Headlines for February 08, 2010

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Laura Chinchilla Elected President of Costa Rica

In news from Latin America, Laura Chinchilla is set to become Costa Rica’s first female president. She won Sunday’s election in a landslide.

Laura Chinchilla: "Costa Rica is my beloved fatherland. I defend her, I love her, I adore her, and I give my life to her."

Laura Chinchilla is seen as a protégé of Costa Rica’s outgoing president Oscar Arias, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Chinchilla promised to pursue the same economic policies of Arias that recently brought the country into a trade pact with the US and opened commerce with China.

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