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Colombia union members still targeted
Apr 7 2008 10:14PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The Colombian government said Monday that a proposed U.S. trade deal will grow its economy by 1 percent and it hopes the pact can create new markets for legal products that will provide an alternative to the cocaine trade.
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Ex-hostage: Betancourt not near death
Apr 7 2008 7:39PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A former hostage of Colombian rebels on Monday said that captive Ingrid Betancourt was sick but denied assertions that he had said she was near death.
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8 migrants die in Mexico reservoir crash
Apr 7 2008 5:23PM (CT)
LA CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) - A truck carrying Central American migrants in a hidden compartment plunged into a reservoir in southern Mexico, killing at least eight people, officials said Monday.
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Venezuela moves toward cement takeover
Apr 7 2008 4:35PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela said Monday that it will take control of three foreign-owned cement businesses, but will let the current owners keep minority shares.
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1 killed in Haiti food protests
Apr 7 2008 4:34PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the countryside.
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