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Brazil bank says debt crisis over
Feb 22 2008 8:23PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's debt crisis is over and the country has emerged as a net foreign creditor for the first time, the Central Bank said.
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Mob frees 29 police in Guatemala
Feb 22 2008 8:21PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - An angry mob in Guatemala that took 29 policemen hostage released the officers Friday in exchange for talks with the government on legalizing their lands and possibly dropping charges against a jailed farm leader, a human rights official said.
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Charging for change of heart in Mexico
Feb 22 2008 7:54PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Runaway brides _ and grooms _ in Mexico City could get stuck paying for the limo and flowers under a bill proposed by a local lawmaker Friday.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 7:53PM (CT)
MERIDA, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 7:53PM (CT)
MERIDA, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 7:53PM (CT)
MERIDA, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 7:53PM (CT)
MERIDA, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.
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Teachers' strike closes schools in PR
Feb 22 2008 5:56PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Many teachers in Puerto Rico ignored a call to strike Friday, but public schools across the island canceled classes anyway as students stayed home.
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Fidel Castro: I'm ready for a vacation
Feb 22 2008 3:14PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro said Friday he made the right call when he called it quits, and is exhausted and overdue for a vacation. But the old man can't put away his pen just yet, not when U.S. presidential candidates are one-upping each other to show who's toughest on Cuba.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 2:59PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said Friday.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 2:59PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said Friday.
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46 killed in Venezuela plane crash
Feb 22 2008 2:59PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said Friday.
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Betancourt: 6 years as Colombian captive
Feb 22 2008 1:26PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Through public spectacle and private diplomacy, the French government and the family of Ingrid Betancourt have succeeded in drawing the world's attention to her lengthy captivity in the Colombian jungle. But many in Colombia say such fame may work against her hopes of freedom.
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Betancourt: 6 years as Colombian captive
Feb 22 2008 1:26PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Through public spectacle and private diplomacy, the French government and the family of Ingrid Betancourt have succeeded in drawing the world's attention to her lengthy captivity in the Colombian jungle. But many in Colombia say such fame may work against her hopes of freedom.
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Betancourt: 6 years as Colombian captive
Feb 22 2008 1:26PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Through public spectacle and private diplomacy, the French government and the family of Ingrid Betancourt have succeeded in drawing the world's attention to her lengthy captivity in the Colombian jungle. But many in Colombia say such fame may work against her hopes of freedom.
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Death toll 14 in Brazil ferryboat wreck,
Feb 22 2008 1:03PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A ferryboat wreck on the Amazon River killed at least 14 people, Brazilian officials said Friday, as crews searched for several more people reported missing and feared dead.
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Venezuela plane crash kills 46
Feb 22 2008 12:57PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - All 46 people aboard a Venezuelan passenger plane died when it slammed into an Andean mountain, rescue crews confirmed Friday.
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Venezuela plane crash kills 46
Feb 22 2008 12:57PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - All 46 people aboard a Venezuelan passenger plane died when it slammed into an Andean mountain, rescue crews confirmed Friday.
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Cubans hope for more self-employment
Feb 22 2008 3:20AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Juan Bautista Gonzalez's living room was already crowded with customers when still more shuffled in, clutching gold necklaces with broken clasps and bent rhinestone earrings. He knew he would be skipping lunch again.
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Cubans hope for more self-employment
Feb 22 2008 3:20AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Juan Bautista Gonzalez's living room was already crowded with customers when still more shuffled in, clutching gold necklaces with broken clasps and bent rhinestone earrings. He knew he would be skipping lunch again.
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Cubans hope for more self-employment
Feb 22 2008 3:20AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Juan Bautista Gonzalez's living room was already crowded with customers when still more shuffled in, clutching gold necklaces with broken clasps and bent rhinestone earrings. He knew he would be skipping lunch again.
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Cubans hope for more self-employment
Feb 22 2008 3:20AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Juan Bautista Gonzalez's living room was already crowded with customers when still more shuffled in, clutching gold necklaces with broken clasps and bent rhinestone earrings. He knew he would be skipping lunch again.
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Vatican No. 2 hold Cuban Mass
Feb 22 2008 12:02AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The Vatican's No. 2 official hinted Thursday at a papal visit to Cuba, hours after Pope Benedict XVI said Roman Catholics on the communist-run island still face difficulties and distrust.
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Vatican No. 2 hold Cuban Mass
Feb 22 2008 12:02AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The Vatican's No. 2 official hinted Thursday at a papal visit to Cuba, hours after Pope Benedict XVI said Roman Catholics on the communist-run island still face difficulties and distrust.
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