Word: ortega
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...that the new bills were printed without the signature of the Minister of Finance, as required by the country's Monetary Law, effectively making them fake bills. "These bills are illegal and worthless and should only be used to play Monopoly," says opposition legislative leader Wilfredo Navarro. "President Daniel Ortega is a counterfeiter. That's the level things have gotten to in Nicaragua these days." The lawmaker, a member of the legislature's Economic Commission, says "any serious government" would immediately recognize the error and recall the money. But so far the Sandinistas aren't budging...
...Daniel Ortega NICARAGUA...
...follow their ally Chavez's lead and seek the right to run for re-election indefinitely. Elsewhere, political watchers are waiting to see if Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, along with her predecessor and husband, Nestor Kirchner, will try to get term limits relaxed as well. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is another...
...Managua Mayoral Vote Causes Chaos The contested outcome of Nov. 9's mayoral elections has sparked violent clashes in Nicaragua's capital, with supporters of President Daniel Ortega's victorious Sandinista Party hurling rocks, blocking roads and firing homemade mortars at demonstrators gathered to denounce alleged voter fraud. The opposition, led by Ortega's 2006 election rival, Eduardo Montealegre, vowed to continue its protests while appealing to international observers. The U.S. State Department and a U.S.-based election-monitoring group have expressed concern over reports of voting irregularities...
...millions to take in HSM: The Ice Tour, which has three worldwide touring companies. The stage show has played in dozens of cities worldwide, including Beirut, where it premiered during violent clashes. On HSM web forums, fans from Madagascar and Malta chat with Indonesians and Pakistanis. Director Kenny Ortega recently visited a Kenyan orphanage, where he was met with greetings for HSM sweethearts Troy and Gabriella. Says Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide: "You'd have to be in a cave not to know about...