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Rice: U.S. wants to give Palestinians aid
Mar 12 2006 11:34PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - The United States hopes to find a way to increase humanitarian donations to the Palestinians following Hamas' election victory, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
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Former Peru leader hears wedding bells
Mar 12 2006 10:34PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's former president, now under arrest in Chile, will wed his longtime Japanese girlfriend in the coming weeks, a spokesman for the ex-leader said Sunday.
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Uribe loyalists seen winning in Colombia
Mar 12 2006 10:33PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Parties loyal to President Alvaro Uribe appeared headed toward resounding victory Sunday in congressional elections seen as a test of the U.S. ally's popularity ahead of his race for a second term.
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Chile leader salutes dad, a torture victim
Mar 12 2006 9:45PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Michelle Bachelet's first full day as Chile's president on Sunday coincided with the anniversary of her father's death, and she paid tribute to the man killed while jailed during Gen. Augusto Pinochet's 17-year rule.
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Mormon Church rededicates Santiago temple
Mar 12 2006 8:58PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The Mormon church rededicated its temple in Chile's capital on Sunday, an event that drew the church's 95-year-old president, who had surgery less than two months ago.
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Chavez raises new flag with nod to Bolivar
Mar 12 2006 7:53PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's president raised a new national flag Sunday with changes that he said pay tribute to the independence hero Simon Bolivar, drawing criticism from opponents who called it an egotistical political stunt.
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Wasteful Mexico City hosts water summit
Mar 12 2006 12:08PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico City is plagued by an almost diabolical combination of floods and water shortages, rising sewage and sinking water tables. What better place for world leaders to come together to discuss how to better manage water?
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