Robin Burnette: President Chinchilla: The “Puppet” Sets Her Own Agenda

1 YouTube ‘Marionetas 1: La Conferencia de Laura Chinchilla’ December 31st 2009. Available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l8x2f-T9oQ [Accessed October 20th]

2 British Broadcasting Company ‘Laura Chinchilla to be Costa Rica's first female leader’ February 8th 2010. Available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8503425.stm [Accessed October 10th 2010]

3 Laura-Chinchilla.com ‘Laura Chinchilla’s Vision as Costa Rica President’ 2010. Available at http://laura-chinchilla.com/laura-chinchillas-vision-as-costa-rica-president/’ [Accessed October 9th 2010]

4 Tico Times. ‘Central America and Europe sign trade agreement’ May 19th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_05/0519101.cfm [Accessed October 14th]

5 Laura-Chinchilla.com, 2010

6 Reuters ‘Some Central American countries put breaks on mining’ June 2nd 2010. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0213554520100602 [Accessed October 12th]

7 Tico Times ‘Chinchilla signs waste management law’ July 16th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_07/0716103.cfm [Accessed October 8th]

8 La Nacion ‘‘País cierra el año con llegada de 1,9 millones de turistas’ December 19th 2007. Available at http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/diciembre/19/economia1358245.html [Accessed October 12th 2010]

9 Tico Times ‘Costa Rica on top 20 list of drug-transit and producing nations’ September 17th 2010. Available at http://www.ticotimes.net/dailyarchive/2010_09/0917102.cfm [Accessed October 11th 2010]

10 Global Post ‘7,000 U.S. Marines landing on the beaches of Costa Rica’ July 12th, 2010. Available at http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/costa-rica/7000-us-marines-landing-the-beaches-costa-rica [Accessed October 17th 2010]

11 Prensa Latina ‘Ampliara Costa Rica capacidad de sus carceles’ September 30th, 2010. Available at http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=224803&Itemid=1 [Accessed October 8th 2010]

12 U.S. Department of State August 11th 2010. Available at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2019.htm [Accessed October 8th 2010]

13 UN News Centre ‘Central America under threat from tentacles of drug trade, UN debate hears’ September 23rd 2010.
Available at http://unclef.com/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=36105&Cr=drug&Cr1= [Accessed on October 12th 2010]

14 Forum Libertas ‘Oscar Arias, Presidente de Costa Rica, dice que la homosexualidad la manda Dios’ July 4th, 2010. Available at http://www.forumlibertas.com/frontend/forumlibertas/noticia.php?id_noticia=16686 [Accessed October 12th 2010]

15 Catholic News Agency ‘Costa Rican presidential candidate reveals opposition to abortion and same-sex 'marriage'’ February 2nd 2010. Available at http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/costa_rican_presidential_candidate_reveals_opposition_to_abortion_and_same-sex_marriage/ [Accessed on October 24th 2010]

16 New Jersey Newsroom ‘Costa Rica’s Laura Chinchilla to lead a nation as latest female president’ February 9th 2010. Available at http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/international/costa-ricas-laura-chinchilla-to-lead-a-nation-as-latest-female-president [Accessed on October 24th 2010]

17 Tico Times ‘Chinchilla wins whopping 76 percent approval rating’ September 14th 2010. Available http://www.ticotimes.net/layout/set/print/News/Daily-News/Chinchilla-Wins-Whopping-76-Percent-Approval-Rating_Friday-September-24-2010 [Accessed October 12th 2010]