Illegal Wiretapping Scandal Rocks Colombia

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Colombia

Last week, the illegal wire tapping scandal uncovered by Semana news magazine was the main headline in most news outlets and the talk of the day on some blogs in Colombia. On Tuesday, February 26, President Álvaro U... more

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Fat man gains a spouse

Betty McMahon a year ago Region: Mexico

Sometimes simply shedding a few pounds can change your life. With a brand new silhouette, you might even land the man or woman of your dreams. 43-year-old Manuel Uribe of Monterrey, Mexico, found a new life – and ... more

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WORLDS HEAVIEST TO GET MARRIED

Hipple Patel a year ago Region: Mexico

The world's most obese man is getting hitched. Manuel Uribe says he will wed longtime girlfriend Claudia Solis on Oct. 26th in Monterrey, Mexico. The two will be married in a civil ceremony at a location still to be de... more

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Future Wide Open to Ingrid Betancourt Following Rescue

Finding Dulcinea a year 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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Latin American Neo-Populists: Or how I learned that Populism is nothing but Rhetorical Poppycock

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. a year 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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Hugo Chavez and Alvaro Uribe Meet in Bogota to Discuss Humanitarian Agreement

Alejandro López De Haro Jr. 2 years ago Region: Venezuela

The meeting between the two Latin American heads of state has been coined by Colombia’s newspaper El Tiempo as “decisive.” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Colombia’s capital, Bogot&aacut... more

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Morbidly obese man assumes role of diet guru

Betty McMahon a year ago Region: Mexico

Mexican heavyweight Manuel Uribe is spending part of his time these days giving advice to another man who's hoping not to follow in Uribe's footsteps. He has a good start though. Uribe, at his heaviest, weighed 1,230 po... more

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Obese Mexican Man Removed From Home By Forklift

Betty McMahon a year ago Region: Mexico

Last week, 700-pound Manuel Uribe left his Monterrey, Mexico home for the second time in five years. The first time in March 2007, his friends and family rolled his bed out into the street where a crane lifted him onto a t... more

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Conflict Continues Between Uribe and Supreme Court

Global Voices a year ago Region: Colombia

Over the past year, Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and the Supreme Court have been engaged in a fight because of the so-called Parapolitics scandal, where more than 30 lawmake... more

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Amateur Golf Champ Maria Jose Uribe in Second Place at U.S. Women's Open

Ground Report a year ago Region: Minnesota

After one round of the U.S. Women's Open at Interlachen Country Club in Edina, MN, Maria Jose Uribe, an amateur, is in second place. Uribe, a native of Bucaramanga, Columbia is the reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion. ... more

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