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Bolivia, Brazil create gas commissions
May 10 2006 11:47PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivia and Brazil will form commissions to discuss the implementation of Bolivia's decision to nationalize its natural gas industry, which raised tensions between the South American neighbors.
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Government shutdown in Puerto Rico to end
May 10 2006 11:42PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rican officials Wednesday resolved a budget impasse that put more than 95,000 public employees out of work, crippled government services and hurt business in this U.S. island territory, the governor said.
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Abortion partially legalized in Colombia
May 10 2006 11:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's top court voted to legalize abortion in specific cases, easing a complete ban on the procedure in this majority Roman Catholic nation.
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Mexico calls on Zapatistas to disarm
May 10 2006 10:44PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's peace negotiator for Chiapas on Wednesday urged leftist Zapatista rebels to lay down their arms and to end their support for causes he termed violent.
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Cuban activist presents constitution plan
May 10 2006 10:31PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - A Cuban pro-democracy activist presented a proposal Wednesday for a new constitution with expanded freedoms for Cubans, calling for the right to criticize the government and operate private businesses.
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Survey: Bribes a way of life in Mexico
May 10 2006 9:31PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Bribing government officials for services from trash pickup to hearing court cases remains a way of life for Mexicans, according to a survey.
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Fireworks explosion in Mexico kills 1
May 10 2006 6:20PM (CT)
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - An explosion at a clandestine fireworks shop in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday killed a 29-year-old man and wounded seven other people as it blew out windows in a four-block area.
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Bolivia gas plan causes South America rift
May 10 2006 2:44PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - It wasn't long ago that South America's leftist leaders were sharing bear-hugs and talking about forming something like the European Union, with a pipeline network to solve energy problems, a unified parliament, and a currency good from Colombia's Caribbean beaches to Argentina's frosty southern coast.
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