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Brazilian president wraps up campaign
Sep 28 2006 11:51PM (CT)
SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, Brazil (AP) - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva returned Thursday to the gritty suburb where he campaigned as a radical leftist for years before winning Brazil's presidency. This time, he's a popular centrist who stabilized Brazil's economy and brought millions out of poverty.
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Mexico opposed to U.S. border fence
Sep 28 2006 9:40PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence will damage relations between the two countries.
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Mexico's president-elect presents agenda
Sep 28 2006 7:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President-elect Felipe Calderon unveiled his agenda Thursday for the one institution many believe can unite the divided nation _ Mexico's Congress.
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Document seizure hampers Gitmo detainees
Sep 28 2006 6:49PM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - His ankles chained to the floor of the hearing room, a Saudi detainee hoped to convince three U.S. military officers that he is not a danger to the United States, has no intelligence value and should be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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Russia to grant Cuba $350 million credit
Sep 28 2006 4:45PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Russia agreed on Thursday to grant Cuba credit worth $350 million and restructure some of its recent debt during a visit by Russia's prime minister, officials said. The two countries also signed a military cooperation agreement.
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Chavez ally surges in Ecuadorean race
Sep 28 2006 4:02PM (CT)
PUJILI, Ecuador (AP) - A U.S.-trained economist has suddenly become the front-runner in Oct. 15 presidential elections by pledging to "give the lash" to his nation's corrupt political class and delivering an anti-U.S. message similar to that of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Argentine ex-president out of hospital
Sep 28 2006 1:55PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Former President Carlos Menem was released from a hospital Thursday after a two-day stay for treatment of a low blood sugar level that prompted his collapse at a political rally earlier this week.
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