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Mr. Castro, Mrs. Schwarzenegger and Me

Cecilia Alvear | Posted 12.31.2008 | World

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Cecilia Alvear

With the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution this week, I remember the last time I talked to Fidel. It was at the Havana airport in 1988, and Fidel was saying goodbye to Maria Shriver and me. But this was no friendly adios.

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Laptops for Kids: A Matter of "Defense" for Colombia

TEDTalks | Posted 12.23.2008 | World

Read More: Children, $100 Laptop, Colombia, Politics, Education, Philanthropy, Global Issues, Technology, Computers, Design, Olpc, World News
TEDTalks

2008-12-24-tedtalks.jpgTED follows Nicholas Negroponte to Colombia as he delivers laptops inside territory once controlled by guerrillas. His partner? Colombia's Defense Department.

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Mr. Obama Disagrees

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Hate Crimes, Chicago, Incest, Brooklyn, Washington, Ron Kirk, White Supremacy, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Jewish Issues, Bailout, Inauguration, Rick Warren, Ohio, Nation of Islam, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Islam, Rape, Campaign Finance, Colombia, Pennsylvania, Pedophilia, Jeremiah Wright, Catholicism, New York, Sister Souljah, Religion, Labor, Cnn, Hilda Solis, Orange County, Aryan Nation, Ethanol, Bestiality, Gay Issues, Rick Warren Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Obama Invocation, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Obama's choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration is dreadful. His explanation is even worse. He shrinks Warren's statements about gay people down to a "disagreement," as if we're talking about ethanol subsidies.

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Colombia Calls Cocaine Users "Predators Of The Rain Forest"

Jessicah Curtis | Posted 12.08.2008 | World

Read More: South America, Latin America, Coke, Colombia, Cocaine in South America, Cocaine, World News
Jessicah Curtis

If you're into charlie, snow, or a few lines of snort, Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón has a message for you: your cocaine use is...

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Colombia Confirms It Cannot Meet Necessary FTA Prerequisites; Death Squads on Rise

Dan Kovalik | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Death Squads, Nancy Pelosi, Colombia, Obama, Chiquita, Colombia FTA, Foreign Policy, Civil Rights, Latin America, Latin Barack Obama, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

(UPDATED) In his final debate with John McCain, President-elect Barack Obama made it clear why he opposed passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement...

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U.S. Secretary of State: A Cautionary Tale

Al Giordano | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: President-Elect Barack Obama, Human Rights, Colombia, US Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Mexico, Latin America, Latin America Policy, International, Politics News
Al Giordano

In Latin America, as everywhere, the doctrine of Human Rights, begun in the Carter administration but left to atrophy by all administrations since, walks hand in hand with any pro-democracy agenda.

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Cocaine Kills Colombian Forests

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 11.19.2008 | Green

Read More: Cocaine and Deforestation, Drugs, Deforestation, Cocaine, Colombia, Environment, Green News

LONDON — Does white powder damage your green credentials? Colombia's vice president said Tuesday that Britain's middle classes, who recycle and...

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A Bailout for the Economy, Not Just the Automakers

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Auto Industry Bailout, U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Colombia Free Trade, Colombia, Auto Industry, Economy, Business News
Gary Shapiro

This bailout isn't about helping one struggling sector of the economy, it's about making sure that the entire economy stays afloat and continues to support jobs for millions of Americans.

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Bush's Last Gamble

David Sirota | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rahm Emanuel, George Bush, Workers, Wall Street, Bailout, Colombia, George W. Bush, Bush Colombia Trade Deal, Auto Industry, Politics News
David Sirota

Obama will not support linking the Colombia Free Trade Agreement to economic stimulus. That's good policy and good politics. It will also prevent Bush's last-ditch effort to fracture the Democratic Party.

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Lawyer for Chiquita in Colombia Death Squad Case May be Next U.S. Attorney General

Dan Kovalik | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Colombia, Obama, Death Squads, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Obama Transition, Eric Holder Obama Cabinet, Eric Holder Attorney General, Eric Holder Obama, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

Eric Holder is not the type of Attorney General we need in the wake of the recent economic collapse created by the unfettered greed of such corporate firms.

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U.N. says Colombian military executing civilians

cnn.com | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

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McColombia

The Real News | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Latin America, Colombia, Farc, United States, War on Drugs, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
The Real News

In this interview with The Real News Network, Hylton says that neither McCain nor Obama really know what 's happening in South America.

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Obama & Human Rights Watch -- Colombia Must Improve Human Rights

Dan Kovalik | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Free Trade, Obama, Mccain, Colombia, Barack Obama, Bush, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

Yesterday, Human Rights Watch issued a damning human rights report on Colombia and echoed Obama's view that the U.S. should continue to delay ratification of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

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Appropriately, Bush Hosts Death Squad President As He Appeals For Massive Corporate Bailout

Dan Kovalik | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Uribe, President Uribe, Economy, Colombia, Death Squads, President Bush, Bailout, Capitalism, Bush, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

"Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties Are Free to Drink Martinis And Watch The Sun Rise . . ." -- Bob Dylan, Hurr...

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As Colombian President Comes To D.C., His Government's Death Squad Links Are Further Revealed

Dan Kovalik | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Uribe, President Uribe, Human Rights, Trade, Death Squads, Terrorism, Colombia, President Bush, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Bush, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

Breaking: As Colombian President Alvaro Uribe arrives in Washington D.C. on September 19, his government continues to sink amidst the weight of the "...

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Obama's Fundraising Breaking Records, Still Causing Concern

Hoa Quach | Posted 09.16.2008 | Home

Read More: Mexico, Ireland, Obama, Colombia, Netherlands, Barack Obama; Fundraising Barack Obama; Style Obama; Substance Obama; Sarah Palin; John Mccain; Obama Brand, Home News
Hoa Quach

Obama has raised $66 million in one month, but will voters still think he's all style and little substance?

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Former Colombia Foreign Minister Argues For An Extension Of Tough U.S. Drug Plan And Free Trade, Supports McCain

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia, Congress, Colombia FARC, Venezuela, Pablo Escobar, Sarah Palin Vice President, War on Drugs, Wall Street Journal, Killing Pablo, Offthebus, Plan Colombia, Trade Deficit, Colombia Free Trade, Alvaro Uribe, Farc, Para-Military Groups, Bill Clinton, Hugo Chavez, John McCain, Democratic Congress, John Bussey, Pablo Escobar Films, Terrorism, Free Trade, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Barack Obama 2008, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to India, Labor Unions, Colombia, Sarah Palin, Narco-Trafficking, Fernando Araujo, Unions, Cocaine, Tu-160, Home News
Diane Tucker

I think Senator McCain will probably win in November because what North Americans value most is security, stability and experience, and that is McCain.

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Reputed Colombian Drug Lord Complains Of Claustrophobia From His Prison Cell In New York

AP | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Stupid News, Drugs, War on Drugs, Colombia, Home News

NEW YORK — A reputed Colombian drug lord more used to a life of luxury than solitary confinement wants out of his cramped maximum security cell ...

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Bush To Host Colombian Death Squad President

Dan Kovalik | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Uribe, President Uribe, Colombia, Death Squads, War on Terror, Terrorism, Bush, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

Just as the U.S. supported the governments of El Salvador and Guatemala during the 1980's, the White House is preparing to roll out the red carpet for Latin America's latest death squad President.

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Despite Controversies, Colombia's On the Upswing -- and Bogota's Cool

David Paul Appell | Posted 09.03.2008 | World

Read More: Alvaro Uribe, Uribe, Bogota, Travel, Colombia, War on Drugs, Plan Colombia, World News
David Paul Appell

Bogotá, the sprawling Andean capital of 7 million, is a safe, under-the-radar gem with plenty of nifty surprises up its municipal sleeve.

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Colombian President Uribe Misleads Press About Carter's Intentions - Jimmy Carter NOT In Favor of FTA

Dan Kovalik | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

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Dan Kovalik

Though it has received scant press here, the Colombian media recently and enthusiastically reported that Jimmy Carter, after allegedly "resolving his...

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Colombia - A Case Study in Failed U.S. Intervention

Dan Kovalik | Posted 08.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain, Obama, Colombia, Latin America, Terrorism, Colombia Free Trade, War on Terrorism, War, Politics News
Dan Kovalik

As Noam Chomsky had noted many years ago, the amount of U.S. military assistance to a particular country is, as a general rule, directly proportional...

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Coca-Cola Fined For Dumping Industrial Waste In Colombia

Treehugger | Paula Alvarado | Posted 08.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Colombia, Colombia Pollution, Coca-Cola, Pollution, Industria Nacional De Gaseosas, Green News

Industria Nacional de Gaseosas, a subsidiary of the biggest bottler of Coca-Cola trademark beverages in Latin America (Coca-Cola FEMSA), has been fine...

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Paying Off Clinton's Debt: Not A Dime For Mark Penn

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Colombia, Hillary Clinton, Karen Hughes, Corporate Power, Class Warfare, Mark Penn, Politics News
Jonathan Tasini

Penn has hated everything about the movement for change long before he helped pilot the Clinton presidential campaign to disaster. Now he's teaming up with Karen Hughes in a "bi-partisan" effort.

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Betancourt Rescue Footage Released (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Colombia Rescue Video, Farc Rescue Operation Video, Farc Raid, Betancourt Rescue Video, Ingrid Betancourt, Colombia, Farc Rescue Operation, Farc, Colombia Betancourt Rescue, Home News

French officials say former hostage Ingrid Betancourt will be awarded the Legion of Honor on Bastille Day. Betancourt -- who was released from six y...

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