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Colombia's Uribe seeks to ease Venezuela tensions

By Jose Miguel Gomez CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday ruled out any military retaliation against Venezuela after Venezuelan troops dynamited two cross-border footbridges. "The fellow...

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US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America

The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in...

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'Click Here to Save Darfur'

Generation Facebook is using the Net not only to pledge online support for causes, but to take action in the real world When student Brandon Sabbag first learned of the genocide in Sudan he did what many of his peers have done....

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Colombia: Tensions and ‘Winds of War' with Venezuela

Tensions have been escalating in the last few weeks between Colombia and Venezuela, two neighboring countries which already have strained relations. In the blog Atrabilioso [es] , Jaime Restrepo writes : Si hay algo repetitivo...

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Venezuelan Government reaffirms that military bases are a threat for the region

The Venezuelan Government, by means of a statement issued by the Ministry of People"s Power for Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed to the European Union that the tension between Colombia and Venezuela owes to the settlement of US...

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Uma oportunidade

Uribe’s Third Term A modern, democratic president with a 64% approval rating at the end of his second term has reason to be proud and wonder if he could win again. It’s at precisely such a moment, however, when he should also...

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Violence in Colombia setting stage for humanitarian crisis

by Aaron J Leichman, Christian Post Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009, 9:04 (GMT) The international relief and development agency of America’s two largest Lutheran denominations has expressed concern over the increased violence...

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Motorcycle Caravan Stops at Paul VI Hall [2009-11-19]

Pope Greets Advocates for Release of Colombian Captives VATICAN CITY, NOV. 19, 2009 .- A group of Colombian motorcyclists sporting black T-shirts reading "liberty" formed part of the audience for Benedict XVI's public address...

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Doubtful Diplomacy

FOREIGN RELATIONSInternational stances like UNASUR, OAS and the UN are unlikely scenarios for reconciliation between the Colombian and Venezuelan governments. The second question is how to avoid it, or at least, how to shut off...

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Colombia plans to sell stake in Ecopetrol: report

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Colombian government is planning to sell as much as 15% of state-controlled oil firm Ecopetrol SA in a move to finance road construction and other projects, according to a Dow Jones Newswires...

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