TIME's continuing concern about events in Nicaragua is reflected once again in this week's cover stories on the controversy over U.S. aid to the contra rebels fighting the Marxist-leaning Sandinista regime. That interest prompted the magazine to station a full-time correspondent in Managua, Nicaragua's capital, more than half a year ago to maintain a firsthand perspective on the country's policies and problems. -
Our correspondent is Laura Lopez, who spent 3 1/2 years as a TIME reporter in Mexico City, then eagerly moved to Nicaragua after 18 months as a staff writer and correspondent in New York City. "When TIME asked...
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