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Brazil leader blasted for stance on Cuba prisoners
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:05:37 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president is coming under criticism for his deference to the Cuban government regarding the island's political prisoners and hunger strikes over human rights.
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Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:57:02 GMT
 AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America's commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed.
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Passenger removed from flight at Miami airport
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:24:05 GMT
AP - A flight bound for the Dominican Republic has returned to an airport gate in Miami because of an unruly passenger.
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Obama meets Preval, warns Haiti situation 'dire'
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:18:23 GMT
 AFP - US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that the situation in Haiti following January's earthquake was still "dire" and warned that a second humanitarian disaster was possible.
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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:35 GMT
 AP - Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.
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Disaster experts praise Chile quake response
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:35 GMT
 AP - President Michelle Bachelet leaves office on Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins — and her popularity in the clouds.
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Chavez trusts God and nature in power crisis
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:46:00 GMT
 Reuters - President Hugo Chavez is confident that God and nature will pull Venezuela out of a power crisis battering both the economy and his popularity.
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Obama to host president of quake-ravaged Haiti
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:39:18 GMT
 AFP - President Barack Obama meets Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, renewing his pledge of US support for efforts to rebuild the quake-shattered Caribbean nation.
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US-born capo, drug lord's brother fight for cartel
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:20:35 GMT
 AP - Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of Mexican gangs.
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US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:45 GMT
 AP - The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.
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Chile's Bachelet reflects on term in TV interview
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:46:04 GMT
AP - Chile's president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake.
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Suspect: Charges in Argentine bomb case are 'lies'
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:36:28 GMT
AP - An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people dismissed the allegations as "lies" on Tuesday and said he won't appear before an Argentine court.
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Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:29:29 GMT
AP - Venezuela's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees.
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Clinton, Preval urge quick Haiti elections
(AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:24:13 GMT
 AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Haitian President Rene Preval in calling for new elections in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible.
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Guatemala closer to extraditing ex-president to US
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:57:35 GMT
AP - Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges.
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Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting With President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador
(PR Newswire)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:00 GMT
PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Howard Berman, and Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Xavier Becerra held a brief press availability this afternoon with El Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes prior to their meeting in the Capitol. Below is a transcript of the press availability:
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Haitians wary of US military reduction
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:49:34 GMT
 AFP - A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.
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Quake-stricken Chile needs more aid: Red Cross
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:37:10 GMT
 AFP - The Red Cross on Tuesday doubled its aid appeal for Chileans made homeless by last month's massive earthquake, saying the costs of the disaster will be greater than anticipated.
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U.N. sees no security vacuum as U.S. troops exit Haiti
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:26:37 GMT
Reuters - The United Nations is confident there will be no security vacuum in Haiti as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw from the earthquake-struck Caribbean country, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.
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Cuban hunger striker rejects Spain asylum offer
(AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:01 GMT
AP - A Cuban dissident on a 13-day hunger strike to demand the release of ailing political prisoners has refused a Spanish offer of asylum, saying on Tuesday that he is determined to continue with his protest until he dies.
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