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US Congressional Appropriations Bill Would Impose New Restrictions on Honduras Support

Written by Dan Beeton and Alexander Main- Thursday, 16 January 2014 10:09
The new budget appropriations bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, and set to be taken up by the Senate in the coming days, includes several passages that are relevant for Honduras, including stronger restrictions on U.S. assistance for the police and military.

"Banana Republic" Honduras Open for Business After Tainted Election

Few observers are surprised at widespread allegations of fraud, violence and intimidation in the November 24, 2013, election in Honduras, a country notorious for corruption; stark and longstanding social, political and economic inequality; and extremely fragile democratic institutions. After all, electoral mischief is what we have come to expect from the pejoratively termed "banana republics,"

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