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Nicaraguan Banana Plantations

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Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Philander Knox, Nicaraguan Banana Plantations, Bananas, Nicaragua, Latin America, John Dos Passos, State Department, Foreign Policy, Politics News
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No Latin American nation has dangled at the end of the U.S. State Department's marionette strings more wretchedly than Nicaragua, leading them to harbor a particularly personal distrust of the Yankee colossus.

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Dole Forced To Pay $2.5M To Banana Workers

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Dole Lawsuit, Nicaraguan Banana Plantations, Banana Workers, Dole, Business News

A jury in a lawsuit against Dole on Thursday awarded $2.5 million in punitive damages to five workers who said they were made sterile by use of a pest...

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