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Bush Concedes Defeat On Colombia Trade Pact
President Bush said yesterday that a trade agreement with Colombia is "dead" unless House Democrats agree to hold a vote on the pact, effectively admitting defeat on a White House priority.
Washington Post – Apr 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
President Bush said yesterday that a trade agreement with Colombia is "dead" unless House Democrats agree to hold a vote on the pact, effectively admitting defeat on a White House priority.
Washington Post – Apr 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
House Delays Deliberation of Colombia Pact
The House voted yesterday to delay consideration of a trade agreement with Colombia, despite fierce opposition from the Bush administration and accusations by Republicans that Democrats were subverting long-standing laws on such pacts.
Washington Post – Apr 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The House voted yesterday to delay consideration of a trade agreement with Colombia, despite fierce opposition from the Bush administration and accusations by Republicans that Democrats were subverting long-standing laws on such pacts.
Washington Post – Apr 11, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Taking On the President's Family
BARINAS, Venezuela -- Wilmer Azuaje is baby-faced, and his house here in this provincial capital is decorated with kitsch, including a giant painting of a voluptuous, naked blonde.
Washington Post – Apr 9, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BARINAS, Venezuela -- Wilmer Azuaje is baby-faced, and his house here in this provincial capital is decorated with kitsch, including a giant painting of a voluptuous, naked blonde.
Washington Post – Apr 9, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Bush Backs New Trade Pact With Colombia
President Bush announced yesterday that he is sending a Colombian free-trade agreement to Congress, moving toward a confrontation with Democrats and labor unions that he could lose during a hotly contested election year.
Washington Post – Apr 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
President Bush announced yesterday that he is sending a Colombian free-trade agreement to Congress, moving toward a confrontation with Democrats and labor unions that he could lose during a hotly contested election year.
Washington Post – Apr 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
An Ambassador Born of the 'Dirty Wars'
Outside the office of Hector Timerman, Argentina's new ambassador to Washington, across from an oval ballroom, are photographs of his 50 predecessors.
Washington Post – Apr 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Outside the office of Hector Timerman, Argentina's new ambassador to Washington, across from an oval ballroom, are photographs of his 50 predecessors.
Washington Post – Apr 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Venezuela Steps Up Efforts To Thwart Cocaine Traffic
ELORZA, Venezuela -- Facing criticism that cocaine trafficking is out of control, Venezuela's government this year has embarked on an aggressive program to track drug-smuggling planes and destroy clandestine airstrips used by Colombian drug clans, Venezuelan drug enforcement and military official...
Washington Post – Apr 7, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
ELORZA, Venezuela -- Facing criticism that cocaine trafficking is out of control, Venezuela's government this year has embarked on an aggressive program to track drug-smuggling planes and destroy clandestine airstrips used by Colombian drug clans, Venezuelan drug enforcement and military official...
Washington Post – Apr 7, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Brazil's Military Mobilizes Against Dengue
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian military troops joined public health workers this week to battle the deadliest outbreak of dengue fever to hit this city, which in recent years has been the epicenter of the disease's resurgence throughout Latin America.
Washington Post – Apr 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian military troops joined public health workers this week to battle the deadliest outbreak of dengue fever to hit this city, which in recent years has been the epicenter of the disease's resurgence throughout Latin America.
Washington Post – Apr 3, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Pass Off Bodies as Rebels'
SAN FRANCISCO, Colombia -- All Cruz Elena González saw when the soldiers came past her house was a corpse, wrapped in a tarp and strapped to a mule. A guerrilla killed in combat, soldiers muttered, as they trudged past her meek home in this town in northwestern Colombia.
Washington Post – Mar 30, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SAN FRANCISCO, Colombia -- All Cruz Elena González saw when the soldiers came past her house was a corpse, wrapped in a tarp and strapped to a mule. A guerrilla killed in combat, soldiers muttered, as they trudged past her meek home in this town in northwestern Colombia.
Washington Post – Mar 30, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Colombia's Rebels Face Possibility of Implosion
PEREIRA, Colombia -- Hungry, desperate and afraid for his life, Pedro Pablo Montoya shot the commander he was supposed to protect. He then severed the commander's right hand -- as proof he'd killed one of Colombia's most wanted men -- and deserted the once-powerful rebel group to which he had ple...
Washington Post – Mar 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
PEREIRA, Colombia -- Hungry, desperate and afraid for his life, Pedro Pablo Montoya shot the commander he was supposed to protect. He then severed the commander's right hand -- as proof he'd killed one of Colombia's most wanted men -- and deserted the once-powerful rebel group to which he had ple...
Washington Post – Mar 22, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Brazil Pursues Crackdown on Loggers After Surge in Cutting
TAILANDIA, Brazil -- The Brazilian government has launched an aggressive crackdown on logging in the Amazon, an operation that pits environmental regulators against people who say they depend on those protected resources to survive.
Washington Post – Mar 21, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
TAILANDIA, Brazil -- The Brazilian government has launched an aggressive crackdown on logging in the Amazon, an operation that pits environmental regulators against people who say they depend on those protected resources to survive.
Washington Post – Mar 21, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
