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Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 00:00
A routine ceremonial resolution over a free-trade agreement with Colombia exploded into an angry political spat in the state House of Representatives Wednesday after both parties tried to exploit the issue for election-year gain.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, seeking to preserve the fastest economic growth in three decades, said he's concerned about the appreciation of the peso and inflation.
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 00:00
A visiting delegation to Washington that includes L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa hears dueling, accusatory speeches by Pelosi, U.S. trade envoy over stalled free trade agreement.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates urged Congress on Tuesday to grant the Pentagon permanent authority to train and equip foreign militaries, a task previously administered by the State Department.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed Congress yesterday to extend and make permanent a set of initiatives to train and equip foreign security forces and deploy civilian experts alongside the U.S. military.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
Haiti's president has lowered rice prices and the Senate has sacked the prime minister. But hungry Haitians who rioted over food prices still want more.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
La tasa sera de 50% cuando el precio del crudo pase de 70 dolares, y si supera los 100 dolares sera de 60%, explico la diputada Hiroshima Bravo.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
Three brothers and the stepson of the attorney general of Colombia, Edgardo Maya Villazon, are under investigation for their alleged involvement with a syndicate of death squads and a ring of government corruption in northern Colombia.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
The Colombia FTA is about more than the failed policies of the past.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 00:00
More than six years later, Nolberto Uni remembers clearly the day when he kidnapped Ingrid Betancourt.