Former Costa Rican President Rafael Calderon was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of corruption during his term. It was the first time in Costa Rica’s history that a former president had been tried for corruption.
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Comment: Despite apology, furor continues over health plans
U.S. President Barack Obama announced this week that the “time for bickering is over” and then found out just how wrong he could be
New photo shows healthier Fidel Castro
A new photo of ailing Communist leader Fidel Castro surfaced on Sunday — the second in 10 days — revealing a more healthy-looking man than in prior photos. Published in Cuba’s state-run youth newspaper, Juventud Rebelde, the photo shows Castro, 83, meeting with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa
Comment: Is Obama ailing on health care?
U.S. President Barack Obama is trying to reform American health care, and it may be weakening the pulse of his presidency. “We always knew that passing health care reform wouldn’t be easy,” he said this week
The Power Behind Ahmadinejad’s Disputed Win: Ayatullah Khamenei
Despite the convulsions in Tehran’s streets in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election, Iranians — and the smart folks in Washington — know that Iran’s presidency is not the seat of executive power.
Election officials: Ahmadinejad leading as final result nears
Final results in Iran’s hotly contested presidential race were expected soon, election officials said Saturday morning, as hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held a commanding lead. With 78 percent of ballot boxes counted, Ahmedinejad had 64.9 percent of the vote while his chief rival Mir Hossein Moussavi had 32 percent, election officials said
Bush defends interrogation program in Michigan speech
Former President George W. Bush on Thursday repeated Dick Cheney’s assertion that the administration’s enhanced interrogation program, which included controversial techniques such as waterboarding, was legal and garnered valuable information that prevented terrorist attacks. Bush told a southwestern Michigan audience of nearly 2,500 — the largest he has addressed in the United States since leaving the White House in January — that, after the September 11 attacks, “I vowed to take whatever steps that were necessary to protect you.” In his speech, Bush did not specifically refer to the high-profile debate over President Obama’s decision to halt the use of harsh interrogation techniques
Bush Library Raises $100 Million in 100 Days
George W. Bush often has said that historians will vindicate his presidency. And since he left office, he’s moving fast to give them the tools.
Former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin dies
Former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin, who led Argentina from military to civilian rule, has died, his doctor said Tuesday. He was 82. Dr
Bush to write book on important decisions of presidency
Former President George W. Bush is writing a book focusing on defining decisions he’s made in his personal and political life, a publishing house announced Thursday. The book, tentatively titled “Decision Points,” is to be published in fall 2010, according to the Crown Publishing Group