In Nicaragua, Tensions Flare Amid Power Quest

Full story: Inside Costa Rica

By Tim Rogers MANAGUA - The scene outside the U.S. Embassy last week illustrated fraying tensions in this capital where the Sandinista government has been maneuvering for reelection: Agitated pro-government youths hurled fireworks, rocks and eggs at the embassy grounds and shouted ``Death to the Yankees! Death to the empire!'' The following day, a ...

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