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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Ecuador</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</title>
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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/">Original article on  : Ecuador panel: US intel helped Colombia stage cross-border raid that killed FARC chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fire destroys 106 homes in Ecuador</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO - A serious fire destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador.

There were no immediately reports of deaths due to the fire which ravaged these homes Friday. However, the Ecuadorian Public Health Ministry said 14 children had to be admitted into hospital with symptoms of suffocation.	 	
The neighbourhood .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fire-destroys-106-homes-in-ecuador-233928/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

HUAMPAMI, Peru — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.
His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t understand ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/latam-indians-struggle-to-keep-identity-native-tongues-alive-221760/" title="LatAm Indians struggle to keep identity, native tongues alive">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</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 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bolivia-the-standard-bearer-as-latin-american-natives-fight-to-protect-lands-culture-214334/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia and Ecuador sign deals on military helicopters, energy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia, Ecuador sign deals on arms, energy

MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called new arms and energy deals between Russia and Ecuador just a beginning as Moscow strives to deepen ties in Latin America.
Medvedev and Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announced a $22 million deal for Russia to provide Ecuador with two Mi-17 transport helicopters.
&#8220;It&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-and-ecuador-sign-deals-on-military-helicopters-energy-211260/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Russia and Ecuador sign deals on military helicopters, energy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador president heads to Europe seeking $3 billion to keep Amazon oil in ground</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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Ecuador to Europe: Pay us not to drill in Amazon

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador&#8217;s president is in London this week to promote a unique proposal: pay his country $3 billion not to drill for oil in a pristine Amazon reserve.
Germany and Spain have expressed interest in President Rafael Correa&#8217;s idea, which environmentalists say could set a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-president-heads-to-europe-seeking-3-billion-to-keep-amazon-oil-in-ground-207818/">Original source &nbsp;: Ecuador president heads to Europe seeking $3 billion to keep Amazon oil in ground</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mother of LA woman killed in Ecuador last month says police have no suspect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Raquel Maria Dillon</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — When Daniela Lopez visited her parents&#8217; hometown in Ecuador this summer, she talked to her mother every night on the phone.

One evening, Gloria Lema called and her daughter didn&#8217;t answer. The 26-year-old Los Angeles woman was found dead the next morning.
It was Sept. 10 — three days before Lopez was scheduled to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mother-of-la-woman-killed-in-ecuador-last-month-says-police-have-no-suspect-190329/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Mother of LA woman killed in Ecuador last month says police have no suspect</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>LA mother wants investigation into daughter&#8217;s stabbing death in Ecuador</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles mother is pushing for an investigation into the killing of her daughter in Ecuador.

Gloria Lema said Wednesday that her daughter, 26-year-old Gloria Daniela Lopez of Los Angeles, was stabbed and her throat was slit in Ambato, Ecuador, three days before she was scheduled to return home to California after .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/la-mother-wants-investigation-into-daughters-stabbing-death-in-ecuador-190043/" title="LA mother wants investigation into daughter&#8217;s stabbing death in Ecuador">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador government offers to re-examine laws that ignited Indian protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador says it will consider changes to draft mining and water laws that provoked a clash with Indians last week that claimed a protester&#8217;s life.

Vice President Lenin Moreno says an accord signed with Indian leaders will bring down Amazon roadblocks that have been up for a week.
But Indian leaders said after six ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-government-offers-to-re-examine-laws-that-ignited-indian-protest-187832/">Ecuador government offers to re-examine laws that ignited Indian protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shuar Indians man roadblock in dispute with Ecuador&#8217;s government over mining, water laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MACAS, Ecuador — Several hundred Shuar Indians wearing black war paint and toting wooden spears on Thursday reinforced a highway blockade that police failed to break up earlier in a bloody melee that left one Indian dead and at least 40 police injured.

Police pulled out of the southeastern jungle region on orders from leftist President .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shuar-indians-man-roadblock-in-dispute-with-ecuadors-government-over-mining-water-laws-184611/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Shuar Indians man roadblock in dispute with Ecuador&#8217;s government over mining, water laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuadorean gov&#8217;t, Indians trade blame for deadly clash in protest over jungle development</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — The government and Amazon Indians traded blame Thursday for a battle in Ecuador&#8217;s southeastern jungle that authorities said killed at least one Indian and wounded 40 police and nine Indians.

The Indians accused President Rafael Correa of &#8220;declaring a civil war&#8221; against them, while Correa said the Indians are putting the country at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadorean-govt-indians-trade-blame-for-deadly-clash-in-protest-over-jungle-development-183990/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ecuadorean gov&#8217;t, Indians trade blame for deadly clash in protest over jungle development</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador president says 1 Indian killed, 40 police wounded in protest over water, mining laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Police on Wednesday battled Amazon Indians protesting laws they believe would encourage oil drilling and mining on their lands, leaving one Indian dead and 40 police and nine Indians wounded, officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed.

&#8220;Tremendously violent groups armed with shotguns and rifles waited for police and met them with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-president-says-1-indian-killed-40-police-wounded-in-protest-over-water-mining-laws-183438/">Original article &nbsp;: Ecuador president says 1 Indian killed, 40 police wounded in protest over water, mining laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>29 police, 9 Indians wounded in clash during protest over Ecuador water, oil and mining laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LIMA, Peru — Police clashed with Amazon Indians protesting proposed water, oil and mining laws Wednesday, leaving at least 29 police officers and nine Indians wounded, Ecuadorean officials said. Indians said two civilians were killed.

Government Minister Gustavo Jalkh said late Wednesday that Indians wounded the police with pellets often used by jungle hunters. He said .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/29-police-9-indians-wounded-in-clash-during-protest-over-ecuador-water-oil-and-mining-laws-183407/" title="29 police, 9 Indians wounded in clash during protest over Ecuador water, oil and mining laws">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador Indian group blocks road to protest water, oil and mining laws, then suspends action</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Hundreds of Indians blocked Ecuador&#8217;s Pan American highway in several provinces Monday with rocks, tree trunks and burning tires to protest new water, mining and oil laws.

Their leaders suspended the protest late Monday, saying the government had promised to talk about their objections.
The Indians contend the proposed the laws threaten their lands .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-indian-group-blocks-road-to-protest-water-oil-and-mining-laws-then-suspends-action-181592/" title="Ecuador Indian group blocks road to protest water, oil and mining laws, then suspends action">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador&#8217;s top Indian group blocks highways to protest new water, oil and mining laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Hundreds of Indians have blocked Ecuador&#8217;s Pan American highway in several provinces with rocks, tree trunks and burning tires to protest new water, mining and oil laws.

Protesters say the laws threaten their lands and will privatize water resources, a charge leftist President Rafael Correa denies. The ruling party-controlled legislature is expected to .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadors-top-indian-group-blocks-highways-to-protest-new-water-oil-and-mining-laws-180862/">Ecuador&#8217;s top Indian group blocks highways to protest new water, oil and mining laws</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador rejects Chevron arbitration claim on contamination suit, says it skirts proper venues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador on Thursday rejected as an inappropriate last-ditch effort Chevron Corp.&#8217;s attempt to force it into international arbitration so it might share liability in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage in the Amazon rainforest.

In a statement, the Attorney General&#8217;s office said U.S.-based Chevron was trying to achieve through arbitration what it .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-rejects-chevron-arbitration-claim-on-contamination-suit-says-it-skirts-proper-venues-178145/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chevron files for international arbitration vs Ecuador, seeks shared liability in $27B case</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. sought Wednesday to force Ecuador into international arbitration for alleged trade violations, an apparent effort to protect itself against a feared negative ruling in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage.

Chevron accuses Ecuador of &#8220;exploitation&#8221; of a civil suit filed over environmental damage that plaintiffs allege Texaco caused in  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chevron-files-for-international-arbitration-vs-ecuador-seeks-shared-liability-in-27b-case-177118/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chevron sues Ecuador under trade law to protect against negative ruling in other $27B case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN RAMON, Calif. — Chevron Corp. sought Wednesday to force the government of Ecuador into international arbitration for alleged trade violations, an apparent effort to protect itself against a feared negative ruling in a $27 billion lawsuit over environmental damage.

Chevron accuses Ecuador of &#8220;exploitation&#8221; of a civil suit filed over environmental damage that the plaintiffs ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chevron-sues-ecuador-under-trade-law-to-protect-against-negative-ruling-in-other-27b-case-177027/">Chevron sues Ecuador under trade law to protect against negative ruling in other $27B case</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador hails closing of US air force base as a victory for sovereignty</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — The last 15 U.S. troops left Ecuador&#8217;s Pacific Manta air base on Friday, officially closing the U.S. military post in what Ecuador&#8217;s government calls a recovery of sovereignty.

The small U.S. mission flew anti-narcotics flights meant to help catch cocaine smugglers close to the point of production.
But Ecuador&#8217;s leftist President Rafael Correa promised .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-hails-closing-of-us-air-force-base-as-a-victory-for-sovereignty-172630/">Original article &nbsp;: Ecuador hails closing of US air force base as a victory for sovereignty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s cross-border raid on rebel camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador and Colombia will hold direct talks to mend diplomatic relations that ruptured a year-and-a-half ago after a cross-border military raid that killed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador, officials said Monday.

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Fander Falconi said he will meet with his Colombian counterpart, Jaime Bermudez, early next week on the sidelines of a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-agrees-to-resume-talks-1%c2%bd-years-after-colombias-cross-border-raid-on-rebel-camp-168298/" title="Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s cross-border raid on rebel camp">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s unauthorized cross-border raid</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean officials said Monday they are ready to resume diplomatic talks a year-and-a-half after Colombia conducted an unauthorized cross-border raid that killed Colombian rebels.

Foreign Minister Fander Falconi told reporters he will meet with his Colombian counterpart, Jaime Bermudez, early next week on the sidelines of a U.N. Assembly General meeting in New ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-agrees-to-resume-talks-1%c2%bd-years-after-colombias-unauthorized-cross-border-raid-168207/">Original article on  : Ecuador agrees to resume talks 1½ years after Colombia&#8217;s unauthorized cross-border raid</a>.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Police in Ecuador say they have seized a half-ton of processed cocaine disguised as a shipment of fertilizer.

The nation&#8217;s anti-drug chief, Col. Joel Loaiza, says officers discovered 1,120 pounds (508 kilograms) of the drug stuffed in sacks inside a truck.
He says the vehicle was stopped on a highway from Ecuador&#8217;s southern border ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eucadorean-police-seize-half-ton-of-processed-cocaine-marked-as-fertilizer-2-arrested-163005/" title="Eucadorean police seize half-ton of processed cocaine marked as fertilizer; 2 arrested">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>El Salvador Navy finds boat with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Eritrean migrants in Pacific</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran navy says it has found 76 migrants from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal and Eritrea aboard a boat in the Pacific.

Navy Capt. Maximiliano Corado says the boat was detected about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast, and &#8220;without doubt the final destination was to arrive in ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/el-salvador-navy-finds-boat-with-bangladeshi-nepalese-eritrean-migrants-in-pacific-161265/">El Salvador Navy finds boat with Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Eritrean migrants in Pacific</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Critics denounce Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez in protests from Buenos Aires to New York</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susana Londono</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling.

The protests, coordinated through Twitter and Facebook, drew more than 5,000 people in Bogota, and thousands more in the capitals of Venezuela and Honduras. Smaller demonstrations were held in .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/critics-denounce-venezuelas-hugo-chavez-in-protests-from-buenos-aires-to-new-york-160178/" title="Critics denounce Venezuela&#8217;s Hugo Chavez in protests from Buenos Aires to New York">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador&#8217;s president threatens TV network over broadcast of sting operation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador&#8217;s president is threatening to close a major television network after it aired a tape of a conversation between him and a member of the assembly that drafted a new constitution last year.

President Rafael Correa said Saturday that Teleamazonas violated regulations against taping private conversations. He warned that spying on the president ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadors-president-threatens-to-close-television-broadcaster-for-airing-tape-of-conversation-153794/">Read more : Ecuador&#8217;s president threatens TV network over broadcast of sting operation</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 .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-presidents-call-on-obama-to-explain-us-strategic-interests-in-latin-america-152853/">South American presidents call on Obama to explain US strategic interests in Latin America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Secrecy surrounding Colombia-US military riles &#8216;Yankees go-home&#8217; crowd</title>
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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 .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <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>Colombia-US base access deal, secrecy surrounding talks, riles region ahead of summit</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-us-base-access-deal-secrecy-surrounding-talks-riles-region-ahead-of-summit-152072/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Warren</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BARILOCHE, Argentina — It might have seemed like nothing more than a contract renewal to U.S. negotiators — a 10-year lease on space at seven Colombian bases that would improve the fight against drug traffickers and leftist rebels.

After all, the U.S. military has already operated in the country for years as part of Plan Colombia, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombia-us-base-access-deal-secrecy-surrounding-talks-riles-region-ahead-of-summit-152072/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Colombia-US base access deal, secrecy surrounding talks, riles region ahead of summit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela-Colombia dispute unsettles region where military spending is rising sharply</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuela-colombia-dispute-unsettles-region-where-military-spending-is-rising-sharply-151893/</link>
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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 : <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 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-military-spending-soars-in-south-america-venezuela-colombia-dispute-is-unwelcome-news-151498/">Source &nbsp;: As military spending soars in South America, Venezuela-Colombia dispute is unwelcome news</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A healthier-looking Fidel Castro welcomes Ecuador&#8217;s Correa in private visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA — Cuba&#8217;s Communist Youth newspaper is showing a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president.

Sunday&#8217;s photo in Juventud Rebelde shows the 83-year-old Castro wearing a white shirt instead of the sports apparel he has worn in recent photos. The meeting with Rafael Correa occurred Friday.
Castro ceded power to his ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-healthier-looking-fidel-castro-welcomes-ecuadors-correa-in-private-visit-147573/">Original article on  : A healthier-looking Fidel Castro welcomes Ecuador&#8217;s Correa in private visit</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 : Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be next</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador says civilian defense committees must protect &#8216;revolution&#8217; from Honduras-style coup</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-says-civilian-defense-committees-must-protect-revolution-from-honduras-style-coup-139173/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador wants to create local citizen committees that would defend the government and its &#8220;revolution&#8221; — sparking criticism that the president aims to control opponents in a system reminiscent of Cuba or Venezuela.

Citizen Participation Minister Doris Soliz told Ecuador TV on Thursday that local citizen groups are needed to defend against coups ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-says-civilian-defense-committees-must-protect-revolution-from-honduras-style-coup-139173/">Ecuador says civilian defense committees must protect &#8216;revolution&#8217; from Honduras-style coup</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian rebel boss denies getting anti-tank weapons from Venezuela, funding Ecuador campaign</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-rebel-boss-denies-getting-anti-tank-weapons-from-venezuela-funding-ecuador-campaign-138688/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — The top guerrilla leader in Colombia denied in comments published Thursday that his organization received anti-tank weapons from Venezuela or funded the electoral ambitions of Ecuador&#8217;s president.

Alfonso Cano, commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, accused Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of &#8220;media terrorism for insinuating that Venezuela&#8217;s government provided rocket launchers we ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-rebel-boss-denies-getting-anti-tank-weapons-from-venezuela-funding-ecuador-campaign-138688/">Colombian rebel boss denies getting anti-tank weapons from Venezuela, funding Ecuador campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South American leaders express concern over expanded US military presence in Colombia</title>
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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, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-leaders-express-concern-over-expanded-us-military-presence-in-colombia-136109/">South American leaders express concern over expanded US military presence in Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>South American presidents agree on summit to discuss US military bases in Colombia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanneth Valdivieso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador —South American presidents expressed deep concerns Monday with a planned U.S. military expansion in Colombia, but failed to reach consensus on a joint statement rejecting U.S. long-term leases on Colombian bases.

The leaders agreed to hold a presidential summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, later this month to discuss the matter after Venezuelan President Hugo .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/south-american-presidents-agree-on-summit-to-discuss-us-military-bases-in-colombia-135931/">South American presidents agree on summit to discuss US military bases in Colombia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez condemns attack on television station, government supporter detained</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fabiola Sanchez</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday condemned an attack on an opposition-aligned TV station that he has threatened with closure, announcing that one of his radical supporters was detained for allegedly taking part in the assault.

Chavez called the attack &#8220;counterrevolutionary, anarchist and an attempt against peace in the country.&#8221;
He said Lina Ron, leader .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/venezuelas-chavez-condemns-attack-on-television-station-government-supporter-detained-130935/" title="Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez condemns attack on television station, government supporter detained">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian President Uribe on whirlwind trip through region to defend US bases pact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian Sequera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — President Alvaro Uribe headed off on a whirlwind South American tour Tuesday to defend his plans to expand the U.S. military&#8217;s presence in Colombia, a prospect that worries even friendly nations in the region.

The trip coincides with a two-day visit to Brazil of U.S. National Security Adviser James Jones.
Jones met Tuesday with President ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-president-uribe-on-whirlwind-trip-through-region-to-defend-us-bases-pact-130852/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Colombian President Uribe on whirlwind trip through region to defend US bases pact</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Colombian rebels deny giving money to 2006 election campaign of Ecuador&#8217;s President Correa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — Colombian&#8217;s main rebel group denies it gave money to the 2006 campaign of Ecuador&#8217;s President Rafael Correa — and says it has never contributed to any election campaign in a neighboring nation.

The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia also denounces &#8220;the gringo military invasion,&#8221; referring to an imminent U.S.-Colombian accord to significantly expand ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colombian-rebels-deny-giving-money-to-2006-election-campaign-of-ecuadors-president-correa-123468/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Colombian rebels deny giving money to 2006 election campaign of Ecuador&#8217;s President Correa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador&#8217;s Correa asks Colombian rebels to confirm alleged donation to presidential campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — President Rafael Correa made a direct plea Thursday to leaders of Colombia&#8217; main leftist rebel army to confirm whether they contributed to his 2006 election campaign.

He also asked the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, to confirm the authenticity of a newly disclosed video that appears to prove the rebels made .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadors-correa-asks-colombian-rebels-to-confirm-alleged-donation-to-presidential-campaign-118882/">Source &nbsp;: Ecuador&#8217;s Correa asks Colombian rebels to confirm alleged donation to presidential campaign</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Galapagos: New hope that giant tortoise &#8216;Lonesome George,&#8217; last of species, could procreate</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean officials say there&#8217;s new hope that famed Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George, believed to be the last of his species, could soon be a father.

The Galapagos National Park says in a statement that one of the two female tortoises kept with George has laid five eggs.
Scientists say George, aged 90 to .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/galapagos-new-hope-that-giant-tortoise-lonesome-george-last-of-species-could-procreate-116726/">Galapagos: New hope that giant tortoise &#8216;Lonesome George,&#8217; last of species, could procreate</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador police find 3 American students who went missing during hike in Andes mountains</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-police-find-3-american-students-who-went-missing-during-hike-in-andes-mountains-115436/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Rescuers found three U.S. college students Monday evening after they went missing during a weekend hike in Ecuador&#8217;s northern Andes mountains.

The students, who were reported missing Sunday morning, were found about 7 p.m., Imbabura provincial Gov. Luis Guerra told The Associated Press.
A police helicopter and two rescue teams on foot had been  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-police-find-3-american-students-who-went-missing-during-hike-in-andes-mountains-115436/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador police searching for 3 American students reported missing on hike in Andes mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Rescue teams searched Monday for three American college students reported missing during a hike in Ecuador&#8217;s northern Andes mountains.

The students have been in the indigenous Ecuadorean village of Otavalo for nearly six weeks tutoring local children for high school exams, working for a humanitarian group called the Village Education Project.
Lt. Jaime Vallejo ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuador-police-searching-for-3-american-students-reported-missing-on-hike-in-andes-mountains-115368/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ecuador police searching for 3 American students reported missing on hike in Andes mountains</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ecuador&#8217;s Correa calls rebel video &#8216;a sham&#8217; meant to discredit South America&#8217;s left</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadors-correa-calls-rebel-video-a-sham-meant-to-discredit-south-americas-left-113799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 03:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gabriela Molina</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador&#8217;s President Rafael Correa on Saturday dismissed as a &#8220;sham&#8221; a newly released video in which a Colombian rebel commander discusses contributing dollars to Correa&#8217;s 2006 election campaign.

The video, whose existence was revealed by The Associated Press on Friday, appears to dispel any doubts that the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ecuadors-correa-calls-rebel-video-a-sham-meant-to-discredit-south-americas-left-113799/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ecuador&#8217;s Correa calls rebel video &#8216;a sham&#8217; meant to discredit South America&#8217;s left</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US anti-narcotics force flies last surveillance mission from Pacific base in Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-anti-narcotics-force-flies-last-surveillance-mission-from-pacific-base-in-ecuador-113303/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gonzalo Solano</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[QUITO, Ecuador — A U.S. anti-narcotics force flew its last surveillance mission from Ecuador&#8217;s Pacific Coast on Friday.

For a decade, E-3 AWACs and P-3 Orion planes operated by about 220 Americans at Manta&#8217;s international airport have been identifying suspicious vessels and planes so U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships could intercept them and search for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-anti-narcotics-force-flies-last-surveillance-mission-from-pacific-base-in-ecuador-113303/" title="US anti-narcotics force flies last surveillance mission from Pacific base in Ecuador">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Newsbreak: In video, Colombian rebels acknowledge funding campaign of Ecuador&#8217;s Correa</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-in-video-colombian-rebels-acknowledge-funding-campaign-of-ecuadors-correa-112960/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Bajak</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOGOTA — An hour-long video police found in a computer of an alleged rebel appears to confirm that Colombia&#8217;s largest rebel army gave money to the 2006 election campaign of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador.

The video shows the second-ranking commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia reading the deathbed manifesto of founding leader Manuel .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-in-video-colombian-rebels-acknowledge-funding-campaign-of-ecuadors-correa-112960/">Source article &nbsp;: AP Newsbreak: In video, Colombian rebels acknowledge funding campaign of Ecuador&#8217;s Correa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Exiled Honduran president announces imminent departure for Honduras to reclaim post</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/exiled-honduran-president-announces-imminent-departure-for-honduras-to-reclaim-post-100087/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras&#8217; ousted President Manuel is getting on a flight to Tegucigalpa accompanied by the U.N. General Assembly president and a pack of journalists.

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says the safety of Zelaya&#8217;s flight could not be guaranteed. Correa is flying with the presidents of Argentina and Paraguay and the secretary-general of the Organization .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exiled-honduran-president-announces-imminent-departure-for-honduras-to-reclaim-post-100087/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Exiled Honduran president announces imminent departure for Honduras to reclaim post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Showdown looms as President Zelaya plans return to Honduras; his potential escorts unclear</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/showdown-looms-as-president-zelaya-plans-return-to-honduras-his-potential-escorts-unclear-100052/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — President Manuel Zelaya is insisting on a confrontation with the government that ousted him from Honduras. But just how he&#8217;ll reenter his country remains unclear.

The interim government has ordered the armed forces to prevent Zelaya&#8217;s plane from landing. And Argentina&#8217;s President Cristina Fernandez said no presidents will accompany him.
Earlier, Zelaya said that .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/showdown-looms-as-president-zelaya-plans-return-to-honduras-his-potential-escorts-unclear-100052/">Showdown looms as President Zelaya plans return to Honduras; his potential escorts unclear</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia in latest move to trim operations, raise cash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/aig-to-sell-consumer-finance-unit-in-colombia-in-latest-move-to-trim-operations-raise-cash-97186/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — American International Group Inc. on Wednesday said it agreed to sell all of its ownership interests in its consumer finance operations in Colombia, the latest in a recent string of asset sales by the embattled insurer to bolster its finances.

New York-based AIG is selling 100 percent of its interests in Inversora Pichincha .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aig-to-sell-consumer-finance-unit-in-colombia-in-latest-move-to-trim-operations-raise-cash-97186/">Read the original article &nbsp;: AIG to sell consumer finance unit in Colombia in latest move to trim operations, raise cash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>OAS gives coup leaders 3 days to restore Honduran president to power</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/oas-gives-coup-leaders-3-days-to-restore-honduran-president-to-power-96292/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has suspended joint military operations with Honduras to protest a coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a move that suggests the U.S. could further curtail dealings with the new Honduran government.

&#8220;We&#8217;ve postponed any activities in Honduras right now as we assess that situation,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
Whitman ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/oas-gives-coup-leaders-3-days-to-restore-honduran-president-to-power-96292/" title="OAS gives coup leaders 3 days to restore Honduran president to power">>>></a>.]]></description>
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