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POPSLand of the Free, Home of the Brave Or, since I am referring to Honduras, "tierra de los libres, hogar de los valientes". Congratulations to the people of Honduras, who maintained their democratic process in the face of tremendous international pressure to abdicate it. It is now only a matter of time before other nations--including my beloved Brazil--will recognize the legitimate government. Look for Chavez' Venezuela to be a spitefully perpetual holdout.
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POPSBrazil, US Face Off Over Honduras The election is only disputed by leftist countries who are upset with the results. And Lula's moralizing about "coups" is funny considering some of his best buds were originally brought to power by military coups.
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POPSAnalysis of Sean Goldman Case Once again Riogringa has made some outstanding commentary, this time on the Sean Goldman case making its way painstakingly through the Brazilian court system. Especially appropriate is the Elian Gonzales comparison.
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POPSNot Again!!! Another blackout hits Rio. Not nearly as big as the other one, but as the article below indicates, not a good sign for a city that wants to host the Olympic games.
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POPSBrazil Gets an Auspicious Visitor ...and not everybody is happy. In fact, it would appear that very few people are happy. Check out the variety of groups that have mobilized to protest his arrival, as listed in the last paragraph. If anybody can be less popular that George W. Bush down here, it is Ahmadinajad.
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POPSA Fish Out of Water Experiences of a conservative Christian professor at a State University. The whole interview is great.
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POPSOba Mao The Obama administration cannot be too pleased with this comparison. Then again, perhaps they like it.
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POPSBrazilian Attends Own Funeral A "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity if there ever was one. I would LOVE to have seen the look on the faces of the gathered family and friends.
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POPSAbortion Bait and Switch I knew this was a smoke-and-mirrors trick on the part of the Democrats. Now "pro-life" Democrats can tell their constituents "I voted to take abortion out, it was the pesky Senate that put it back in." What a crock!