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Colombia's Uribe poised for re-election
Mar 13 2006 11:23PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Supporters of President Alvaro Uribe took decisive control of the Colombia's congress, dominating an election in which candidates defined themselves by their views of the Colombian leader.
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Mexican leftist candidate gets boost
Mar 13 2006 11:16PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An opinion poll released Monday showed Mexico's leftist presidential candidate 10 points ahead of his closest rival, a day after local elections that saw strong gains for his party in Mexico's most populous state.
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Chile to give seniors free hospital care
Mar 13 2006 10:10PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Newly inaugurated President Michelle Bachelet said Monday that all Chileans older than 60 will immediately begin receiving free care at public hospitals.
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Mexico to shut special prosecutor's office
Mar 13 2006 8:17PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico will close a special prosecutor's office dedicated to investigating atrocities committed by the government during its two-decade campaign to weed out suspected guerrillas and leftists, the attorney general said Monday.
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Brazilian army withdraws from Rio slums
Mar 13 2006 5:34PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Army troops withdrew from Rio's most notorious shantytowns Monday, ending a 10-day operation that used tanks and helicopters in a failed effort to recover weapons stolen from a barracks.
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Brazil makes arrest tied to Hariri killing
Mar 13 2006 4:00PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A fugitive bank executive wanted for questioning in the U.N. probe of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination was arrested in Brazil Monday on an unrelated charge, authorities said.
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Wasteful Mexico City hosts water summit
Mar 13 2006 10:05AM (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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Rice hints at changes in Palestinian aid
Mar 13 2006 7:20AM (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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PRD makes good showing in local elections
Mar 13 2006 12:52AM (CT)
TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) - Mexico's largest leftist party appeared headed toward a surprisingly strong showing Sunday in local elections in the country's most populous state. The race is seen as a key test of party forces less than four months before presidential elections.
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Ruling party claims victory in El Salvador
Mar 13 2006 12:15AM (CT)
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - El Salvador's conservative ruling party claimed several victories over former leftist rebels in Sunday's elections for congressional seats and mayorships across the country.
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