Laura Chinchilla won the Costa Rica election Sunday. She'll be the country's first woman president, echoing a trend across Latin America where women are being voted into high-level political office in record numbers.
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Costa Rica elects first female president (BigPond News)
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Laura Chinchilla has thanked Costa Rica's voters for electing her as president.
Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide victory Sunday that is eliciting cheers from women across Central America.
Costa Rica elects first female president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Laura Chinchilla, a social conservative who opposes abortion but wants more help for the poor, became Costa Rica's first female president after a convincing election triumph.
Costa Rica elects first woman president (UPI)
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president after a festive weekend election, observers said Monday.
The left has always been less powerful in Costa Rica than in other Latin American countries, but it's never been as absent as today.
Costa Rica Elects 1st Woman Prez in Landslide (ABC News)
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Costa Rica's ruling party candidate becomes nation's 1st woman president.
Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Costa Rica's governing party candidate swept to an election victory Sunday night that will make her the first woman president in this Central American nation.
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