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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Unless the cordial contacts reflect a genuine change in the countries' attitudes, however, few analysts expect the warming to last, given U.S. actions that Chavez has deemed hostile and Chavez's history of using the U.S. as a political punching bag.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he believed U.S. President Barack Obama would further dismantle a 47-year-old trade embargo against Communist Cuba.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Bolivia wants to lay down the rules of its relations with the United States before both countries return their ambassadors to each other, a Bolivian diplomat said in a report published Monday.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Father Manuel Corral, a spokesman for the Mexican Bishops Conference, said Monday that priests in eight Mexican states have been threatened with harm or death, presumably by drug traffickers.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Up and down the rivers of western Colombia, a new breed of criminal armies is pressing deeper into the jungle, fighting with guerrillas who have been long in the Choco region for control of the cocaine trade, and forcing thousands of Indians to flee.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
As the mainstream press reported, Mr. Obama seemed well received. But the freest country in the region took a beating from Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Nicaragua's Danny Ortega.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
If U.S. President Barack Obama needed a reminder that times have changed in the Americas, his fellow presidents gave him one when Air Force One touched down in Trinidad and Tobago for a regional summit.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Leaders did not "see eye to eye" on some important issues, but the meeting proved it is possible to "disagree respectfully," the president said
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Barack Obama's mission to Latin America was about goodwill, and he came home claiming progress, backed by leaders from the region who took a liking to his here-to-listen style. But the real test awaits.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
The Georgia Republican said in a nationally broadcast interview Monday that "enemies of America" are going to use the image of a smiling Obama shaking Chavez's hand as "proof that Chavez is now legitimate, is acceptable."