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Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Wrapping up four days of meetings that included stops in Mexico and the Summit of the Americas, Obama returned again to the key theme that dominated his trip: his desire for "a new era of partnership" with America's southern neighbors, symbolized by
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Latin American nations may be slipping into recession and the Caribbean's tourism lifeblood may be drying up, but the region's economic crisis has been overshadowed by the political developments at a summit of the hemisphere's leaders.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Sunday the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba must go, but he was mum on his brother Raul Castro's recent offer to talk with Washington about "everything," including political prisoners and human rights.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President champions partnership at summit; criticized for being too friendly with Chavez
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
US President Barack Obama attempted to blunt Republican criticism of his overtures to Cuba and Venezuela when he insisted that 'not simply words but also deeds' were required to bring them in from the cold.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
"It's a reminder for us in the United States that if our only interaction with many of these countries is drug interdiction, if our only interaction is military, then we may not be developing the connections that can, over time, increase our influenc
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama returns from a four-day Latin American trip to face Republican criticism that he went too far in reaching out to critics like Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and lingering complaints from regional leaders he didn't go far enough
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
The Obama administration yesterday welcomed Venezuela's announcement that it is sending an ambassador to Washington amid efforts to show a common front at the end of the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama called on Cuba to free political prisoners and lower remittance fees.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama scored high marks in his first meeting with Latin American and Caribbean leaders, but the 34-country Summit of the Americas was largely inconsequential, and its final resolution a joke.