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Chirac unconcerned by new Leftist leaders
May 26 2006 11:52PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - French President Jacques Chirac said Friday the new leftist presidents in Latin America should not be a reason for concern because they were elected in free democratic elections.
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Hugo Chavez visits Bolivian coca region
May 26 2006 8:10PM (CT)
SHINAHOTA, Bolivia (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who often accuses the U.S. of plotting to overthrow him, warned Bolivia's president Friday he could be facing the same prospect.
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Mexico gunmen kill police officer
May 26 2006 7:31PM (CT)
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) - Assailants firing assault rifles killed a Nuevo Laredo police officer and wounded his partner, the 11th law enforcement official to be gunned down this year in this violent border city, authorities said Friday.
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Peruvian candidate tries to live down past
May 26 2006 12:56PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - At 6-foot-3, former President Alan Garcia strikes an imposing figure in his bid for re-election. But he also casts a long shadow of dark memories.
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Chile to revamp private soc. sec. system
May 26 2006 4:38AM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - When Chile implemented its private social security system in 1980, it was considered something of a revolution in Latin America, where poorly financed, often broke, state-controlled systems were the rule.
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