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Costa Rica's president-elect says she will launch crackdown on drug trafficking gangs
The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA, 20 minutes ago / Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla says fighting drug trafficking will be one of her government's priorities.
COSTA RICA: Ready for a Woman President in 2010? - 2008
IPS Inter Press Service, Mar 06, 2010 / The announcement that former Costa Rican Vice President Laura Chinchilla will seek election to the presidency in 2010 indicates that the country "has matured and is ready" to have a woman as head of state, according to some analysts.
Costa Rica: Granting Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Global Voices (Harvard Law), Mar 01, 2010 / In Costa Rica, the issue of same-sex relationships has been an active topic for the past several years, but little progress has been made in terms of establishing an official policy.
Latin America and the presidenta precedent
Guardian Weekly - Haywards Heath - UK, Feb 23, 2010 / Polls had closed, votes were being counted and Laura Chinchilla was on the verge of being declared Costa Rica's first elected female president.
Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rica’s first woman president
Voice of Russia, Feb 19, 2010 / Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president.
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Laura Chinchilla Miranda (born March 28, 1959) is a Costa Rican politician and first female President-elect of Costa Rica.
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Tuesday 03/16/10 10:15 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla says fighting drug trafficking will be one of her government's priorities.
Chinchilla said
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