Analyzing Presidential Races in El Salvador & Costa Rica (Lp1092014)

Up-coming elections in Central America grab our attention this week on Latin Pulse. Voters go to the polls in both El Salvador and Costa Rica early next month. This program sorts out the key candidates, the polls, and some of the major issues for both countries with corruption scandals of the past still affecting voter dissatisfaction. The program also includes a commentary looking forward and backward at U.S. policy in Latin America. The news segment of the program covers the the killing of Monica Spear, a Venezuelan beauty queen and actress. The program includes interviews with: Hector Silva of American University's Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS); and Lowell Gudmundson of Mount Holyoke College. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; and Associate Producer: Megan Ekhaml. The photo of Salvadoran Vice President Salvador Sanchez Ceren campaigning is from his political party, the FMLN, and is in the public domain. “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm