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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As the marimba band rolled out its sounds and the marigolds honored the departed at a recent Day of the Dead annual celebration in El Paso, visitors to the lively festivity at Centro Mayapan were greeted by a petition and a flyer. In part, the flyer read:</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The passengers on the one week cruise to Puerto Vallarta never imagined being adrift in the Pacific Ocean and having to be rescued by Mexican vessels before touching land four days after their vacation started.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But that is exactly what happened to the 3,299 passengers and 1,167 crew members from Carnival Splendor, after a fire blew the engine room and left them without power on a ship at San Vicente Bay, 200 miles south of San Diego, California.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los pasajeros de un crucero de una semana con destino a Vallarta nunca se imaginaron estar a la deriva en el Pacífico y tener que ser rescatados por la marina mexicana antes de tocar puerto, cuatro días después.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; The US Chamber of Commerce has every reason to be proud of its many successes in forcing the Obama administration to focus primarily on corporations and their desire for more tax breaks and special incentives often denied small businesses.</p>