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U.S. says Mexico truck program on track
May 8 2007 8:48PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A pilot program to allow Mexican trucks into all areas of the United States should be in place by July, a top U.S. trade official said Tuesday.
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Haitian migrants claim boat rammed them
May 8 2007 7:15PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitian Migrants claim a Turks and Caicos naval vessel rammed their crowded sailboat twice before it capsized last week, killing dozens of people, the director-general of Haiti's National Migration Office said Tuesday.
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U.N. says Colombian coca plantation down
May 8 2007 4:56PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The amount of Colombian land devoted to growing coca, the raw material in cocaine, fell by nearly 10 percent last year on record eradication attempts, the United Nations estimates.
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Colombia may re-evaluate its U.S. ties
May 8 2007 4:21PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia might have to re-evaluate its close relationship with the United States if Congress fails to ratify a free-trade agreement, Vice President Francisco Santos said Tuesday.
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U.S. to build Cuba migrant center
May 8 2007 3:22PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The United States, which has been planning for possible waves of fleeing Cubans when Fidel Castro dies, has hired a Florida company to build a temporary complex to hold migrants at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, the military said.
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Castro blames hijacking attempt on U.S.
May 8 2007 3:08PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro blamed an airliner hijack attempt on the United States, saying in a statement published Tuesday that two soldiers who seized a plane and killed an officer thought they would escape punishment if they reached U.S. soil.
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Mogul linked to Mexico bribery set free
May 8 2007 3:01PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A construction mogul at the center of a bribery scandal that tainted the image of Mexico City's leftist government was released from prison early Tuesday, recaptured and then set free again.
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