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Bogota's Mayor Warns of Crisis If He Is Ousted Mayor of Colombia's capital mayor warns of crisis in governability if he is forced from office
ABC News | 15 hours, 10 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Colombia's ousted Bogota mayor rallies thousands in protest BOGOTA (Reuters) - Waving banners and chanting his name, thousands of supporters of Colombia's leftist Bogota mayor converged on the capital's central plaza on Tuesday to express outrage at his ouster and 15-year ban from holding political office.
Reuters | 17 hours, 16 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

How Stolen Smartphones End Up In The Hands Of Colombian Cartels This article is part of a Huffington Post series exploring the global underground trade in stolen smartphones. Previous stories in the series can be found here. BOGOTA, Colombia -- In the capital of a country notorious for drug trafficking, here was a fam
Yahoo! News | 18 hours, 24 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Bogota mayor ordered removed from office over handling of privatized trash services Cancellation of trash collection contract ruled unconstitutional by Colombia's inspector-general
The Globe and Mail | Dec 10, 2013 4:46 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Mayor of Colombia's capital ordered removed Mayor Gustavo Petro refusing to step down after being ordered to leave over his handling of Bogota's waste management.
Al Jazeera | Dec 10, 2013 05:12 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Mayor Ousted in Colombia After Claims of Bungling The BogotÃ¡ mayor, Gustavo Petro, was said to have made serious mistakes in his handling of the botched transfer of garbage collection from private contractors to a government-run service.
New York Times | Dec 10, 2013 03:55 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Former rebel mayor of Colombia's capital removed from post BOGOTA (Reuters) - The leftist mayor of Colombia's capital was removed from his post on Monday for the mismanagement of garbage collection and banned from holding office for 15 years, a blow to the nation's left as peace talks continue with Marxist FARC r
Reuters | Dec 10, 2013 01:59 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Bogota mayor sacked over trash collection The leftist mayor of Colombia's capital was removed from his post on Monday for the mismanagement of garbage collection and banned from holding office for 15 years, a blow to the nation's left as peace talks continue with Marxist FARC rebels.
Canoe.ca | Dec 9, 2013 9:02 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Mayor of Colombia's capital removed from post BOGOTA (Reuters) - The leftist mayor of Colombia's capital of Bogota was removed from his post on Monday for the mismanagement of garbage collection and banned from holding office for 15 years, a blow to the nation's left as peace talks continue with Marx
Reuters | Dec 9, 2013 6:55 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Mayor Ordered Ousted in Colombia's Capital Colombian inspector-general orders ouster of Bogota's leftist mayor
ABC News | Dec 9, 2013 6:49 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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