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US warns Nicaraguans not to back Ortega
By Adam Thomson in Managua

Published: September 14 2006 21:05 | Last updated: September 14 2006 21:05

The US ambassador to Nicaragua has issued a vigorous warning to this small Central American country’s electors against supporting Daniel Ortega, the veteran leftwing Sandinista leader and the frontrunner in November’s presidential election.

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