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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bogota</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Colombian defense chief says Venezuela mistaken about spy plane, that maybe soldiers saw Santa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia to Chavez: Maybe &#8217;spy plane&#8217; was Santa

BOGOTA — Colombia&#8217;s defense chief joked Monday that Venezuelan troops might have mistaken Santa&#8217;s sleigh for a spy plane, dismissing accusations by President Hugo Chavez about drones flying over Venezuela.
Chavez on Sunday accused the United States of violating Venezuela&#8217;s airspace with an unmanned spy plane and ordered his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-defense-chief-says-venezuela-mistaken-about-spy-plane-that-maybe-soldiers-saw-santa-247062/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Colombian defense chief says Venezuela mistaken about spy plane, that maybe soldiers saw Santa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian rebel groups join forces to fight against government</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Colombia&#8217;s two largest guerrilla groups have joined forces in the fight against the government of President Alvaro Uribe, the leaders of the two groups said in a joint statement.

&#8220;We aim to work for unity to confront the current regime with firmness,&#8221; the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-rebel-groups-join-forces-to-fight-against-government-245265/" title="Colombian rebel groups join forces to fight against government">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mastermind of Colombian pyramid scheme sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $12.5 million</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombian pyramid scheme mastermind gets 30 years

BOGOTA — A man whose pyramid investment scheme bilked fellow Colombians out of hundreds of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 30 years and eight months in prison for a money-laundering conviction.
The Colombian judge also has fined David Murcia $12.5 million. He is expected to be extradited to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mastermind-of-colombian-pyramid-scheme-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-fined-125-million-245031/">Source article &nbsp;: Mastermind of Colombian pyramid scheme sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $12.5 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia intercepts smugglers with anti-aircraft ordnance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Four Ecuadorian women who were trying to smuggle anti-aircraft ordnance into Colombia have been arrested, police said.

The women had entered the country illegally at Ipiales, a town on Colombia&#8217;s southern border with Ecuador, and boarded a bus bound for the city of Cali.	 	
The arrests were made Monday night, according to the police  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-intercepts-smugglers-with-anti-aircraft-ordnance-244574/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Stray bullet hits woman riding in cable car in Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A stray bullet hit a young woman riding a Metrocable, a cable-car system in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin, television stations reported.

The woman was taken to a clinic after being hit in the leg Saturday and is in a stable condition.	 	
Residents said this was not the first time that a bullet ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stray-bullet-hits-woman-riding-in-cable-car-in-colombia-243634/" title="Stray bullet hits woman riding in cable car in Colombia">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian police make biggest heroin bust in years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A police drug-sniffing dog led officers to 131 kg of heroin hidden in a wood shipment at the northern Colombian port of Barranquilla, making it the biggest seizure of the illegal drug in years, officials said.

Officers also found 136 kg of cocaine inside the shipping containers, the commander of the drug enforcement police, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-police-make-biggest-heroin-bust-in-years-241256/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Colombian police make biggest heroin bust in years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta Air Lines flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back after cracked windshield found</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back

ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight from Colombia to Atlanta returned to the Bogota airport as a precaution Wednesday after the crew discovered some cracks in the copilot&#8217;s windshield.
The decision to turn back was made about 35 minutes into the flight that left Bogota at 10:30 a.m. .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-flight-from-bogota-to-atlanta-turns-back-after-cracked-windshield-found-238906/">Delta Air Lines flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back after cracked windshield found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven killed in shootout at Colombian cemetery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A shootout between suspected gang members during a burial at a cemetery left seven people dead in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali over the weekend, officials said.

Six of the victims belonged to a family that was visiting a grave at the cemetery Sunday, Cali Metropolitan Police chief Col. Miguel Angel Bojaca said.	 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seven-killed-in-shootout-at-colombian-cemetery-238118/">Seven killed in shootout at Colombian cemetery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-italian-cruise-ship-chef-missing-in-caribbean-life-preserver-cant-be-found-237290/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Italian chef missing at sea on Caribbean cruise

ROME — Colombian maritime authorities searched Sunday for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from a U.S. cruise ship off Colombia&#8217;s Caribbean coast, officials and the man&#8217;s family said.
There were different accounts about when and where Angelo Faliva, 31, was last seen as the Princess Cruises ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-italian-cruise-ship-chef-missing-in-caribbean-life-preserver-cant-be-found-237290/">Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seven rebels killed in bombing raid in Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - At least seven rebels were killed Saturday in the bombing of a rebel camp by the military in the jungles of the southeastern province of Guaviare, officials said.

The insurgent base, located in a rural area near the town of Calamar, belonged to the First Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seven-rebels-killed-in-bombing-raid-in-colombia-237085/">Source article &nbsp;: Seven rebels killed in bombing raid in Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian court convicts ex-general in notorious 1997 massacre by right-wing death squads</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-court-convicts-ex-general-in-notorious-1997-massacre-by-right-wing-death-squads-235968/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libardo Cardona</dc:creator>
		
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Court convicts ex-general in Colombia massacre

BOGOTA — A Colombian court has convicted a retired army general of murder and sentenced him to 40 years in prison for his role in a notorious 1997 massacre by far-right militias.
The sentence of ex-Gen. Jaime Humberto Uscategui is the most severe imposed on a senior Colombian officer in a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-court-convicts-ex-general-in-notorious-1997-massacre-by-right-wing-death-squads-235968/">Original article &nbsp;: Colombian court convicts ex-general in notorious 1997 massacre by right-wing death squads</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8217;s top cop: Escobar&#8217;s son directly involved in drug lord&#8217;s crimes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Sequera</dc:creator>
		
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Escobar son accused in Medellin cartel crimes

BOGOTA — Colombia&#8217;s police director says the son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was directly involved in cartel business, even killings, rejecting the denials of a man whose reappearance is creating a sensation in Colombia 16 years after his father&#8217;s death.
The accusations that Gen. Oscar Naranjo made in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-top-cop-escobars-son-directly-involved-in-drug-lords-crimes-231883/" title="Colombia&#8217;s top cop: Escobar&#8217;s son directly involved in drug lord&#8217;s crimes">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia intelligence chief: Crowd attacks officers, frees suspected FARC supporter from cuffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia: Mob attacks intel agents, frees suspect

BOGOTA — The chief of Colombia&#8217;s secret police says a mob assaulted three of its agents as they tried to arrest a suspect with alleged guerrilla ties.
DAS intelligence agency director Felipe Munoz says Ivan Danilo Alarcon, wanted for rebellion and drug trafficking, was detained near a university in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-intelligence-chief-crowd-attacks-officers-frees-suspected-farc-supporter-from-cuffs-230155/" title="Colombia intelligence chief: Crowd attacks officers, frees suspected FARC supporter from cuffs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia detains 4 Venezuelan national guard troops, plans repatriation to calm relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia to return Venezuela national guard troops

BOGOTA — Four soldiers from Venezuela&#8217;s National Guard captured in Colombian territory will be repatriated in a bid to ease tensions between the South American neighbors, President Alvaro Uribe&#8217;s government said Saturday.
The Colombian navy intercepted the men Friday in El Aceitico along the border, according to a statement by ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-detains-4-venezuelan-national-guard-troops-plans-repatriation-to-calm-relations-229672/">Colombia detains 4 Venezuelan national guard troops, plans repatriation to calm relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador, Colombia to restore ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Quito and Bogota have named charges d&#8217;affaires to restore diplomatic ties severed last year following an attack on a Colombian rebel base in Ecuador.

Colombia has named Ricardo Montenegro as its envoy to Ecuador, while Quito has named Andres Teran as charge d&#8217;affaires in Bogota.	 	
Colombian Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez, currently on a state ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-colombia-to-restore-ties-229054/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ecuador, Colombia to restore ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Love parfait: Colombian cooking concocts dessert with passion fruit _ and Viagra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia chef school concocts dessert with Viagra

BOGOTA — A Colombian cooking school has concocted a &#8220;love dessert&#8221; made with passion fruit — and Viagra.
Student chefs at the state culinary school in Quindio province wouldn&#8217;t give the complete ingredients but say it contains the active ingredient in Viagra.
The pudding-like dessert is garnished with whipped cream and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/love-parfait-colombian-cooking-concocts-dessert-with-passion-fruit-_-and-viagra-228987/">Original article on  : Love parfait: Colombian cooking concocts dessert with passion fruit _ and Viagra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian Police capture 19 rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Nineteen rebels of Colombia&#8217;s largest leftist guerrilla group have been captured in three separate operations, the police said. 

Fourteen rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were captured in northeastern Norte de Santander province, while the rest of the insurgents were nabbed in Antioquia and Uribe provinces, the police said in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-police-capture-19-rebels-226180/">Colombian Police capture 19 rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia reports seizure of $19 million in counterfeit US currency in 2009; big rise from 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia seizes $19M in forged US bills in 2009

BOGOTA — Colombian authorities say they have seized $19 million in forged U.S. currency so far this year, five times the amount confiscated last year.
A statement from the Presidency&#8217;s press office says 16 people have been arrested in Colombia and the United States in connection with the ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-reports-seizure-of-19-million-in-counterfeit-us-currency-in-2009-big-rise-from-2008-225138/">Colombia reports seizure of $19 million in counterfeit US currency in 2009; big rise from 2008</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>39 killed in Colombia clashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Nine soldiers and at least 30 rebels were killed in clashes in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca, the Colombian Army said Tuesday.

The gun battle started late Monday when about 200 members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) tried to storm the village of Corinto, 300 km southwest of Bogota.	 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/39-killed-in-colombia-clashes-224684/">Original article &nbsp;: 39 killed in Colombia clashes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian government says 9 soldiers killed in combat with FARC rebels</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels

BOGOTA — Colombia says at least nine soldiers have been killed and four wounded in combat with leftist rebels in a mountainous western region.
Col. Luis Danilo Murcia commands the army brigade involved. He says the soldiers came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels from the Revolutionary Armed ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-government-says-9-soldiers-killed-in-combat-with-farc-rebels-224499/">Colombian government says 9 soldiers killed in combat with FARC rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez warns Colombia, US against possible aggression against Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela&#8217;s military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country&#8217;s soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors.
Chavez said Venezuela could ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-warns-colombia-us-against-possible-aggression-against-venezuela-222614/" title="Chavez warns Colombia, US against possible aggression against Venezuela">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP interview: 15 years after Pablo Escobar&#8217;s death, son comes forward, asks forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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AP interview: Pablo Escobar&#8217;s son asks forgiveness

BOGOTA — After notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed, the son who many thought would succeed him fled Colombia, assumed a new identity and lived a low-profile life as an architect in Argentina.
The former Juan Pablo Escobar, who was 16 when his father was shot to death in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-interview-15-years-after-pablo-escobars-death-son-comes-forward-asks-forgiveness-222565/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : AP interview: 15 years after Pablo Escobar&#8217;s death, son comes forward, asks forgiveness</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Explosions of anti-personnel mines kill 3 adults, wound 2 children in Colombian family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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3 Colombians die in anti-personnel mine blasts

BOGOTA — Colombian officials say three adults have been killed and two children wounded in two related anti-personnel mine blasts in the country&#8217;s northwest.
The top security official in the town of Dabeiba, Wesly Uran, says two brothers aged 9 and 10 were wounded Thursday night when they set off .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosions-of-anti-personnel-mines-kill-3-adults-wound-2-children-in-colombian-family-221167/">Explosions of anti-personnel mines kill 3 adults, wound 2 children in Colombian family</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games, beating out Bogota and Lima</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The 2015 Pan American Games are going to Toronto.

The Pan American Sports Organization awarded the games in a secret vote on Friday with Toronto receiving 33 votes to win on the first ballot. Lima, Peru, received 11 votes and Bogota seven. One vote of the 52 was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/toronto-awarded-2015-pan-american-games-beating-out-bogota-and-lima-221110/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games, beating out Bogota and Lima</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian navy seizes 2.5 tonnes of cocaine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Colombia&#8217;s navy Wednesday seized 2,219 kg cocaine off the Andean nation&#8217;s Pacific coast, authorities said, adding that a US Coast Guard vessel aided in the seizure.

The operation, which was carried out 100 km from Bahia Solano, got under way after naval units detected the presence of a boat with six crewmembers on board .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-navy-seizes-25-tonnes-of-cocaine-218366/">Original source &nbsp;: Colombian navy seizes 2.5 tonnes of cocaine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>FARC guerrilla wanted by US captured in Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A suspected member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), wanted by the US on terrorism charges, has been arrested, Colombian authorities said.

Maribel Gallego Rubio, known as &#8220;Maritza&#8221;, was arrested in Bogota, DAS security service said, without providing the date of the arrest.	 	
The guerrilla was captured by intelligence officers with the .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farc-guerrilla-wanted-by-us-captured-in-colombia-214525/">FARC guerrilla wanted by US captured in Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia, US sign controversial military cooperation deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Colombia and the US signed Friday a controversial military deal granting the US use of seven military bases on Colombian soil.

The US-Colombian plan had been announced this summer and drew sharp criticism from Latin American leaders who worry that the US presence could threaten the sovereignty of neighbouring countries and promote meddling in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-us-sign-controversial-military-cooperation-deal-212880/">Colombia, US sign controversial military cooperation deal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Agreement signed to expand US military use of Colombian bases</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Pact signed to expand US use of Colombia bases

BOGOTA — In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers on Friday signed a pact giving American personnel expanded access to military bases in this drug-producing country, a deal that Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region&#8217;s security.
Foreign Minister Jaime ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-signed-to-expand-us-military-use-of-colombian-bases-212489/">Agreement signed to expand US military use of Colombian bases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Two teenagers killed in Colombian `military error&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Two Colombian teenagers died after soldiers opened fire at them in the northwestern province of Antioquia, in what the soldiers&#8217; commanding officer called a &#8220;military error&#8221;.

The commander of the army&#8217;s 5th Brigade, Gen. Jairo Aponte, told reporters that the incident occurred Saturday night in the town of Yondo.	 	
Aponte said that the teenagers, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/two-teenagers-killed-in-colombian-military-error-200435/">Source article &nbsp;: Two teenagers killed in Colombian `military error&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor reopens prelim probe into Colombian VP&#8217;s meetings with far-right militias</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Colombia&#8217;s acting chief prosecutor is reopening a preliminary investigation into Vice President Francisco Santos over meetings the politician held with far-right militia leaders as a journalist.

A probe was opened in 2007 after a jailed paramilitary boss said he met with Santos in the 1990s. It was shelved last year.
The prosecutor, Guillermo Mendoza, said ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-reopens-prelim-probe-into-colombian-vps-meetings-with-far-right-militias-200386/">Prosecutor reopens prelim probe into Colombian VP&#8217;s meetings with far-right militias</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian mayor cancels Calle 13 concert over lead singer&#8217;s T-shirt &#8217;slur&#8217; against president</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The mayor of a Colombian provincial capital says he&#8217;s canceling a January concert by the Puerto Rican band Calle 13 over a T-shirt worn by its lead singer.

Mayor Juan Manuel Llano of Manizales said Monday that Rene Perez, or &#8220;Residente,&#8221; insulted Colombian President Alvaro Uribe with the shirt he had on during the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-over-lead-singers-t-shirt-slur-against-president-200267/">Read : Colombian mayor cancels Calle 13 concert over lead singer&#8217;s T-shirt &#8217;slur&#8217; against president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian prosecutor tallies more than 27,000 forced disappearances since 1980s.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — A senior prosecutor says more than 27,000 people have been forcibly disappeared in Colombia since the late 1980s — at least 75 percent by illegal far-right militias.

It&#8217;s the first official number on the subject and is based chiefly on recent confessions of demobilized militia fighters and relatives of those missing and presumed killed.
Prosecutor .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-prosecutor-tallies-more-than-27000-forced-disappearances-since-1980s-200020/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian police seize two tonnes of cocaine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Police seized two tonnes of cocaine in a ranch in northwestern Colombia and arrested a minor who was guarding the load, the authorities said Tuesday.

The raid took place over the weekend in a rural area in the municipality of Necocli, in the province of Antioquia. The drugs were found near the Gulf of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-police-seize-two-tonnes-of-cocaine-195288/">Colombian police seize two tonnes of cocaine</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Renowned Colombian journalist says he&#8217;s heading to Europe after failed assassination attempt</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — A Colombian radio journalist famed for broadcasting relatives&#8217; messages to kidnap victims says he&#8217;s leaving the country because of an apparent attempt on his life.

Herbin Hoyos says he&#8217;s leaving Monday for Europe.
He tells The Associated Press that military intelligence caught wind of the attempt on Thursday as it was in progress and alerted .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/renowned-colombian-journalist-says-hes-heading-to-europe-after-failed-assassination-attempt-193342/">Original article &nbsp;: Renowned Colombian journalist says he&#8217;s heading to Europe after failed assassination attempt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian teenager accidentally killed by his pet dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A teenager choked to death after attaching the leash of his pet pit bull to his neck while roughhousing with the dog, Colombian media reported.

Deiner Lopez Madera, 14, was found unconscious on the floor in his home with the dog at his side.	 	
The teenager was rushed to a hospital in the northern .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-teenager-accidentally-killed-by-his-pet-dog-190426/">Colombian teenager accidentally killed by his pet dog</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times.

One guard was killed and another suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the daring midday raid, which ended with rebel chief Gustavo Anibal Giraldo fleeing on the back of a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-guerrillas-spring-jailed-commander-wanted-for-extradition-to-us-killing-guard-189977/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nine killed in Colombia bus accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Nine people were killed when the passenger bus in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck in southeastern Colombia, police said.

The accident took place on the road linking the Colombian towns of Puerto Lopez and Puerto Gaitan Sunday. The victims include four women and five men.
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nine-killed-in-colombia-bus-accident-187019/" title="Nine killed in Colombia bus accident">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunman on horseback kills town councilman, wounds 11-year-old in southeastern Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Colombian authorities say a gunman on horseback killed a town councilman and wounded an 11-year-old boy in the country&#8217;s southeast.

The president of the national councilman&#8217;s federation, Fabior Estrada, says the slain politician, 41-year-old German Herrera, was the president of the town council in Castillo and a father of four.
Authorities are offering a $25,000 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunman-on-horseback-kills-town-councilman-wounds-11-year-old-in-southeastern-colombia-183387/">Gunman on horseback kills town councilman, wounds 11-year-old in southeastern Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian air force pilots sentenced to 31 years for murder in cluster-bombing of civilians</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — A judge has found two Colombian air force pilots guilty of murder and sentenced them to 31 years in prison each for the 1998 cluster-bombing of a village that killed 17 people.

Judge Martin Suarez found that the pilots, both lieutenants, had acted impetuously, failing to distinguish between civilians and leftist rebels. Six children ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-air-force-pilots-sentenced-to-31-years-for-murder-in-cluster-bombing-of-civilians-179887/" title="Colombian air force pilots sentenced to 31 years for murder in cluster-bombing of civilians">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian court denies extradition for rebel accused of kidnapping LA Times journalists</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The Colombian Supreme Court has denied a U.S. request to extradite a rebel commander accused of ordering the 12-day kidnapping in 2003 of two journalists on assignment for The Los Angeles Times.

Gustavo Anibal Giraldo, alias &#8220;Pablo,&#8221; should be tried in Colombia because the alleged abduction of photographer Scott A. Dalton and writer Alison .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-court-denies-extradition-for-rebel-accused-of-kidnapping-la-times-journalists-179275/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Colombian court denies extradition for rebel accused of kidnapping LA Times journalists</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian prosecutors, military unearth 35 bodies of peasants, rebels in separate mass graves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libardo Cardona</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The chief prosecutor&#8217;s office said Friday it has unearthed the remains of 17 peasants tortured and killed at a ranch that belonged to the since-slain, far-right militia leader Carlos Castano in Colombia&#8217;s northwest.

In the southern jungles, meanwhile, the Colombian military said it had discovered a mass grave holding 16 rebels believed killed in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-prosecutors-military-unearth-35-bodies-of-peasants-rebels-in-separate-mass-graves-179270/">Source &nbsp;: Colombian prosecutors, military unearth 35 bodies of peasants, rebels in separate mass graves</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-president Carter says he&#8217;s disappointed in Venezuelan leader Chavez</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-carter-says-hes-disappointed-in-venezuelan-leader-chavez-173751/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA, Colombia — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he is disappointed by Venezuela&#8217;s President Hugo Chavez and concerned he is increasingly shifting toward an authoritarian regime.

Carter says Chavez initially helped the country by sharing national wealth. But Carter says Chavez is now consolidating political power, making it &#8220;almost impossible&#8221; for the Obama Administration to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-carter-says-hes-disappointed-in-venezuelan-leader-chavez-173751/">Original source &nbsp;: Ex-president Carter says he&#8217;s disappointed in Venezuelan leader Chavez</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8217;s Uribe changes tack on release of police and military hostages held by rebels</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-uribe-changes-tack-on-release-of-police-and-military-hostages-held-by-rebels-173393/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Sequera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA, Colombia — President Alvaro Uribe&#8217;s government said Saturday it is dropping a demand that Colombia&#8217;s main rebel group release all its police and military hostages at once, possibly opening the way for negotiations.

Colombia&#8217;s peace commissioner, Frank Pearl, said relatives of the hostages had met with Uribe and asked him to help secure their loved ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-uribe-changes-tack-on-release-of-police-and-military-hostages-held-by-rebels-173393/">Colombia&#8217;s Uribe changes tack on release of police and military hostages held by rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia extradites captured rebel, 9 others to US</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - Colombia has extradited a captured leftist guerrilla, the ex-girlfriend of a jailer of high-value captives rescued last year, and nine other suspects to the US. 

Nancy Conde Rubio, alias Doris Adriana, who is accused of serving as logistics coordinator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was the girlfriend of Gerardo ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-extradites-captured-rebel-9-others-to-us-173367/">Colombia extradites captured rebel, 9 others to US</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia extradites captured guerrilla to face terrorism charges in US</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — A captured leftist rebel who unwittingly helped officials rescue 15 hostages — including three American military contractors — was bundled aboard a plane to Florida on Saturday to face charges of terrorism in a U.S. federal court.

Prosecutors say that Nancy Conde Rubio, 37, led a finance and supply operation for the Revolutionary Armed ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-extradites-captured-guerrilla-to-face-terrorism-charges-in-us-173248/" title="Colombia extradites captured guerrilla to face terrorism charges in US">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US-allied Colombian government to dismantle scandal-plagued domestic intelligence agency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-allied-colombian-government-to-dismantle-scandal-plagued-domestic-intelligence-agency-172817/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — After a wiretapping scandal, Colombia&#8217;s domestic spy department will be dismantled and a new agency will be set up to focus on intelligence and counterintelligence work involving national security, the nation&#8217;s spy chief said Friday.

Felipe Munoz Gomez said the majority of the current agency&#8217;s 6,000 employees will be transferred to the criminal investigative .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-allied-colombian-government-to-dismantle-scandal-plagued-domestic-intelligence-agency-172817/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: US-allied Colombian government to dismantle scandal-plagued domestic intelligence agency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8217;s president says he favors eliminating scandal-plagued domestic spy agency</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-president-says-he-favors-eliminating-scandal-plagued-domestic-spy-agency-171871/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — President Alvaro Uribe says he is in favor of eliminating Colombia&#8217;s scandal-plagued domestic intelligence agency and transferring its functions to the police.

Washington&#8217;s top ally in South America has previously said the DAS could be restructured, but Thursday&#8217;s comments were the first time he has publicly backed eliminating the agency.
Uribe said his government is .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-president-says-he-favors-eliminating-scandal-plagued-domestic-spy-agency-171871/">Colombia&#8217;s president says he favors eliminating scandal-plagued domestic spy agency</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian guerrilla who guarded Betancourt surrenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA - A FARC guerrilla who guarded 15 high-value hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt who was rescued by the Colombian military last year, has surrendered, the army said.

The guerrilla, known as &#8220;Angelo&#8221;, turned himself in to soldiers in Miraflores, a hamlet in the southern province of Guaviare, and requested protection.	 	
The rebel &#8220;knew .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-guerrilla-who-guarded-betancourt-surrenders-168554/">Colombian guerrilla who guarded Betancourt surrenders</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s cross-border raid on rebel camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador and Colombia will hold direct talks to mend diplomatic relations that ruptured a year-and-a-half ago after a cross-border military raid that killed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador, officials said Monday.

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Fander Falconi said he will meet with his Colombian counterpart, Jaime Bermudez, early next week on the sidelines of a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-agrees-to-resume-talks-1%c2%bd-years-after-colombias-cross-border-raid-on-rebel-camp-168298/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s cross-border raid on rebel camp</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian police: Bombs strapped to donkeys kill 2 coca-eradication workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Police say two bombs being carried by donkeys exploded in northeastern Colombia, killing two coca-eradication workers and wounding six soldiers.

Police Gen. Orlando Pineda says the workers were heading from one field to another to destroy coca plants when the explosives tied to the two donkeys went off.
Officials attributed Friday&#8217;s attack to the leftist .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-police-bombs-strapped-to-donkeys-kill-2-coca-eradication-workers-166453/">Colombian police: Bombs strapped to donkeys kill 2 coca-eradication workers</a>.]]></description>
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