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Bill Clinton and Carlos Slim Launch $20 Million Investment Firm for Small Business in Colombia
Region: Colombia
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- Today, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, and the Carlos Slim Foundation announced the creation of an innovative $20 million inves... more
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Presidential Candidates’ Foreign Travel Unprecedented
Region: United States
Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea The presidential candidates’ summer travels abroad have signaled a historical shift from the “three I’s”—Italy, Ireland and Israel—to countries... more
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Colombians Celebrate Hostage Release, Colombian Independence
Region: Colombia
Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra After the rescue of 15 high profile hostages held in the FARC's power on July 2nd 2008, the same group that organized the last global march on February 4th against the Revolutiona... more
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Future Wide Open to Ingrid Betancourt Following Rescue
Region: Colombia
Posted by Josh Katz to FindingDulcinea Not a week has past since Ingrid Betancourt was rescued from the jungles of Colombia, and she is already fighting for the causes she believes in. During her six years as a captive, ... more
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Colombia Hostage Rescue Raises Concerns
Region: Colombia
Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra to Global Voices Online The rescue was dubbed as “perfect” by liberated former Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued by the Colombian army on Wednesday... more
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McCain: Out of Touch on Trade
Region: United States
by Seth Michaels At a speech in Florida yesterday, Sen. John McCainmade a baffling pronouncement: The rising discontent in our country is not due to job losses, home foreclosures or the health care crisis,... more
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Latin American Neo-Populists: Or how I learned that Populism is nothing but Rhetorical Poppycock
Region: VenezuelaLatin America has tragically been under the spell of populist governments through out its tumultuous history. There seems to always be an important neglected sector of the population that will always fall for the belief th... more
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Unions, Rights Leaders Vow to Keep Fighting Colombia Trade Deal
Region: United States
by James Parks The union movement, members of Congress and human rights leaders vowed on Monday to keep the pressure on the Colombian government to get serious about ending the violence against trade unionists and prosec... more
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Democrats Show They Love Chavez
Region: District of Columbia“What will it say if this strong friend of America, who has done all the right things to try to bring his country to stability, democracy, and prosperity -- and has done so as an avowed friend of America, fighting te... more
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Bush Plan to Push Colombia Deal: ‘Outrageous Disregard for Human Rights’
Region: Colombia
- by James Parks President Bush’s decision to send the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to Congress over the strong objections of the leadership of both the House and the Senate &ldq... more
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