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...broader risk is the signal a successful coup would send to other restless armies, from Guatemala to Bolivia. Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias, who is mediating talks between Zelaya and the coup leaders, has noted that Latin American military spending is almost double what it was five years ago, and that the region "continues to view armed forces as the final arbiter of social conflicts." For all the progress Latin Americans have made in electing their Presidents, they often fall back on old habits when removing them - whether it's oligarchies bidding soldiers...
...officials tied to the coup. But Honduras' provisional President, Roberto Micheletti, still insists that Zelaya's return is "impossible." To raise the heat, the U.S. needs to impose tougher economic sanctions (while remaining mindful of the 70% of Hondurans living in poverty), or enforce visa bans for a broader swath of the élite behind the coup. (See pictures of Barack Obama's family tree...
...restrict ourselves to Hong Kong," says Khan, previously a director of the Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival and a former Hong Kong resident who has a penchant for collecting rare editions of George Gissing and Henry James. "Our objective was to do things properly, on a much bigger, broader scale ... [and] publish an Asian literary journal that competes globally and is available globally." (See the top 10 literary stunts...
...Even if the big euro-zone motors of France and Germany manage to continue growing along with smaller economies like Greece and Portugal, Moec warns that broader European recovery will be a sluggish affair. Countries like the U.K., Spain, and Ireland - which each suffer from some combination of excessive household debt and structural over-reliance on real estate and financial industries - risk taking far longer to remedy their economic ailments, which would slow a regional rebound. Ditto Italy, whose consistent under-performance is rooted in competitive weaknesses that couldn't be cured even during good times. (Read: "In Hard Times...
...coming out from every direction - and there's a community atmosphere. People meet other people. Everyone is there to share in the experience of that truck." Case adds that in a sprawling city like Los Angeles, where traffic is permanently gridlocked, being mobile means being able to cultivate a broader fan base. "It breaks down the urban fabric," she says. "We are neighborhood-specific in every neighborhood." (See nine kid foods to avoid...