Future Wide Open to Ingrid Betancourt Following Rescue

Finding Dulcinea 4 years ago 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

Global Voices 4 years ago 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

AFL CIO 4 years ago 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

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. 5 years ago Region: Venezuela

Latin 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

AFL CIO 5 years ago 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

David Brant 5 years ago 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’

AFL CIO 5 years ago 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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Colombia: Bloggers Gathering Signatures for Copyright and Industrial Property Letter

Global Voices 5 years ago Region: Colombia

by Juliana Rincón Parra Carolina Botero, lawyer and Creative Commons promoter in Colombia has been asking bloggers and anyone else with computer access and an interest in what are popularly called “intellectu... more

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Ecuador: The Aftermath of the Border Crisis

Global Voices 5 years ago Region: Ecuador

by Milton Ramirez The decision taken at the Rio Summit benefits the people living in the three countries involved: Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, but the governments are only slowly returning their relations back to how... more

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Act Now to Stop Colombia Free Trade Deal

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: Colombia

by James Parks, Mar 24, 2008   With the U.S. economy in near free fall, President Bush has said he will send the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to Capitol Hill and demand a vote before he leaves ... more

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