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Family denounces botched Fla. execution
Dec 22 2006 11:54PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A Puerto Rican man whose botched execution in Florida renewed opposition to the death penalty in the United States and this island territory was buried Friday in a ceremony attended by about 100 people.
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Venezuela rejects U.S. Senate report
Dec 22 2006 11:45PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela took issue Friday with a U.S. Senate report criticizing its stance toward nongovernment organizations, saying such groups are treated fairly and that Washington should mind its own business.
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Mexico subsidizes suspected trafficker
Dec 22 2006 9:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexican wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States received more than $2,000 in government aid to subsidize his cattle business, according to the Mexican Agricultural Department's Web site.
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Cuba says economy grew 12.5 percent
Dec 22 2006 7:39PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban finance officials acknowledged in an unusually critical year-end report Friday that the country's economy is still suffering the affects of the severe crisis of the 1990s but nevertheless grew 12.5 percent in 2006.
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Brazil asks air force to aid airlines
Dec 22 2006 6:28PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called in the Brazilian air force Friday to help transport airline passengers on an emergency basis as long delays and overbooked planes snarled commercial flights over the busy holiday weekend.
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Cuban lawmakers hold session
Dec 22 2006 3:46PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro's chair was empty Friday, but Cuban lawmakers quickly approved a spending plan for 2007 in their first session since he fell ill, a sign the communist government will sail ahead without the bearded leader at its helm.
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