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Paraguay hardens U.S. military stance
Oct 3 2006 9:27PM (CT)
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Paraguay's decision to refuse diplomatic immunity for U.S. troops and not to renew a military cooperation pact sparked debate Tuesday, with analysts calling the developments a blow to U.S. attempts to improve regional ties.
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Latinos debate forming regional force
Oct 3 2006 9:04PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Latin American defense ministers debated forming a regional peacekeeping force Tuesday, while the top U.S. defense official urged nations at a hemispheric conference to work together to combat drug trafficking and terrorism.
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Rumsfeld stays mum on Nicaragua politics
Oct 3 2006 9:00PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld criticized Venezuela's hostile politics and longtime adversary Cuba but avoided any talk about another old antagonist, Nicaraguan presidential candidate Daniel Ortega.
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Haiti police make goodwill visit to slum
Oct 3 2006 8:17PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Police entered Haiti's worst slum for the first time in nearly three years on Tuesday, strolling past bullet-scarred buildings and shaking hands with onlookers in a goodwill visit aimed at restoring order in the gang-controlled area.
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Court wants two pilots' passports seized
Oct 3 2006 5:51PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian court on Tuesday ordered police to seize the passports of two American pilots whose executive jet clipped a commercial plane in midair last week, causing it to crash in the Amazon jungle and kill 155 people, a spokeswoman said.
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Silva, Alckmin woo parties before runoff
Oct 3 2006 3:12PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his rival in the second round presidential election have begun courting small rival political parties ahead of the Oct. 29 runoff.
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Mexico criticizes plan for border fence
Oct 3 2006 1:36AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government on Monday saying a plan to build hundreds of miles of fencing on their common border would damage relations.
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