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Mexico crowd takes police officers hostage
Mar 19 2005 10:29PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Family and friends of a man injured in a car wreck with a police officer briefly took four officers hostage Saturday, releasing them after authorities promised to pay for medical expenses.
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Haiti shops strike to protest violence
Mar 19 2005 7:53PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's usually bustling capital came to a halt Saturday as many shops and businesses closed for a one-day general strike to protest the interim government's failure to counter a surge in violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in recent months.
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Two women lead Chile presidential polls
Mar 19 2005 4:37AM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Instead of macho handshakes on the campaign trail, the leading candidates in Chile's presidential race are exchanging kisses on the cheek this election year.
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Brazil wants to shed fugitive haven image
Mar 19 2005 1:03AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Hunted by police in California, Jesse James Hollywood took a friend's advice and caught a plane to Rio, where he lived the high life and thought the law wouldn't touch him. For five years, he was right.
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