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Hotel tycoon, 3 others die in crash
Oct 11 2006 11:08PM (CT)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Resort tycoon Howard "Butch" Kerzner was killed along with three others Wednesday when a helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a building on the Dominican Republic's north coast, an aviation official said.
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Chavez vows to fight attacks on Morales
Oct 11 2006 10:46PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela President Hugo Chavez warned Wednesday that his country is ready to take action against any government that takes power in Bolivia if his close ally, Evo Morales, is toppled.
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U.S. cuts economic aid for Colombia area
Oct 11 2006 6:03PM (CT)
SAN JOSE DEL FRAGUA, Colombia (AP) - The United States is quietly cutting back economic aid in a region where cocaine production is surging, a strategy critics say hurts Washington's $4 billion effort to try to wean Colombia off the illegal drug trade.
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Lawyer: Plane transponder was working
Oct 11 2006 4:21PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A lawyer for the two Americans pilots of an executive jet that collided with a Boeing 737 in Brazil said Wednesday the smaller plane's transponder was on and working at the time of the accident.
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Protesters in Mexican city consider deal
Oct 11 2006 1:19AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Leftist protesters and striking teachers could let local police back into Oaxaca under a deal to ease months of unrest that has paralyzed the colonial city, scaring off tourists and costing millions of dollars.
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Mexico president-elect unveils reform plan
Oct 11 2006 12:12AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's president-elect laid out a proposal for reform in Mexico in the coming years, pledging to tackle poverty, create jobs and promote equality.
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U.S. partially lifts Haiti arms embargo
Oct 11 2006 12:09AM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The United States partially lifted a 15-year-old arms embargo against Haiti, the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday, allowing the troubled Caribbean nation to buy weapons for police battling violent _ and often better armed _ street gangs.
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