rifle and guarding a U.S. diplomatic complex in Iraq.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49592-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... Protests From Guatemala's Pulpit- May 6, 2005 Priest's aggressive opposition to a mine project is the kind of grass-roots political and social activism by clergymen that dominated Latin America a generation ago.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47874-2005Apr12.html?nav=rss_world/americas... Slaying of U.S. Labor Organizer Opens Old Wounds in El Salvador- May 6, 2005 The Nov. 5 slaying of Soto, who was in El Salvador to investigate working conditions for nonunion truckers and to celebrate his 50th birthday, has caused an uproar among U.S. union leaders, who have complained to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26587-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_world/americas/... |