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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bolivia</title>
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		<title>Bolivia police bust 5 cocaine labs, arrest 2 people in Quechua village; officer wounded</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Bolivia police bust 5 cocaine labs, 1 officer shot

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police say they have busted five cocaine labs and arrested two people in a remote Indian village after a confrontation in which an officer was shot.
Maj. Alex Alfaro says Indians in Qaqachaca village held police at bay with dynamite blasts, allowing some ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-police-bust-5-cocaine-labs-arrest-2-people-in-quechua-village-officer-wounded-235263/" title="Bolivia police bust 5 cocaine labs, arrest 2 people in Quechua village; officer wounded">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Clendenning</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil&#8217;s president urges West to work with Iran

BRASILIA, Brazil — Iran&#8217;s leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who also called for diplomacy to push for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazils-leader-welcomes-ahmadinejad-with-hug-urges-west-to-work-with-iran-on-nuclear-dispute-234890/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Brazil&#8217;s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world&#8217;s highest lake, at dangerously low level</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world&#8217;s highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.
Diminished rainfall and a rise in solar radiation have in the past four years led to critically low water levels that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivian-authorities-warn-titicata-worlds-highest-lake-at-dangerously-low-level-227659/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world&#8217;s highest lake, at dangerously low level</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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Indian political awakening stirs Latin America

JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia — In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country&#8217;s 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule.
All over Latin America, and ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-the-standard-bearer-as-latin-american-natives-fight-to-protect-lands-culture-214334/">Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia allows candidate for vice president to campaign from jail while killings investigated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian election officials say a jailed opposition politician can campaign for vice president from behind bars.

Former Pando state Gov. Leopoldo Fernandez is being held without charges while authorities investigate a clash that killed at least 15 people on his government&#8217;s watch.
Bolivia&#8217;s National Electoral Court announced Tuesday that Fernandez can campaign from ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-allows-candidate-for-vice-president-to-campaign-from-jail-while-killings-investigated-202354/" title="Bolivia allows candidate for vice president to campaign from jail while killings investigated">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leftist LatAm bloc urges world to reject election being held by Honduras&#8217; coup government</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftist-latam-bloc-urges-world-to-reject-election-being-held-by-honduras-coup-government-199029/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paola Flores</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — Leaders of a bloc of leftist Latin American governments urged the international community Saturday to reject the presidential election planned by Honduras&#8217; interim government next month.

The leaders of the Boliviarian Alternative group also denounced Colombia&#8217;s plan to give the U.S. military expanded use of bases in that South American nation, calling it ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftist-latam-bloc-urges-world-to-reject-election-being-held-by-honduras-coup-government-199029/" title="Leftist LatAm bloc urges world to reject election being held by Honduras&#8217; coup government">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya says coup talks in Honduras have broken down</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-aide-to-ousted-president-manuel-zelaya-says-coup-talks-in-honduras-have-broken-down-198559/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Negotiations to end the Honduran political crisis have collapsed because of the coup-installed government&#8217;s refusal to accept ousted President Manuel Zelaya&#8217;s return to power, a top aide of the deposed leader said Friday.

The announcement dampened hopes for a resolution to the three-month old conflict less than a week after the two sides ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-aide-to-ousted-president-manuel-zelaya-says-coup-talks-in-honduras-have-broken-down-198559/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Top aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya says coup talks in Honduras have broken down</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Orchid show stimulates tourism in Bolivia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CONCEPCION - Bolivia&#8217;s spring orchid festival here attracts thousands of tourists annually and has created opportunities for livelihoods for the local people, officials said.

Different varieties of orchids grow in the country&#8217;s Concepcion region where an exhibition is organised to showcase these flowers during the springtime every year. 	 	
The event, being organised for the past .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/orchid-show-stimulates-tourism-in-bolivia-197104/">Orchid show stimulates tourism in Bolivia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivian president joins in ceremony commemorating guerrilla leader Ernesto &#8216;Che&#8217; Guevara</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia&#8217;s president participated in a tribute Thursday to the guerrilla leader Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Guevara, who was captured and killed by Bolivian soldiers 42 years ago while trying to foment revolution in this Andean nation.

President Evo Morales, a close ally of the leftist governments in Venezuela and Cuba, has often expressed admiration .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivian-president-joins-in-ceremony-commemorating-guerrilla-leader-ernesto-che-guevara-191242/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>List of endangered monuments from World Monuments Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan: Old City of Herat
Argentina: Buenos Aires Historic Center, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires

Armenia: Aghjots Monastery, Garni Village
Austria: Wiener Werkbundsiedlung, Vienna
Bahrain: Suq al-Qaysariya, Muharraq
Belgium: Sanatorium Joseph Lemaire, Tombeek
Bhutan: Phajoding, Thimphu
Bolivia: Santa Teresa Convent Museum, Cochabamba
Chile: Churches of Arica Parinacota
Colombia: San Fernando and San Jose Fortresses, Cartagena; Historic Center, Santa Fe de Antioquia.
Comoros: Ujumbe Palace, Mutsamudu
Cyprus: Historic .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/list-of-endangered-monuments-from-world-monuments-funds-188339/">Original article &nbsp;: List of endangered monuments from World Monuments Funds</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia&#8217;s `rich mountain&#8217; still has plenty of silver</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EFE</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[POTOSI - The Cerro Rico de Potosi, which towers above this southern Bolivian highland city and once bankrolled Spain&#8217;s colonial presence in the Americas, still contains copious amounts of silver despite being mined uninterruptedly for 464 years.

Bolivian engineers who study how to balance mineral extraction with the goal of preserving the mountain&#8217;s conical shape have ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivias-rich-mountain-still-has-plenty-of-silver-173898/">Bolivia&#8217;s `rich mountain&#8217; still has plenty of silver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US closing some Bolivia programs, new sign of tensions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia says it is closing some democracy-promotion programs at the request of the Bolivian government.

The Embassy tells The Associated Press on Sunday that the local government asked it in August to close some programs run by the U.S. Agency for International Development. It says it is doing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-closing-some-bolivia-programs-new-sign-of-tensions-173773/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US closing some Bolivia programs, new sign of tensions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Former President Alejandro Toledo of Peru said he is concerned about recent ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-president-of-peru-bolivia-decry-actions-against-media-in-venezuela-172672/" title="Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in Venezuela">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mennonite man dies after brethren tie him to a pole for 9 hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Mennonite father of nine has died after being hung from a pole for nine hours by 22 of his brethren who accused him of rape, abuse and violating their religious rules, police said.

There have been no arrests for the death of Franz Wieler Kloss, 37, but police said community members  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mennonite-man-dies-after-brethren-tie-him-to-a-pole-for-9-hours-171455/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivian med school rector detained after police find 5 decomposing bodies on roof</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian university director is in police custody after five bodies were discovered decomposing on the roof of a building his school shares with a movie theater, police said Wednesday.

Rector Juan Villaroel Rodriguez told police that he bought the bodies from a public hospital in the capital, La Paz, said Police ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivian-med-school-rector-detained-after-police-find-5-decomposing-bodies-on-roof-170515/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Bolivian med school rector detained after police find 5 decomposing bodies on roof</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican court orders Bolivian preacher kept in jail pending investigation into plane hijacking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A court has ordered a Bolivian preacher kept in jail during the investigation into sabotage and kidnapping charges in the hijacking of a jetliner from the resort city of Cancun.

The Attorney General&#8217;s Office says a federal court issued the order Monday for Jose Flores.
Flores has said he does not regret threatening to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-court-orders-bolivian-preacher-kept-in-jail-pending-investigation-into-plane-hijacking-168511/">Mexican court orders Bolivian preacher kept in jail pending investigation into plane hijacking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia&#8217;s Morales open to investment partners in energy sector but not foreign ownership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Sainz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MADRID — Bolivia welcomes foreign investment in its energy and natural resource sectors but without foreign companies acting as owners, President Evo Morales said Monday.

Bolivia&#8217;s plans to nationalize its electricity sector and how this might affect Spanish companies in the South American country will be among the top items on Morales&#8217; agenda during his trip ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivias-morales-open-to-investment-partners-in-energy-sector-but-not-foreign-ownership-167964/">Read : Bolivia&#8217;s Morales open to investment partners in energy sector but not foreign ownership</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia&#8217;s Morales decides to go ahead with purchase of presidential plane from Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales says Bolivia has decided to buy a presidential plane from Russia after Moscow offered to set up an aircraft maintenance center in the South American nation.

Defense Minister Walker San Miguel announced in early August that Bolivia had agreed to purchase an Antonov presidential plane with satellite phone, Internet ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivias-morales-decides-to-go-ahead-with-purchase-of-presidential-plane-from-russia-166975/">Bolivia&#8217;s Morales decides to go ahead with purchase of presidential plane from Russia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Preacher says God wanted him to hijack jetliner so he could warn Mexico of earthquake threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Stevenson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — It was 1 p.m. when the control tower at the Mexico City airport got the first word of a bizarre drama that would play out over the next two hours: The pilot of Aeromexico Flight 576 radioed that a man aboard claimed to have a bomb and wanted to talk with President .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/preacher-says-god-wanted-him-to-hijack-jetliner-so-he-could-warn-mexico-of-earthquake-threat-164358/">Preacher says God wanted him to hijack jetliner so he could warn Mexico of earthquake threat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police raid ends jetliner hijacking in Mexico; passengers, crew safe; up to 8 men arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unharmed moments later.

Police, who did not fire a single shot, led as many as eight handcuffed men ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-raid-ends-jetliner-hijacking-in-mexico-passengers-crew-safe-up-to-8-men-arrested-164090/">Original article on  : Police raid ends jetliner hijacking in Mexico; passengers, crew safe; up to 8 men arrested</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican official: Bolivian religious fanatic says he hijacked airplane after divine revelation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY — Mexico&#8217;s security secretary says a Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a Mexican flight from the resort city of Cancun after receiving a divine revelation.

Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna says Jose Mar Flores, 44, told police that Wednesday&#8217;s date — 9-9-09 — is the satanic number 666 turned upside down.
Garcia ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mexican-official-bolivian-religious-fanatic-says-he-hijacked-airplane-after-divine-revelation-163946/">Original article on  : Mexican official: Bolivian religious fanatic says he hijacked airplane after divine revelation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricane Jimena weakens to a Category 2 storm in the Pacific off Mexico&#8217;s coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — Hurricane Jimena has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it bears down on Mexico&#8217;s Baja California peninsula.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Jimena&#8217;s maximum sustained winds decreased early Wednesday to near 110 mph (175 kph). And the hurricane is expected to continue weakening gradually before making landfall.
The change in status .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-jimena-weakens-to-a-category-2-storm-in-the-pacific-off-mexicos-coast-157032/">Source &nbsp;: Hurricane Jimena weakens to a Category 2 storm in the Pacific off Mexico&#8217;s coast</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South American presidents call on Obama to explain US strategic interests in Latin America</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — South American presidents wrangled for hours Friday over a pending deal to expand the U.S. troop presence in Colombia, closing their meeting with a statement that foreign troops should not be allowed to threaten any of the region&#8217;s nations.

The leaders also instructed their foreign and defense ministers to meet next month and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-presidents-call-on-obama-to-explain-us-strategic-interests-in-latin-america-152853/" title="South American presidents call on Obama to explain US strategic interests in Latin America">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secrecy surrounding Colombia-US military riles &#8216;Yankees go-home&#8217; crowd</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/secrecy-surrounding-colombia-us-military-riles-yankees-go-home-crowd-152479/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Secrecy surrounding a military agreement between the U.S. and Colombia has critics warning of a new Yankee menace to the continent. Leaders at Friday&#8217;s South American summit want assurances they won&#8217;t be targeted.

U.S. and Colombian diplomats have spent weeks trying to calm fears since The Associated Press reported details of the agreement ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/secrecy-surrounding-colombia-us-military-riles-yankees-go-home-crowd-152479/">Secrecy surrounding Colombia-US military riles &#8216;Yankees go-home&#8217; crowd</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-explores-bolivian-access-to-pacific-dismisses-peruvian-concerns-152031/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Landlocked Bolivia&#8217;s effort to regain the Pacific coastline it lost in a war with Chile more than a century ago will come up again Friday on the sidelines of the South American presidents&#8217; summit.

Bolivia&#8217;s Evo Morales and Chile&#8217;s Michelle Bachelet plan a bilateral meeting on coastal access that the two presidents say .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chile-explores-bolivian-access-to-pacific-dismisses-peruvian-concerns-152031/">Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concerns</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela-Colombia dispute unsettles region where military spending is rising sharply</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday&#8217;s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases.

Chavez says the U.S. has loosed &#8220;winds of war&#8221; on the continent — a position few diplomats share following tours ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-colombia-dispute-unsettles-region-where-military-spending-is-rising-sharply-151893/">Venezuela-Colombia dispute unsettles region where military spending is rising sharply</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As military spending soars in South America, Venezuela-Colombia dispute is unwelcome news</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday&#8217;s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases.

Chavez says the U.S. has loosed &#8220;winds of war&#8221; on the continent — a position few diplomats share following tours .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-military-spending-soars-in-south-america-venezuela-colombia-dispute-is-unwelcome-news-151498/">As military spending soars in South America, Venezuela-Colombia dispute is unwelcome news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former ally of Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez seeks asylum in Peru to avoid corruption charges at home</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ally-of-venezuelas-chavez-seeks-asylum-in-peru-to-avoid-corruption-charges-at-home-146677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — A former ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Peru seeking political asylum to avoid corruption charges at home that he contends are politically motivated, his lawyer said Friday.

Didalco Bolivar is a former governor who split with Chavez in 2007 when he refused to join the president&#8217;s newly formed ruling party. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-ally-of-venezuelas-chavez-seeks-asylum-in-peru-to-avoid-corruption-charges-at-home-146677/">Former ally of Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez seeks asylum in Peru to avoid corruption charges at home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be next</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Olson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Manuel Zelaya&#8217;s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set.

It&#8217;s a glimmer of hope for the region&#8217;s conservative elite, which has watched with dismay over the past decade as a wave of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/increasingly-a-fait-accompli-honduras-coup-leaves-other-leftists-fearing-they-could-be-next-143963/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be next</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Bolivian capital, explosives-laden envelopes wound 7 people in 2 bombings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-bolivian-capital-explosives-laden-envelopes-wound-7-people-in-2-bombings-138129/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police are investigating exploding envelopes that wounding seven people, three of them severely, in La Paz.

Bolivian police commander Victor Hugo Escobar says the first explosion, at a construction company, has seriously injured firefighters called in to deactivate the device. A second explosion at a bus terminal has severely wounded the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-bolivian-capital-explosives-laden-envelopes-wound-7-people-in-2-bombings-138129/">In Bolivian capital, explosives-laden envelopes wound 7 people in 2 bombings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Foreign minister says Iran opposes US-Colombia base deal, backs &#8216;new vision&#8217; in Latin America</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Iran&#8217;s foreign minister said Wednesday that his country opposes an impending deal to expand the U.S. military&#8217;s presence in Colombia.

Manouchehr Mottaki spoke in Bolivia on a tour of Latin America, where Tehran has cultivated closer ties — especially with leftist-led nations that are pushing for more distance from U.S. policy.
&#8220;The Islamic ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/foreign-minister-says-iran-opposes-us-colombia-base-deal-backs-new-vision-in-latin-america-137899/" title="Foreign minister says Iran opposes US-Colombia base deal, backs &#8216;new vision&#8217; in Latin America">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South American leaders express concern over expanded US military presence in Colombia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-leaders-express-concern-over-expanded-us-military-presence-in-colombia-136109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — South American presidents expressed deep concerns Monday over the United States&#8217; plan to increase its military presence in Colombia.

The unease reflected the region&#8217;s deep-seated suspicion of U.S. motives based on a long history of intervention and meddling. But there was no consensus on issuing a statement rejecting U.S. use of Colombian bases, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-leaders-express-concern-over-expanded-us-military-presence-in-colombia-136109/">Original article &nbsp;: South American leaders express concern over expanded US military presence in Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombia&#8217;s Uribe, on whirlwind tour to explain US military deal, wins some, loses others</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has said almost nothing in public about his meetings with South American presidents this week in response to fears that the U.S. military could become too powerful on the continent if given long-term leases on Colombian bases.

Halfway through his trip, Uribe won solid support in Peru, and .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-uribe-on-whirlwind-tour-to-explain-us-military-deal-wins-some-loses-others-132114/">Colombia&#8217;s Uribe, on whirlwind tour to explain US military deal, wins some, loses others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Buying a cheap local phone may be simplest solution for cell service overseas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Wallace Allen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WORCESTER, Vt. — To prepare for a trip to Tuscany, Paul Boffa visited a local Verizon store to learn about options for taking his mobile phone with him.

Boffa, a musician and teacher who lives in Vermont and travels overseas infrequently, quickly learned that staying in touch with home would be more complicated than he&#8217;d thought. ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/buying-a-cheap-local-phone-may-be-simplest-solution-for-cell-service-overseas-129370/">Buying a cheap local phone may be simplest solution for cell service overseas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian diplomat: $280 million loan approved for Bolivia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Iran&#8217;s top diplomat in Bolivia says the Islamic republic has approved a $280 million low-interest loan for President Evo Morales&#8217; government to use as it sees fit. Gas and oil exploration are possibilities.

Masoud Edrisi told The Associated Press on Wednesday that loan&#8217;s terms have not yet been set.
Iran established diplomatic ties .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-diplomat-280-million-loan-approved-for-bolivia-124348/">Iranian diplomat: $280 million loan approved for Bolivia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swarming ants kill Bolivian farmworker who fell sleep under tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police say that a 42-year-old man who fell asleep under an ant-infested tree has been killed by insect bites.

Beni city Police Chief Rolando Ramos says that farmworker Santiago Ortiz apparently had been drinking before sitting down beneath a Palo Santo tree — a type noted for its aromatic wood and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swarming-ants-kill-bolivian-farmworker-who-fell-sleep-under-tree-116284/">Swarming ants kill Bolivian farmworker who fell sleep under tree</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>On South America tour, Israel&#8217;s foreign minister hopes to offset Iranian influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s foreign minister is heading to South America on a mission partly aimed at stemming Iranian &#8220;infiltration&#8221; on the continent, a senior diplomat said Monday.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman&#8217;s 10-day visit to Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Colombia comes at a time of rising Iranian influence in Latin America.
Venezuela and Bolivia have close ties to .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/on-south-america-tour-israels-foreign-minister-hopes-to-offset-iranian-influence-114966/">On South America tour, Israel&#8217;s foreign minister hopes to offset Iranian influence</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia coca growers say they&#8217;ll contribute crop to help Morales&#8217; re-election</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — A leader of coca growers in Central Bolivia says the farmers are putting their controversial crop behind President Evo Morales&#8217; campaign for re-election.

Asterio Romero tells the government&#8217;s Patria Nueva radio station that each of his union&#8217;s 45,000 members will donate a pound of coca to help Morales in the December election. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-coca-growers-say-theyll-contribute-crop-to-help-morales-re-election-114344/" title="Bolivia coca growers say they&#8217;ll contribute crop to help Morales&#8217; re-election">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mediator proposing reconciliation gvt for Honduras; exiled leader prepares 2nd return bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The mediator in Honduras&#8217; political crisis said he will propose a national reconciliation government during the next round of talks, while ousted President Manuel Zelaya prepared a second bid to return home to reclaim power.

Negotiations to end the standoff over a June 28 military-backed coup have increasingly come under fire, with Zelaya&#8217;s ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mediator-proposing-reconciliation-gvt-for-honduras-exiled-leader-prepares-2nd-return-bid-112321/">Mediator proposing reconciliation gvt for Honduras; exiled leader prepares 2nd return bid</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aide: Exiled president heading to home to set up alternative government seat inside Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A top aide said exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was heading home Thursday to set up an alternative seat of government inside the country, and will use it as his headquarters in a &#8220;final battle&#8221; against the coup leaders.

Zelaya&#8217;s foreign minister, Patricia Rodas, said he is &#8220;on his way&#8221; back, but refused ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aide-exiled-president-heading-to-home-to-set-up-alternative-government-seat-inside-honduras-112241/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Aide: Exiled president heading to home to set up alternative government seat inside Honduras</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aide: Ousted president en route home to set up alternative government hq inside Honduras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A top aide said exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was heading home Thursday to set up an alternative seat of government inside the country, and will use it as his headquarters in a &#8220;final battle&#8221; against the coup leaders.

Zelaya&#8217;s foriegn minister, Patricia Rodas, said he is &#8220;on his way&#8221; back, but refused .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aide-ousted-president-en-route-home-to-set-up-alternative-government-hq-inside-honduras-112168/">Aide: Ousted president en route home to set up alternative government hq inside Honduras</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aide: Ousted president en route to Honduras to set up alternative seat of government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — A top aide to Manuel Zelaya says the ousted president will set up government headquarters inside Honduras, from which he will lead the &#8220;final battle&#8221; against coup leaders.

Patricia Rodas, foreign minister of Zelaya&#8217;s toppled government, says Zelaya is en route to Honduras but she did not provide details as to where ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aide-ousted-president-en-route-to-honduras-to-set-up-alternative-seat-of-government-112126/">Aide: Ousted president en route to Honduras to set up alternative seat of government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aide: Ousted Honduran president on route back home, thousands demonstrate for his return</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Zamorano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A top aide of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he was heading back to the country Thursday, while thousands of his supporters blocked roads to demand his return to power.

Patricia Rodas, foreign minister of Zelaya&#8217;s toppled government, said the deposed president was &#8220;on his way&#8221; back, but refused to say how .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aide-ousted-honduran-president-on-route-back-home-thousands-demonstrate-for-his-return-112024/">Source article &nbsp;: Aide: Ousted Honduran president on route back home, thousands demonstrate for his return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US extradites &#8216;Minister of Cocaine&#8217; to Bolivia to serve time for political killings</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-extradites-minister-of-cocaine-to-bolivia-to-serve-time-for-political-killings-104968/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — The United States deported a key figure in Bolivia&#8217;s last military dictatorship back home Thursday to serve a 30-year prison sentence for crimes including genocide and political assassinations.

Luis Arce Gomez, 71, known as &#8220;the minister of cocaine,&#8221; took part in the July 1980 coup led by then-Gen. Luis Garcia Meza and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-extradites-minister-of-cocaine-to-bolivia-to-serve-time-for-political-killings-104968/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia president accuses Obama of lying after US cuts ends trade favors for Bolivia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-president-accuses-obama-of-lying-after-us-cuts-ends-trade-favors-for-bolivia-97072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos Valdez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to change America&#8217;s historically heavy-handed relationship with Latin America and then halting $25 million in annual trade benefits for Bolivia.

The U.S. on Tuesday said it is ending the import duty waivers because world&#8217;s No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-president-accuses-obama-of-lying-after-us-cuts-ends-trade-favors-for-bolivia-97072/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Bolivia president accuses Obama of lying after US cuts ends trade favors for Bolivia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US cuts off Bolivia from tariff exemptions citing poor drug war cooperation</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-cuts-off-bolivia-from-tariff-exemptions-citing-poor-drug-war-cooperation-96870/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-cuts-off-bolivia-from-tariff-exemptions-citing-poor-drug-war-cooperation-96870/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The U.S. government says it will end valuable tariff exemptions for Bolivia because the world&#8217;s No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not adequately prosecuting the war on drugs.

Bolivia&#8217;s government has said that the increased tariffs could cost the impoverished country about 20,000 jobs in industries that rely heavily on exports to the U.S., such ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-cuts-off-bolivia-from-tariff-exemptions-citing-poor-drug-war-cooperation-96870/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : US cuts off Bolivia from tariff exemptions citing poor drug war cooperation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US hopes for new dialogue with return of expelled ambassador to Venezuela</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-hopes-for-new-dialogue-with-return-of-expelled-ambassador-to-venezuela-92479/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — The United States said Thursday it is sending its ambassador back to Venezuela more than nine months after he was expelled by President Hugo Chavez, creating an opening for a less hostile relationship even though many disagreements remain.

The pending return of ambassadors to Washington and Caracas indicates both sides are testing the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-hopes-for-new-dialogue-with-return-of-expelled-ambassador-to-venezuela-92479/">Original source &nbsp;: US hopes for new dialogue with return of expelled ambassador to Venezuela</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela and US move to restore expelled ambassadors, aiming to repair strained relations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-and-us-move-to-restore-expelled-ambassadors-aiming-to-repair-strained-relations-91278/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MARACAY, Venezuela — Venezuela and the United States said Wednesday they will restore their ambassadors more than nine months after President Hugo Chavez expelled the U.S. envoy in his final diplomatic bout with the Bush administration.

But Chavez signaled he still has major differences with Washington, accusing the U.S. of having a hand in recent protests .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-and-us-move-to-restore-expelled-ambassadors-aiming-to-repair-strained-relations-91278/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Venezuela and US move to restore expelled ambassadors, aiming to repair strained relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bolivia arrests 8 Mennonite men accused of raping more than 60 women at their farm community</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-arrests-8-mennonite-men-accused-of-raping-more-than-60-women-at-their-farm-community-90346/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LA PAZ, Bolivia — Eight men from a Mennonite farming community in eastern Bolivia have been accused of raping dozens of females at the settlement, a prosecutor said Tuesday, indicating at least one victim was an underage girl.

Prosecutor Freddy Perez told The Associated Press that 60 women, from 11 to 47 years old, have accused  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-arrests-8-mennonite-men-accused-of-raping-more-than-60-women-at-their-farm-community-90346/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Peru-Bolivia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-peru-bolivia-87252/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-peru-bolivia-87252/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — In stories May 11 and May 12 about Peru granting asylum to two Bolivian officials, The Associated Press erroneously reported that genocide charges were not filed against former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and members of his cabinet until after Evo Morales became president in 2006. Bolivia&#8217;s congress ratified charges against Sanchez ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-peru-bolivia-87252/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Correction: Peru-Bolivia</a>.]]></description>
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