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25 Members of Congress ask Clinton for help as chaos erupts on Costa Rican Docks

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 29, 2010) — This morning, Costa Rica’s docks in Limón erupted in chaos involving police, union members and a reported 10,000 civilians, following a campaign by the Oscar Arias-led Costa Rican government to usurp the workers’ democratically elected leadership and eliminate the SINTRAJAP longshore union.

Twenty-five members of the U.S. Congress [...]

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