In Nicaragua, tensions flare amid power quest

Full story: The Miami Herald

The scene outside the U.S. Embassy last week illustrated fraying tensions in this capital where the Sandinista government has been maneuvering for reelection: Agitated pro-government youths hurled fireworks, rocks and eggs at the embassy grounds and shouted ``Death to the Yankees! Death to the empire!'' The following day, a Sandinista mob ...

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