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March 10, 2009

Lawmakers Urge US to Take Neutral Role in El Salvador Election
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Thirty members of the US House of Representatives have sent President
Obama a letter calling for US neutrality in Saturday’s presidential
election in El Salvador. Polls indicate the leftist FMLN party will beat
the right-wing ARENA party, which has ruled for the past two decades.
Historically, the ARENA party has had close ties to Washington. Five
years ago, the Bush administration was accused of threatening to cut off
aid to El Salvador if voters supported the FMLN.



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