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Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 00:00
The Peace Corps flew all 113 of its volunteers out of Bolivia on cargo planes, and 78 of them later decided to leave the organization
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 00:00
Well, the concern has been about human rights issues with the Mexican army, but I know the commitment of the Calderon government to professional behavior on the part of the Mexican police and the Mexican armed forces
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
In addition to clumsily saying he would unilaterally renegotiate NAFTA, during the third presidential debate Obama voiced opposition to the Colombian free trade agreement under the guise of "human rights."
Excerpts from the Daily Press Briefing of October 21, 2008, pertaining to Western Hemisphere Affairs
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
I expect that she will have some extensive conversations about the program of cooperation that’s represented by the Merida Initiative, talk about regional issues.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
The United States does not regard increasingly close relations between Russia and Venezuela as an emerging security threat that could create conditions similar to the Cold War of the 20th century
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
The United States has agreed to redirect $25 million of Peru’s debt into local funds to protect the country’s tropical forests, the State Department announced October 20
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Peru today announced an agreement to reduce Peru’s debt payments in exchange for protecting the country’s tropical forests.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
MR. WOOD:... hopefully we’ll be able to reach an agreement on this Merida Initiative shortly, but I don’t want to put a timetable on it
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
he vote by Congress today was supported by more than 2/3 of its members and by Morales' MAS party along with the three major parties of the opposition, PODEMOS, UN, and MNR. The vote on the constitution is set for January 25, 2009.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
U.S. policy should use as its guiding compass supporting efforts in Colombia to strengthen human rights and to govern more inclusively