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4,000 Protesters March at Arias Inauguration

THE WORLD | IN BRIEF / COSTA RICA

May 09, 2006|From Times Wire Reports

Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias, whose inauguration returned him to Costa Rica's presidency after 16 years, promised to work to stabilize the economy. About 4,000 marchers demanded that Costa Rica not ratify a free-trade pact with the U.S., which Arias supports.


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