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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Colombia</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/" title="Colombian defense chief says Venezuela mistaken about spy plane, that maybe soldiers saw Santa">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace

CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and radio program, Chavez said the aircraft overflew a Venezuelan military base ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-us-spy-plane-violated-venezuelas-airspace-tells-military-to-shoot-down-others-246634/" title="Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela&#8217;s airspace, tells military to shoot down others">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch deny Chavez claim they are letting US use Caribbean islands to ready attack on Venezuela</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Dutch deny Venezuela&#8217;s claim of US attack plans

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government denied Friday that it is allowing the United States to use Caribbean islands to prepare a possible military attack against Venezuela as that country&#8217;s president contends.
A spokesman said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen had asked Venezuela&#8217;s ambassador to clarify the claims made  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dutch-deny-chavez-claim-they-are-letting-us-use-caribbean-islands-to-ready-attack-on-venezuela-246032/">Read the original article: here</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 ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mastermind-of-colombian-pyramid-scheme-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-fined-125-million-245031/">Mastermind of Colombian pyramid scheme sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined $12.5 million</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-panel-us-intel-helped-colombia-stage-cross-border-raid-that-killed-farc-chief-242697/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Ecuador: US helped Colombia attack on FARC chief

QUITO, Ecuador — An Ecuadorean government commission says U.S. electronic intelligence obtained inside Ecuador helped Colombia&#8217;s military locate a top rebel commander and kill him in a cross-border raid last year.
The panel&#8217;s report also says Ecuador&#8217;s then-security minister met with the rebel chief, Raul Reyes, at his camp ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-panel-us-intel-helped-colombia-stage-cross-border-raid-that-killed-farc-chief-242697/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leftists form &#8216;Bolivarian&#8217; movement in Venezuela, express support for Colombian rebels</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftists-form-bolivarian-movement-in-venezuela-express-support-for-colombian-rebels-242281/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Rueda</dc:creator>
		
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Leftists form regional movement in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of leftists gathered in Venezuela&#8217;s capital have set plans for a regional movement in Latin America and are expressing support for insurgent groups like the rebels in Colombia.
Some 950 people from 26 nations agreed to form the Bolivarian Continental Movement, named after South American independence hero .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/leftists-form-bolivarian-movement-in-venezuela-express-support-for-colombian-rebels-242281/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-thousands-of-missiles-arriving-as-venezuela-prepares-in-case-of-war-with-colombia-241201/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government&#8217;s military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.
&#8220;They are preparing a war against us,&#8221; Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-thousands-of-missiles-arriving-as-venezuela-prepares-in-case-of-war-with-colombia-241201/">Read more : Chavez says thousands of missiles arriving as Venezuela prepares in case of war with Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Singer, philanthropist Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address to debating society</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address

LONDON — Michael Jackson and Mother Teresa. Stephen Hawking and the Dalai Lama. And now Shakira.
The Colombian pop singer — famous for hits like &#8220;Hips Don&#8217;t Lie&#8221; and &#8220;Whenever, Wherever&#8221; — joined a diverse group of luminaries when she addressed the Oxford Union on Monday.
The 32-year-old, who is also .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/singer-philanthropist-shakira-shakes-up-oxford-union-with-address-to-debating-society-240985/">Singer, philanthropist Shakira shakes up Oxford Union with address to debating society</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. .... Original source &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>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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-say-italian-cruise-ship-chef-missing-in-caribbean-life-preserver-cant-be-found-237290/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Officials say Italian cruise ship chef missing in Caribbean; life preserver can&#8217;t be found</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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Colombian court convicts ex-general in notorious 1997 massacre by right-wing death squads</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela captures Colombian fugitive wanted for links to rightist militias</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela captures wanted Colombian fugitive

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters.
Magally Moreno, 39, is wanted by Colombian authorities on charges of aggravated homicide and Interpol had called for her arrest, Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami said Saturday.
He said police captured Moreno in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-captures-colombian-fugitive-wanted-for-links-to-rightist-militias-234169/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Venezuela captures Colombian fugitive wanted for links to rightist militias</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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombias-top-cop-escobars-son-directly-involved-in-drug-lords-crimes-231883/">Colombia&#8217;s top cop: Escobar&#8217;s son directly involved in drug lord&#8217;s crimes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela military chief says Colombia was wrong to detain soldiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela: Colombia detained troops illegally

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan commander contends Colombia wrongly detained four of his soldiers last week along the border separating the South American nations.
National Guard Gen. Orlando Mijares says the troops were navigating the Meta River, which is part of the border, when Colombian soldiers intercepted their boat.
Mijares said Monday that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-military-chief-says-colombia-was-wrong-to-detain-soldiers-230811/">Source article &nbsp;: Venezuela military chief says Colombia was wrong to detain soldiers</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">Read more >></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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <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>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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/love-parfait-colombian-cooking-concocts-dessert-with-passion-fruit-_-and-viagra-228987/">Love parfait: Colombian cooking concocts dessert with passion fruit _ and Viagra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez lashes out at US-Colombia military deal, calling it a threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Jones</dc:creator>
		
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Chavez blames US pact with Colombia for tensions
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lashed out at an agreement for American troops to use more Colombian military bases on Friday, accusing the U.S. of aiming to start a conflict and urging his military to be prepared.
Chavez heightened his conflictive tone toward the U.S. ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuelas-chavez-lashes-out-at-us-colombia-military-deal-calling-it-a-threat-228915/">Read : Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez lashes out at US-Colombia military deal, calling it a threat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Toothaker</dc:creator>
		
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Chavez foe: Venezuela a refuge for Colombia rebels

CARACAS, Venezuela — A prominent opponent of President Hugo Chavez accused the socialist leader&#8217;s government on Wednesday of turning a blind eye to leftist Colombian rebels taking refuge in border areas of Venezuela.
Tachira state Gov. Cesar Perez said both leftist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups from Colombia operate .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/opposition-leader-venezuela-government-letting-colombian-rebels-operate-freely-along-border-226327/">Source &nbsp;: Opposition leader: Venezuela government letting Colombian rebels operate freely along border</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-reports-seizure-of-19-million-in-counterfeit-us-currency-in-2009-big-rise-from-2008-225138/">Source article &nbsp;: Colombia reports seizure of $19 million in counterfeit US currency in 2009; big rise from 2008</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil, US urge dialogue after Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez talks of possible war with Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabiola Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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Brazil, US urge talks in Venezuela, Colombia spat

CARACAS, Venezuela — Brazil and the U.S. urged Colombia and Venezuela on Tuesday to talk out their differences after Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez ordered his military to prepare for a possible war with his neighbor.
The push for diplomacy came as many in both Colombia and Venezuela dismissed Chavez&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/brazil-us-urge-dialogue-after-venezuelas-chavez-talks-of-possible-war-with-colombia-225089/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Brazil, US urge dialogue after Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez talks of possible war with Colombia</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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-government-says-9-soldiers-killed-in-combat-with-farc-rebels-224499/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Colombian government says 9 soldiers killed in combat with FARC rebels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Clergy in the crossfire: Mexico&#8217;s bishops seek answers to drug violence at home, from abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional.
Mexico&#8217;s Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/clergy-in-the-crossfire-mexicos-bishops-seek-answers-to-drug-violence-at-home-from-abroad-224070/">Read the original article: here</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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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/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Chavez warns Colombia, US against possible aggression against Venezuela</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/">Original source &nbsp;: 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  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/explosions-of-anti-personnel-mines-kill-3-adults-wound-2-children-in-colombian-family-221167/">Read the original article: here</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 this article on Gaea Times at  : Toronto awarded 2015 Pan American Games, beating out Bogota and Lima</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border as tensions between the two counties increase</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-sends-15000-troops-to-colombia-border-as-tensions-between-the-two-counties-increase-219870/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups.
The deployment to the Venezuelan border states of Zulia, Tachira, Apure, Amazonas and Bolivar follows shootings involving .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-sends-15000-troops-to-colombia-border-as-tensions-between-the-two-counties-increase-219870/">Original source &nbsp;: Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border as tensions between the two counties increase</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tropical Storm Ida forms in Caribbean, warnings in effect for parts of Colombia, Nicarauga</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Tropical Storm Ida forms in southwest Caribbean

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical storm Ida formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Wednesday, quickly gaining muscle and threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan authorities readied shelters, saying evacuations were likely in the coastal city of Bluefields and the towns of Laguna de Perlas, Cruz de .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tropical-storm-ida-forms-in-caribbean-warnings-in-effect-for-parts-of-colombia-nicarauga-218104/">Original source &nbsp;: Tropical Storm Ida forms in Caribbean, warnings in effect for parts of Colombia, Nicarauga</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela detains suspect in slayings of 2 National Guard troops near Colombian border</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Man detained in killings of 2 Venezuelan soldiers

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan man was arrested in the shooting deaths of two National Guard soldiers near the Colombian border, a crime that authorities blame on right-wing Colombian paramilitary fighters.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that four men on motorcycles shot and killed the guardsmen at a checkpoint near the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-detains-suspect-in-slayings-of-2-national-guard-troops-near-colombian-border-216234/" title="Venezuela detains suspect in slayings of 2 National Guard troops near Colombian border">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela says 2 National Guard soldiers shot to death near border with Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela says 2 troops slain near Colombia border

CARACAS, Venezuela — Two soldiers in Venezuela&#8217;s National Guard have been shot to death near the border with Colombia.
State television says unidentified assailants gunned down the soldiers at a roadside checkpoint in the western state of Tachira. It says Monday&#8217;s slayings were confirmed by the National Guard and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-2-national-guard-soldiers-shot-to-death-near-border-with-colombia-215628/">Original article &nbsp;: Venezuela says 2 National Guard soldiers shot to death near border with Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In Latin America, voters granting leaders more time in office to effect real change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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MEXICO CITY — Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians&#8217; time in power.
Now a new wave of populist presidents is trying to do away with those limits, arguing they ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-latin-america-voters-granting-leaders-more-time-in-office-to-effect-real-change-215439/">Read : In Latin America, voters granting leaders more time in office to effect real change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Gov. Riley leaves Monday for economic development trip to Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Ala. gov travels to Colombia for trade mission

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is leading a delegation of government leaders on an economic development trip to Colombia.
Riley and his delegation are leaving Monday on the three-day trip that will include meetings with business prospects, senior government officials and President Alvaro Uribe.
Riley said he considers .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/alabama-gov-riley-leaves-monday-for-economic-development-trip-to-colombia-215117/">Alabama Gov. Riley leaves Monday for economic development trip to Colombia</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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/agreement-signed-to-expand-us-military-use-of-colombian-bases-212489/">Source &nbsp;: Agreement signed to expand US military use of Colombian bases</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez says 2 Colombian agents captured in Venezuela, will be tried on espionage charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-2-colombian-agents-captured-in-venezuela-will-be-tried-on-espionage-charges-209200/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Rueda</dc:creator>
		
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Chavez: Colombian agents captured in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has captured two Colombian spies and will put them on trail for conducting espionage within its territory, President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday.
Colombia&#8217;s security agency denied sending any agents into Venezuela.
Chavez, who has had strained relations with the U.S.-allied Colombian government, said the agents were involved in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-says-2-colombian-agents-captured-in-venezuela-will-be-tried-on-espionage-charges-209200/" title="Chavez says 2 Colombian agents captured in Venezuela, will be tried on espionage charges">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal appeals court rules for Miami lawyer charged with laundering Colombian drug money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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Fed court: No drug money case against Fla. lawyer

ATLANTA — In a first of its kind ruling, a federal appeals panel has sided with a prominent Miami defense lawyer who was accused of a crime for giving advice to attorneys for an accused Medellin cocaine cartel kingpin.
The 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruling Monday was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/federal-appeals-court-rules-for-miami-lawyer-charged-with-laundering-colombian-drug-money-208761/" title="Federal appeals court rules for Miami lawyer charged with laundering Colombian drug money">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela accuses Colombians of spying while helping investigate killings of 10 men on border</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-accuses-colombians-of-spying-while-helping-investigate-killings-of-10-men-on-border-207786/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Venezuela accuses Colombia of spying in slay probe

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government accused Colombia on Monday of using its state security agency to spy on Venezuela while purportedly helping investigate the killings of eight Colombians.
Venezuela sent a diplomatic protest note saying officials of Colombia&#8217;s DAS state security agency were &#8220;detected carrying out espionage ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-accuses-colombians-of-spying-while-helping-investigate-killings-of-10-men-on-border-207786/">Venezuela accuses Colombians of spying while helping investigate killings of 10 men on border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela says 10 slayings could be Colombian conflict spilling across border</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-10-slayings-could-be-colombian-conflict-spilling-across-border-206698/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian James</dc:creator>
		
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Venezuela ups border security after 10 slayings

CARACAS, Venezuela — Ten men who belonged to the same soccer team were slain execution-style nearly two weeks after being abducted in a crime that Venezuela said Sunday could be the work of warring factions in neighboring Colombia.
Venezuelan troops stepped up security patrols in the area near the Colombian .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-says-10-slayings-could-be-colombian-conflict-spilling-across-border-206698/" title="Venezuela says 10 slayings could be Colombian conflict spilling across border">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian man with links to pyramid scheme deported to US on money-laundering charges</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-man-with-links-to-pyramid-scheme-deported-to-us-on-money-laundering-charges-203931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — A Colombian man with links to a pyramid scheme that bilked Colombians out of hundreds of millions of dollars was deported by Venezuela on Thursday to the United States, where he is wanted on money-laundering charges.

Venezuelan authorities took Luis Cediel to Caracas&#8217; main airport for the flight to the U.S. Justice Minister  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-man-with-links-to-pyramid-scheme-deported-to-us-on-money-laundering-charges-203931/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami judge sentences reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya 45 years in prison</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-judge-sentences-reputed-colombian-cocaine-kingpin-diego-montoya-45-years-in-prison-202187/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A top Colombian kingpin who shipped billions of dollars worth of cocaine to the United States and ran a private army was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison.

Diego Montoya Sanchez, aka &#8220;Don Diego,&#8221; was once on the FBI&#8217;s 10 most-wanted list alongside Osama bin Laden. He had a $5 million bounty on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-judge-sentences-reputed-colombian-cocaine-kingpin-diego-montoya-45-years-in-prison-202187/">Read more : Miami judge sentences reputed Colombian cocaine kingpin Diego Montoya 45 years in prison</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor reopens prelim probe into Colombian VP&#8217;s meetings with far-right militias</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-reopens-prelim-probe-into-colombian-vps-meetings-with-far-right-militias-200386/</link>
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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 ... Read the original article 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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-over-lead-singers-t-shirt-slur-against-president-200267/</link>
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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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-over-lead-singers-t-shirt-slur-against-president-200267/" title="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>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-prosecutor-tallies-more-than-27000-forced-disappearances-since-1980s-200020/</link>
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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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-prosecutor-tallies-more-than-27000-forced-disappearances-since-1980s-200020/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Colombian prosecutor tallies more than 27,000 forced disappearances since 1980s.</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rico mayor cancels Calle 13 concert after singer insulted island&#8217;s governor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican officials said Saturday they have canceled a concert featuring Grammy-winning band Calle 13 after the group&#8217;s lead singer insulted the governor and other Latin American politicians during an MTV awards show.

San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini said he was calling off the Halloween concert only because no contract had .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rico-mayor-cancels-calle-13-concert-after-singer-insulted-islands-governor-198915/">Puerto Rico mayor cancels Calle 13 concert after singer insulted island&#8217;s governor</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/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — The Norwegian Nobel Committee says U.S. President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for &#8220;his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.&#8221;

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP&#8217;s earlier story is below.
OSLO (AP) — Zimbabwe&#8217;s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Colombian senator ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-president-barack-obama-wins-2009-nobel-peace-prize-191483/">Read more : US President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Norwegian broadcaster: Tsvangirai, Cordoba potential Nobel Peace Prize winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Macdougall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — Zimbabwe&#8217;s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Colombian senator Piedad Cordoba and Chinese dissident Hu Jia are among the favorites to win the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reported Friday.

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and Afghan woman&#8217;s rights activist Simi Samar also are possible candidates for the prestigious prize, NRK said, about an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/norwegian-broadcaster-tsvangirai-cordoba-potential-nobel-peace-prize-winners-191399/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Norwegian broadcaster: Tsvangirai, Cordoba potential Nobel Peace Prize winners</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Speculation ahead of Peace Prize, with activists from China, Colombia taking center stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Macdougall</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — Activists from Colombia, Jordan and Afghanistan working to resolve armed conflicts and a Chinese dissident are at the center of speculation as contenders for this year&#8217;s Nobel Peace Prize.

As always, the secretive five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee has remained tightlipped about its decision, which it made earlier this week, but will unveil its choice ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/speculation-ahead-of-peace-prize-with-activists-from-china-colombia-taking-center-stage-191287/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Speculation ahead of Peace Prize, with activists from China, Colombia taking center stage</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 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-guerrillas-spring-jailed-commander-wanted-for-extradition-to-us-killing-guard-189977/">Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guard</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>
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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 .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/list-of-endangered-monuments-from-world-monuments-funds-188339/">List of endangered monuments from World Monuments Funds</a>.]]></description>
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