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Police, protesters clash in Mexican city
Nov 25 2006 11:45PM (CT)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - Police fired tear gas at dozens of protesters hurling gasoline bombs, rocks and powerful fireworks near the main square of this southern Mexican city troubled by months of unrest.
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Massive rally backs Chavez opponent
Nov 25 2006 11:25PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans packed a major highway Saturday in a rally for opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, one of the largest demonstrations against President Hugo Chavez in years.
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Pinochet takes responsibility for regime
Nov 25 2006 9:15PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Gen. Augusto Pinochet took full responsibility for the first time Saturday for the actions of his 1973-90 dictatorship, which carried out thousands of political killings and is blamed for widespread torture and illegal imprisonment.
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Banana baron vs. Chavez ally in Ecuador
Nov 25 2006 12:47PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - One is a banana billionaire who hobnobs with the Kennedys and Rockefellers. The other calls himself a friend of Venezuela's anti-U.S. president, Hugo Chavez. On Sunday they square off for the presidency of Ecuador, a country whose last three elected leaders were driven from office by street protests.
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Players compete in World Cup for Blind
Nov 25 2006 7:36AM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The ball at the World Championships of Soccer for the Blind clatters like a rattlesnake's tail. Fans are barred from cheering too loudly and clear plastic walls keep the players in-bounds. Every four years, players compete for Cup glory in an eight-nation tournament drawing hundreds, not millions, of fans to a game without the noisy hype of media and merchandising. Save for the goalkeepers, all the athletes are legally blind.
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Bolivia divided over Morales' reforms
Nov 25 2006 4:22AM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Emboldened by a series of political triumphs, President Evo Morales is pressing to expand his legal powers and push through populist measures _ a power play both loved and loathed in this bitterly divided nation.
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