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Weekly Report - 14 September 2004

Quotes of the week

“There is no crisis; the government is still functioning."

Abel Pacheco, President of Costa Rica, following the resignation of five of his ministers, including most of his economic team.

“Some high-ranking officers are pimping unmentionable deals."

León Febres Cordero, former President of Ecuador and leader of the opposition Partido Social Cristiano, on the 'political contamination' of the armed forces.

“I have not supported, explicitly or implicitly, the use of rubber bullets. What we have endorsed is that the [US] Border Patrol should not use firearms, which is a very different matter."

Santiago Creel, Mexico's interior minister, telling congress about a decision the US says was taken with Mexican acquiescence.

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