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Monday, December 7, 2009 - 00:00
Ostensibly, Valenzuela is President Obama's new point man on Latin America; in reality, that job looks to be under the control of Republicans in Congress and conservatives inside Obama's own diplomatic corps
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 00:00
A thick brown sludge is tarnishing its once blue waters. It is the result of decades of ecological imbalance, brought on by economic and demographic pressures
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
Much of the world was shocked and titillated by news of alleged fat-stealing murderers in the Peruvian jungle. But the story may have a much more sinister underbelly. Could the allegation of homicidal liposuction possibly be a smokescreen to distract atte
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 00:00
One of the main reasons bad old habits have lingered is that despite the gains of the past decade or so, the same few families and business groups continue to control the region's economy
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 00:00
Marquez's tour is part of El Salvador's "Route of Peace, a network of rural, war-torn communities trying to rebuild themselves through tourism
Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil faces huge infrastructure challenges in the coming years
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 00:00
But Zelaya, still holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since sneaking back into the country from exile in September, appears to have grossly miscalculated the odds of the legislature voting in his favor, and that leaves a cloud of uncertainty
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 00:00
The number of working-class Colombians bolting for Venezuela hints that Uribe has yet to make that new wealth trickle down — a failing that could simply continue the kind of inequality that has fueled civil wars in Colombia for centuries.
Monday, November 2, 2009 - 00:00
In the end, both sides agreed on the need "to root the decision [on Zelaya's return] in a democratic institution" rather than international mediation, says Dan Restrepo
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 00:00
Guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — the nation's largest rebel group, known as the FARC — are told that by turning themselves in, their sins will be forgiven and they can start anew