And yet, as Manuel Noriega discovered, sometimes even monstrously rigged elections can fail to have the desired results.

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Not to be outdone, Jose Rogelio Arias, Tourism Minister under former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, has conceived Aqua Resort Panama 2000, which includes a subsea hotel that promises guests the first commercial experience of living, sleeping, eating and being entertained in an underwater environment.

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In other areas of foreign policy, President Bush sent American troops into Panama to overthrow the corrupt regime of General Manuel Noriega, who was threatening the security of the canal and the Americans living there.

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