Brian Atwood and Keith Schuette to Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Victor Hugo Tinoco, 16 January 1990.

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Eric Tinoco, a third-generation Mexican-American who also attended the rally in Grant Park, agreed that Obama's win was "an important step forward for our country" -- especially for the children.

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