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Boustany, Nora. "Poet Turned President Has Dream for Costa Rica." Washington Post, June 14, 2002, p. A-24.
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"MOPT to Assign Extra US$16 Million to Roadworks." The America's Intelligence Wire, January 27, 2003.
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"Testing Economic Times." Central America (Latin America Monitor), February 2002, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 1.
Profile researched and written by Susan Gall (5/2002; updated 2/2003); sections contributed by Patricio Navia, New York University (4/2000).