Panama to vote on canal expansion Oct. 22
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Panamanians will vote Oct. 22 on whether to undertake the biggest modification to the Panama Canal since it was opened in 1914.
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Support is growing in Congress for free trade agreements with Peru, Panama and even Colombia because of a deal congressional leaders reached earlier this year with the Bush administration, several Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Dec. 18 (IPS) - Uruguay urged the International Court of Justice  Monday to force Argentina to take measures against environmental  activists who block three access roads to Uruguay, where a  controversial pulp mill is being constructed.
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PANAMA CITY, Panama  - Defense Secretary Donald  Rumsfeld lowered a freighter into the Pacific Ocean from the  Panama Canal on Sunday and praised Panamanian steps to protect  the vital waterway from terrorist attack.
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Voters cast ballots for governors and mayors Sunday in elections expected to strengthen President Hugo Chavez&#39;s political power two months after he overwhelmingly won a referendum on his rule.
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By Paul Burgarino  MANTECA -- The City Council will look to make a splash during tonight's meeting, as the panel will consider approving plans for a long sought park expansion that would include a water attraction.
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Nicaragua proposes a new inter-oceanic waterway that would carry bigger ships than the Panama Canal.
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By Bacques, Lisa  A project to expand and deepen the locks on the Industrial Canal is in a holding pattern until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes an environmental impact statement to comply with a court order.  In October 2006, U.S.
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 17--Even as the project to ship water from Nacimiento Lake to homes and businesses in the North County and San Luis Obispo is nearing construction, some property owners are resisting plans to lay the pipeline across their land.
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Havana, Aug 27 (AIN) Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso&#39;s decision to pardon four Cuban born terrorists imprisoned in Panama has brought international condemnation.
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Martin Torrijos, the son of a former dictator, took office as Panama's president Wednesday promising jobs, better relations with Cuba and a referendum on a proposed &#36;8 billion expansion of the Panama Canal.
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By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Jun. 23--The Monroe County Commission Wednesday tabled a proposal that would extend the timeframe on an existing moratorium that affects working waterfront properties.
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By Kristin Davis, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 24--SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C.   Six property owners have agreed to lease land to Southern Shores for a canal dredging project.
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Bloomberg - Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- House Democrats will seek a vote today on a revised version of the legislation expanding a U.S. children's health program that President George W. Bush vetoed.
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By David Reich-Hale  The Nassau Legislature on Tuesday is expected to unanimously approve a $100 million bond issue designed to preserve open space and protect the environment.   The Environment Protection Bond passed through the rules committee last week.
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Panama&#39;s President-elect Martin Torrijos on Friday condemned the pardon granted by outgoing Panamanian president to four anti-Castro Cuba-Americans and vowed to take measures to resume diplomatic ties with Cuba.
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U.S. labor leaders opposed to a free trade deal with Colombia will visit that country next week to press for stronger government action to stop killings of trade unionists before Congress votes on the pact.