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Weekly Report - 19 September 2006
ECUADOR: Acrimony spreads with Correa in second place
As the electoral campaign enters its last month, candidates have begun to hurl accusations in all directions. Frontrunner León Roldós says his closest rival, Rafael Correa, is conducting a 'multi-million' advertising campaign funded by Venezuela's Hugo Chávez . Correa, rising from behind, accuses President Alfredo Palacio of colluding with the conservative Partido Social Cristiano (PSC) to rig the elections to prevent him from winning. Many voters have apparently decided to wait until the last minute to make up their minds.
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- COLOMBIA: A message not only for Havana and Caracas
- Tracking trends
- BRAZIL: Lula camp hit by election-eve scandal
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- NICARAGUA: Ortega coaxes Contra leaders to ditch Montealegre
- HAITI: Distinguishing criminals from the rest
- GUYANA: Top NYC cop to head police reform
- Tracking trends
- Exchange rates
- Inflation in the region
- Stockmarkets in the region
- Brazil hosts a different kind of South-South summit
- Quotes of the week
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- MEXICO: First 'top-level' drug boss extradition
- MEXICO-US: Garza again hammers border-area violence
- Tracking trends