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U.S. attorney: Colombia ex-leader bribed
Mar 17 2005 10:34PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A U.S. federal prosecutor says the Cali drug cartel bribed former President Ernesto Samper to win passage of a favorable extradition law, prompting an angry denial Thursday from Samper.
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Castro announces revaluation of currency
Mar 17 2005 8:10PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - President Fidel Castro late Thursday announced a 7 percent revaluation of Cuba's national currency, giving Cubans slightly more buying power as the communist-run island moves to reassert greater control over its economy.
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Bolivian congress refuses election request
Mar 17 2005 8:05PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Congress on Thursday rejected a request by embattled President Carlos Mesa to call an early election in August, a move that would have allowed him to step down two years before his term ends.
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Cuba dissidents face internal divisions
Mar 17 2005 2:20PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Two years after a government crackdown crippled Cuba's political opposition, competing projects for democratic reform on the communist-run island are generating deep mistrust and bickering in opposition ranks.
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Mexico to issue U.S. water debt payments
Mar 17 2005 1:10PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - For 12 years, Mexico prayed for rain, hoping the water it owed the United States would pour from parched skies over the Rio Grande Basin.
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