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Nicaragua politician seeks Dario poems
Mar 3 2007 9:37PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - A Nicaraguan opposition leader is protesting President Daniel Ortega's gift of two poetry manuscripts to fellow leftist President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, demanding that Chavez return them.
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Gunmen kill 2 politicians in Mexico
Mar 3 2007 8:58PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Gunmen killed two members of Mexico's former ruling party Saturday in a mountain city in southern Mexico, local media reported.
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4 police die disarming bomb in Colombia
Mar 3 2007 8:28PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Four police officers and a civilian were killed Saturday as officers moved a powerful bomb allegedly planted by leftist rebels as part of an attempt to kill a city mayor, authorities said.
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Peru stiffens penalties for attacks
Mar 3 2007 8:26PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress has passed a new law stiffening penalties for attacks on tourists, making the maximum sentence for murdering or severely injuring a tourist life in prison.
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Judge: U.S. Virgin Islands in contempt
Mar 3 2007 8:20PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A federal judge has threatened to fine the U.S. Virgin Islands government after finding it in contempt of court for the fourth time in 12 years for failing to improve care for mentally ill prisoners awaiting trial.
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Humidors raise handsome sum in Cuba
Mar 3 2007 8:19PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Wealthy cigar aficionados toasted the health of ailing leader Fidel Castro and shelled out $728,000 at an annual auction of elaborate humidors that for the first time did not bear the signature of the 80-year-old revolutionary.
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Humidors raise handsome sum in Cuba
Mar 3 2007 8:19PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Wealthy cigar aficionados toasted the health of ailing leader Fidel Castro and shelled out $728,000 at an annual auction of elaborate humidors that for the first time did not bear the signature of the 80-year-old revolutionary.
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Humidors raise handsome sum in Cuba
Mar 3 2007 8:19PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Wealthy cigar aficionados toasted the health of ailing leader Fidel Castro and shelled out $728,000 at an annual auction of elaborate humidors that for the first time did not bear the signature of the 80-year-old revolutionary.
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Opposition consolidates against Chavez
Mar 3 2007 8:17PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Leading Venezuelan opposition figures joined the party of an ex-presidential candidate Saturday in an attempt to consolidate forces as President Hugo Chavez moves to form a single pro-government party.
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Envoy warns Chavez about oil takeover
Mar 3 2007 12:19AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A top U.S. diplomat warned Friday that Venezuela cannot afford to drive away the major oil companies affected by President Hugo Chavez's decision to takeover the nation's most promising oil-producing operations.
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