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Costa Rica elects 1st woman president in landslide (AP)


Laura Chinchilla, center, candidate for the National Liberation Party, accompanied by members of her party, greets supporters after presidential elections in San Jose, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Chinchilla had 47 percent of the vote after a quarter of the ballots were counted and her closest contenders conceded defeat. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Costa Ricans have elected their first woman president as the ruling party candidate won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free market policies in Central America's most stable nation.


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