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Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, today President Bush announced he was sending the Colombian Free Trade Agreement to the Congress. He expects and demands that we take it up and pass it. I regret he has taken that action because he proposes that we continue failed trade practices of the past. That makes precious little sense for this country's interests. I am in favor of trade and plenty of it. Trade advances our interests provided it is fair and mutually beneficial between our country and those with which we have agreements.
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Amidst the rise of anti-U.S. regimes in the region, Colombia remains a strong ally of the United States
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Despite those misconception, Brig. Gen. Greg Zanetti said, detainees from the war on terror held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are being treated fairly.
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Facing criticism that cocaine trafficking is out of control, Venezuela's government this year has embarked on an aggressive program to track drug-smuggling planes and destroy clandestine airstrips
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Concern about hostage Ingrid Betancourt's health motivated France to send a humanitarian mission to Colombia last week, but officials have been unable to establish contact with the rebels
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Ingrid Betancourt, the best-known hostage of Colombia's Marxist FARC guerrillas, may not be as ill as previously thought but Paris still wants a doctor to visit her
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
The president of Argentina, France's new first lady and the French foreign minister joined thousands of marchers Sunday to demand the release of kidnapped Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
A French medical mission is still waiting to hear whether Colombian FARC guerrillas will let them treat French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
The Bush administration appears likely to force a vote in Congress this year over the Colombia free-trade agreement, a risky move in a presidential election year with the economy slowing down and voters souring
Monday, April 7, 2008 - 00:00
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are still not convinced Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has done enough to address their concerns over violence against labor leaders