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October 15, 2008


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2008
July 11	ARENA courts moderate vote
July 04	FMLN linked to FARC rebels
June 20	ARENA undergoes a reshuffle
June 13	Saca tries to revive the economy
June 06	New census doesn't match voter rolls
May 23	Alba Petróleos accused of unfair competition
May 09	Transport crisis strikes again
April 25	Anti-gang summit under fire
April 18	ARENA out to win hearts and minds
April 04	ARENA picks Ávila as candidate
March 07	Dubious optimism at CAFTA's two year mark
February 29	2009 elections: is there a third option?
February 22	Venezuela accused of financing FMLN
February 08	ARENA: a party divided
February 01	Mining set for comeback
January 11	Mauricio Funes vies for the center
January 04	Murder rate down
2007
December 07	Banks fined for illegal charges
November 30	Unrest over health service privatization
November 23	Election campaign kicks off
November 16	TV host will run on FMLN ticket
November 09	More troops to Iraq amid calls for new policy
October 26	Medicines sold at rip-off prices
October 12	Dispelling myths on gang violence
September 28	Die hard
September 21	Police accused of corruption
September 14	Court of Audit mired in corruption
September 07	Political turmoil in the face of polarization
August 31	Growth Applauded While Exclusion Persists
August 24	Death squads reappear
August 10	New anti-terrorism law fuels fears of state repression
July 20	Protest over water privatization
June 22	UNDP questions justice system
June 08	Mano Dura fails to deliver
June 01	Gov't accused of cooking the books
May 18	FTA signed with Taiwan
May 04	Government scandals deepe n
April 27	Ethanol plan could prove mixed blessing
March 30	Interior Minister finally quits
March 23	Suspects arrested over congressmen's murder
March 23	CAFTA's first year marred by deficit
March 16	Interior Minister grilled over congressmen's murder
March 09	Government revels in impunity
March 09	Congressmen's murder: rogue death squads run amok?
March 02	More local banks enter foreign hands
February 23	Impunity reigns after 15 years of “peace”
February 09	Peace without justice?
January 19	Economic devpt benefits few
January 05	CAFTA a disaster after nine months
2006
December 08	Migrants demand absentee ballot
December 01	MCA anti-poverty grant approved
November 24	Interview with Dagoberto Gutiérrez
October 27	Congressman accused of money laundering
October 13	Remittances continue their inexorable rise
September 29	Pension reform under scrutiny
September 22	Remittances used for money laundering scam
September 15	Civil society calls for end to violence
September 8	Tentative progress on labor rights
September 1	Inflation outruns minimum wage increase
August 25	Population perceives rise in cost of living
August 18	Troop involvement in Iraq under renewed fire
August 11	Media under fire
August 4	Anti-terrorism bill "intimidatory"
July 28	Pensions system under pressure
July 21	Economic policies: a threat to stability?
June 30	Judicial system under fire
June 23	Banks involved in fraud cases
June 16	ARENA government: two years with little to show
June 9	More fiscal reforms
June 2	Health sector reform: toward privatization?
May 26	Rising crime coincides with police budget cut
May 19	State spending on education in decline
April 28	Weak new anti-monopoly law
March 24	ARENA and FMLN dominate political scene
March 17	Banking system profits grow
March 3	Interview with Dagoberto Gutiérrez
March 3	Death of Schafik Hándal leaves FMLN facing new challenges
February 3	Debt management: conflicting messages
January 27	Doubts cast over alleged growth in agricultural productivity
January 13	Polls show ARENA as favorite "by default"
2005
December 9	Saca imposes ethics code to fight corruption
December 2	Unions reorganize
November 25	Education results: could do better
November 18	Interview with FMLN founder, Nidia Díaz
November 4	2006 budget proposal in debate
October 28	Media favors right- wing status quo
September 23	Rising oil prices drive interest in bio-diesel
August 5	CAFTA: no alternative?
July 22	Conflict over biotech legal framework
July 8	More FMLN resignations
July 1	Gangs: scapegoats for all crime
May 27	Water: scarce and contaminated
April 22	Oil prices reach record level
April 15	State condemned for disappearances
April 8	ANDA corruption case advances
April 1	Poverty plan or election strategy?
March 4	Freedom of expression under threat?
February 25	Murder rate prompts legal reforms
February 11	Who guards the guards?
February 4	Latest bond issue sparks controversy
January 21	Recruiting for Iraq
January 21	Creating the Common Health Fund
January 7	CAFTA ratified
2004
December 10	Reports of child abuse on the rise
December 3	Triumph of FMLN hardliners
November 19	Tax laws ratified
November 12	Economy stagnates
November 5	Social projects face financial realities
October 29	"Friendly Hand", "hard Hand"
October 22	FMLN quits government - led party forum
October 1	Government promotes foreign investment
September 17	US Court sentences ex officer in Archbishop Romero's killing
September 3	Prison crisis worsens
August 27	Terrorism threats spread to region
August 20	Budget approved nine months late
August 6	Doubts persist over ethics an independencie of media
July 16	FUSADES proposes judicial reforms
July 9	Public forum to discuss anti maras law
June 25	Ombudswoman up for re-election
June 18	FMLN "hardliners" retain control
June 18	Presidents to boost Megaprojects
June 4	Sudden increase in bus fares
May 28	Female heads of household on the up
May 14	Arena transition
May 7	Smaller parties fight for survival
April 30	Women lose ground, says UNDP report
April 23	Same old anti youth gang law
April 16	Relentless plagues, a vulnerable system
March 26	Arena wins landslide victory
March 12	First round Arena win possible
March 5	Underage domestic workers in legal void
February 27	Military want to prolong amnesty
February 20	Media favors Arena's Saca
February 13	Local authorities battle for cash injection
February 6	Unabated violence against children
January 30	Wounded veterans suffer economic effects of war
January 22	Election campaigns criticized
January 16	Rights' crimes up
January 9	Economy at a standstill


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