Ortega's Victory: Another Administration Blunder?

"Washington's public efforts to stop Nicaraguans from electing the Sandinista leader prompted a backlash against yanquiinterference. The U.S. Congress wasn't the only place the Bush Administration suffered electoral embarrassment this week. In Nicaragua, cold-war bogeyman...

Nicaraguans vote in tight presidential election - Boston Globe

" Sandinista chief fights for return By Nancy San Martin, Mcclatchy Newspapers | November 6, 2006 MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Armed with chairs, umbrellas, and determination, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans waited in long lines under a blistering sun yesterday to vote in the...

Nicaraguans Vote on Whether to Bring Back Ortega - New York Times

" By MARC LACEY MEXICO CITY, Nov. 5 Nicaraguans went to the polls today to choose a new president in a five-way contest that primarily focused on one contender: Daniel Ortega, the former Marxist president who fought the American-backed contras in a bloody war in the 1980s....