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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Guatemala</title>
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		<title>Regional rights court condemns Guatemala for not investigating 1982 civil war massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathalia Rojas</dc:creator>
		
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Rights courts condemns Guatemala in 1982 massacre

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Guatemala for failing to seek justice in the 1982 massacre of more than 200 villagers during the country&#8217;s civil war, according to a ruling released Monday.
The court, the legal arm of the Organization of American States, ruled .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/regional-rights-court-condemns-guatemala-for-not-investigating-1982-civil-war-massacre-247061/">Regional rights court condemns Guatemala for not investigating 1982 civil war massacre</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent &#8217;70s, dies at 79</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemalan ex-president Laugerud dies at 79

GUATEMALA CITY — Former President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who is credited with helping rebuild Guatemala after the devastating 1976 earthquake, has died from complications related to cancer. He was 79.
Laugerud died Wednesday at his Guatemala City home, military spokesman Byron Gutierrez said Friday.
His conservative 1974-78 administration is credited with an .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-president-kjell-eugenio-laugerud-who-led-during-turbulent-70s-dies-at-79-243099/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Guatemalan President Kjell Eugenio Laugerud, who led during turbulent &#8217;70s, dies at 79</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vigilante mob in Guatemala beats suspected criminal to death: 5th such killing in 3 days</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala vigilantes kill 5th suspect in 3 days

GUATEMALA CITY — A mob beat a suspected criminal to death Sunday and threatened to burn three women who were with the victim, authorities said Sunday. It was Guatemala&#8217;s fifth vigilante killing in three days.
Hours later, police rescued three men being threatened by an angry crowd in another .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vigilante-mob-in-guatemala-beats-suspected-criminal-to-death-5th-such-killing-in-3-days-240737/">Vigilante mob in Guatemala beats suspected criminal to death: 5th such killing in 3 days</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan army officer convicted in civil war disappearances</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala army officer convicted in civil war case

GUATEMALA CITY — A retired army officer has been convicted and sentenced to 53 years in prison in the forced disappearance of civilians during Guatemala&#8217;s civil war.
The convictions for the 1981 abductions at the village of El Jute were the first ever under charges of failing to respect .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-army-officer-convicted-in-civil-war-disappearances-240190/">Guatemalan army officer convicted in civil war disappearances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan funeral home operators show up at morgues, murder scenes in competion for corpses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemalan funeral homes compete for corpses

GUATEMALA — They&#8217;re called &#8220;calaqueros&#8221; — skullmongers — and they make a living off Guatemala City&#8217;s infamously high murder rate.
They chase ambulances, wait outside morgues or speed to crime scenes, trying to be the first to reach family members of the dead and sell their coffin-wake-funeral packages for as little ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-funeral-home-operators-show-up-at-morgues-murder-scenes-in-competion-for-corpses-237376/" title="Guatemalan funeral home operators show up at morgues, murder scenes in competion for corpses">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan mob burns to death 3 suspects in killing of bus driver</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala mob kills, burns 3 suspected criminals

GUATEMALA CITY — Police say a mob in Guatemala burned to death two men and a woman suspected of killing a local bus driver.
Photos show the half-burned bodies lying in a street in the western city of Solola.
Police say the three were taken into custody for allegedly shooting to .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-mob-burns-to-death-3-suspects-in-killing-of-bus-driver-236807/">Guatemalan mob burns to death 3 suspects in killing of bus driver</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Quake shakes El Salvador, Guatemala
SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake struck off El Salvador&#8217;s Pacific coast Thursday, sending people running from buildings in this Central American nation and in neighboring Guatemala.

Civil protection officials in both countries said there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-rocks-el-salvador-guatemala-no-immediate-reports-of-injuries-damage-236351/">Read : Strong earthquake rocks El Salvador, Guatemala; no immediate reports of injuries, damage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong earthquake rocks western El Salvador, no immediate reports of injuries, damage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Strong quake shakes El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador — A strong earthquake has rocked El Salvador and parts of Guatemala, but no there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in either country.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.9.
The USGS says it hit 31 miles (51 kilometers) southwest  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/strong-earthquake-rocks-western-el-salvador-no-immediate-reports-of-injuries-damage-236346/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Guatemala reopening international adoptions

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.
Legal reforms established during the suspension will prevent problems in the future, according to the National Adoption Council, which said in a statement on its ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-ends-2-year-adoption-suspension-establishes-reforms-to-stop-theft-sale-of-babies-233685/">Guatemala ends 2-year adoption suspension, establishes reforms to stop theft, sale of babies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Danish tourist dies from gunshot wound suffered during robbery try in Guatemala cemetery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Danish man dies from wound in Guatemala mugging

GUATEMALA CITY — A Danish tourist died Friday, two days after being shot by robbers who tried to steal his camera while he visited a cemetery. Police said two suspected gang members had been arrested.
Paul Wolfgang Ritter died at a hospital in Guatemala City, where he was flown .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/danish-tourist-dies-from-gunshot-wound-suffered-during-robbery-try-in-guatemala-cemetery-221244/">Original article &nbsp;: Danish tourist dies from gunshot wound suffered during robbery try in Guatemala cemetery</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>
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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 article on  : Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala gunmen kill 1 police officer, wound 6 in separate attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Two separate attacks on police in Guatemala have killed one officer and wounded six more.

Interior Minister Raul Velasquez says gunmen opened fire Saturday on a patrol car along a highway outside Guatemala City, killing an officer and wounding three others.
Velasquez said Sunday that assailants attacked another squad car hours later in the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-gunmen-kill-1-police-officer-wound-6-in-separate-attacks-193332/">Guatemala gunmen kill 1 police officer, wound 6 in separate attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Series of attacks on police targets in Guatemala kills 2 officers, wounds 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — A series of attacks on police in Guatemala has killed two officers and wounded three.

Interior Minister Raul Velasquez says the attacks appear to be retaliation by criminals, but did not point to a specific gang.
He says the government will not be &#8220;intimidated.&#8221;
The two dead officers were gunned down Thursday in a rough, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/series-of-attacks-on-police-targets-in-guatemala-kills-2-officers-wounds-3-191229/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Series of attacks on police targets in Guatemala kills 2 officers, wounds 3</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 ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/list-of-endangered-monuments-from-world-monuments-funds-188339/" title="List of endangered monuments from World Monuments Funds">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shootings kill 15 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in Tijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 15 people were killed in three separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence, authorities said Tuesday.

Near Mexico&#8217;s southern border, meanwhile, the bullet-ridden bodies of eight men suspected to be drug traffickers were found in a Guatemalan ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shootings-kill-15-in-mexican-city-of-ciudad-juarez-6-bodies-found-in-burning-car-in-tijuana-169688/">Shootings kill 15 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in Tijuana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shootings kill 10 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in Tijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA, Mexico — Firefighters have found six bodies inside a burning car in Tijuana, and 10 people were killed in two separate shootings in another northern Mexican border town besieged by drug violence.

Near Mexico&#8217;s southern border, meanwhile, the bullet-ridden bodies of eight men suspected to be drug traffickers were found in a Guatemalan frontier town.
In ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shootings-kill-10-in-mexican-city-of-ciudad-juarez-6-bodies-found-in-burning-car-in-tijuana-169589/">Original article on  : Shootings kill 10 in Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez; 6 bodies found in burning car in Tijuana</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala arrests 9, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused president</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Authorities in Guatemala arrested nine suspects Friday, including five police officers, in the killing of a prominent lawyer who accused President Alvaro Colom of involvement in his death in a posthumously released video.

The arrests were announced by a special investigation group known as the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, which was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-arrests-9-including-5-police-in-killing-of-lawyer-who-accused-president-166468/" title="Guatemala arrests 9, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused president">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala arrests 7, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused president</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Authorities in Guatemala arrested seven suspects Friday, including five police officers, in the killing of a prominent lawyer who accused President Alvaro Colom of involvement in his death in a posthumously released video.

The arrests were announced by a special investigation group known as the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, which was .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-arrests-7-including-5-police-in-killing-of-lawyer-who-accused-president-166311/">Guatemala arrests 7, including 5 police, in killing of lawyer who accused president</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan president declares &#8217;state of public calamity&#8217; to confront food shortages</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom declared &#8220;a state of public calamity&#8221; late Tuesday to help mobilize funds and resources to confront a food shortage that will affect thousands of families.

&#8220;This will help us access resources from the international community that are generously offered for this type of situations and to mobilize national resources .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-president-declares-state-of-public-calamity-to-confront-food-shortages-163142/">Original source &nbsp;: Guatemalan president declares &#8217;state of public calamity&#8217; to confront food shortages</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gunmen kill 4 Guatemalan prison officials in apparent retaliation for prison crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan police say four prison officials have been shot to death in three separate attacks that authorities believe are retaliation for a jail crackdown.

Ministry of Interior spokesman Nery Morales says a warden, a deputy warden, a prison guard and a driver were killed Monday after officials seized cell phones and moved inmates ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gunmen-kill-4-guatemalan-prison-officials-in-apparent-retaliation-for-prison-crackdown-162110/">Read more : Gunmen kill 4 Guatemalan prison officials in apparent retaliation for prison crackdown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemalan leader says ousted Honduran president must be returned to office before elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Friday that scheduled elections in neighboring Honduras will not be valid if ousted President Manuel Zelaya is not reinstated before the Nov. 29 vote.

&#8220;President Zelaya must be reinstated before the elections, because if he is not, the elections will not be legitimate,&#8221; Colom said after meeting with ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemalan-leader-says-ousted-honduran-president-must-be-returned-to-office-before-elections-160344/">Original article on  : Guatemalan leader says ousted Honduran president must be returned to office before elections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human rights activists cheer Guatemala&#8217;s sentencing in forced disappearances</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court has convicted and sentenced a former paramilitary to 150 years in prison for the forced disappearance of six people who were abducted and presumably killed during the country&#8217;s civil war — a landmark ruling hailed by human rights activists Tuesday.

The sentence against Felipe Cusanero represents 25 years for each ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-activists-cheer-guatemalas-sentencing-in-forced-disappearances-156715/">Read : Human rights activists cheer Guatemala&#8217;s sentencing in forced disappearances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Life of Houston doctor ends violently at ranch where he found respite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON — On the last morning of his life, Jorge Mario Gonzalez drove to his beloved Four Oaks Farm, a 30-acre ranch tucked away in the bucolic Texas countryside, his pregnant wife and 21-month-old son by his side.

There, just outside the small town of Bellville, the 56-year-old Houston doctor could step away from his pressure-packed .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/life-of-houston-doctor-ends-violently-at-ranch-where-he-found-respite-152838/">here</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 more : Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be next</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala seeks to keep ex-police officials implicated in drug case from leaving country</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY —Prosecutors in Guatemala have requested a restraining order against four former top police officials linked to the disappearance of hundreds of pounds (more than 100 kilograms) of cocaine, in order to keep them from leaving the country.

Prosecutor Leonel Ruiz says that &#8220;we cannot affirm that the former police chiefs are involved, we can .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-seeks-to-keep-ex-police-officials-implicated-in-drug-case-from-leaving-country-135277/">Guatemala seeks to keep ex-police officials implicated in drug case from leaving country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala fires 3 top police officials over cocaine allegedly disappeared after bust</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala&#8217;s top three police officials have been fired after hundreds of pounds (more than 100 kilograms) of cocaine allegedly disappeared from a shipment seized by authorities.

Interior Minister Raul Velazquez says police made the 1-ton seizure Thursday. But when federal prosecutors weighed the drugs, 258 pounds (117 kilograms) were missing.
National Police spokesman Donald ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-fires-3-top-police-officials-over-cocaine-allegedly-disappeared-after-bust-134229/">Guatemala fires 3 top police officials over cocaine allegedly disappeared after bust</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacques Billeaud</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — It was a scenario U.S. law enforcement had long feared: A fragmentation grenade from Mexico&#8217;s bloody drug war tossed into a public place.

Only the grenade thrower&#8217;s bumbling prevented bloodshed in a south Texas bar — he neglected to pull a second safety clasp. But the act was proof that one of the deadliest ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atf-worries-about-mexican-cartel-grenades-coming-into-america-129335/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : ATF worries about Mexican cartel grenades coming into America</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US jury found in favor of hospital that deported seriously brain injured Guatemalan man</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A hospital that sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala — over the objections of his family and legal guardian — did not act unreasonably, a jury found Monday.

Deputy Court Clerk Carol Harper said the unanimous six-member jury found in favor of the hospital and against the guardian of 37-year-old .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-jury-found-in-favor-of-hospital-that-deported-seriously-brain-injured-guatemalan-man-122259/" title="US jury found in favor of hospital that deported seriously brain injured Guatemalan man">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. jury found in favor of hospital that deported seriously brain injured Guatemalan man</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STUART, Fla. — A South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian did not act unreasonably, a jury found Monday.

Health care and immigration experts across the country have closely watched the court case in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-jury-found-in-favor-of-hospital-that-deported-seriously-brain-injured-guatemalan-man-121953/">Read more : Fla. jury found in favor of hospital that deported seriously brain injured Guatemalan man</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. jury begins deliberations in case of Guatemalan man illegally deported by hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STUART, Fla. — The case against a South Florida hospital that quietly chartered a plane and sent a seriously brain injured illegal immigrant back to Guatemala over the objections of his family and legal guardian was in the hands of a jury Thursday.

Health care and immigration experts across the country are closely watching the court .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-jury-begins-deliberations-in-case-of-guatemalan-man-illegally-deported-by-hospital-119180/">Fla. jury begins deliberations in case of Guatemalan man illegally deported by hospital</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fla. hospital defends deportation of brain-injured Guatemalan patient without health insurance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-hospital-defends-deportation-of-brain-injured-guatemalan-patient-without-health-insurance-118666/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Wides-munoz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STUART, Fla. — All sides agree on one thing in the case of a South Florida hospital that secretly repatriated a seriously brain injured patient back to Guatemala.

During the early hours of a steamy July 2003 morning, Martin Memorial Medical Center chartered a private plane and sent Luis Jimenez back to the Central American country  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fla-hospital-defends-deportation-of-brain-injured-guatemalan-patient-without-health-insurance-118666/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: From Andes to Argentina, Mexican drug cartels expand, operate in 47 countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan drug boss Juan Jose &#8220;Juancho&#8221; Leon was summoned by Mexican traffickers for what he was told was business. Instead, dozens of attackers ambushed his entourage with grenades and assault rifles, killing Leon and 10 others in a brazen demonstration of power.

Mexican drug traffickers are branching out as never before — spreading .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-from-andes-to-argentina-mexican-drug-cartels-expand-operate-in-47-countries-116316/">AP IMPACT: From Andes to Argentina, Mexican drug cartels expand, operate in 47 countries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ousted Honduran president: People &#8216;have the right to insurrection&#8217; against interim government</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday that the Honduran people &#8220;have the right to insurrection&#8221; against the interim government that forced him out of the country.

The remarks appeared to pave the way for a further escalation of the conflict in Honduras, where Zelaya&#8217;s supporters have staged massive marches demanding his return .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ousted-honduran-president-people-have-the-right-to-insurrection-against-interim-government-109519/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ousted Honduran president: People &#8216;have the right to insurrection&#8217; against interim government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Guard cutter based in Alameda, Calif., makes drug bust off coast of Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/coast-guard-cutter-based-in-alameda-calif-makes-drug-bust-off-coast-of-guatemala-106086/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard says a cutter based in Alameda has seized two speedboats, recovered a bale of cocaine and detained four suspected smugglers off the coast of Guatemala.

The bust was made Wednesday night by the cutter Bertholf about 80 miles from the Central American nation.
Officials say four boats were spotted by a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/coast-guard-cutter-based-in-alameda-calif-makes-drug-bust-off-coast-of-guatemala-106086/">Coast Guard cutter based in Alameda, Calif., makes drug bust off coast of Guatemala</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Court says evidence insufficient to try Guatemalan arrested for tweet</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-says-evidence-insufficient-to-try-guatemalan-arrested-for-tweet-105025/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luis Angel Faf</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — An appeals court found insufficient evidence to warrant the trial of a Guatemalan whose Twitter message led to his arrest on charges of inciting financial panic.

Jean Anleu was arrested and charged in May after sending a 96-character tweet that urged depositors to withdraw funds from a bank involved in a political-murder scandal. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/court-says-evidence-insufficient-to-try-guatemalan-arrested-for-tweet-105025/" title="Court says evidence insufficient to try Guatemalan arrested for tweet">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hondurans deeply divided on whether they want ex-president back _ even in his hometown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Weissert</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEPAGUARE, Honduras — Luis Perez voted for Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2005. Now, he wishes he hadn&#8217;t.

The 46-year-old agricultural engineer would seem like a surefire supporter. He lives just down the road from Zelaya&#8217;s family ranch in this corn-growing region in the eastern province of Olancho. But he thought his neighbor was taking the  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hondurans-deeply-divided-on-whether-they-want-ex-president-back-_-even-in-his-hometown-102269/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How 1 immigrant high schooler soared, despite detainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Oneill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TRENTON, N.J. — He was born on the Fourth of July, an irony he would learn to appreciate later, during the dark period of his life, when liberty and freedom came to mean something far more real than words in his high school history book.

Daniel Guadron has been fighting the odds all his young life,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/how-1-immigrant-high-schooler-soared-despite-detainment-98168/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fate of US-born kid of illegal immigrant parents up in the air as Ga. officials weigh options</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fate-of-us-born-kid-of-illegal-immigrant-parents-up-in-the-air-as-ga-officials-weigh-options-96868/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Brumback</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — His mother isn&#8217;t in the picture. His illegal immigrant father was deported.

Now, the 13-year-old waits for a Georgia court to decide his fate. Among the options: keeping the boy in the only country he&#8217;s ever lived in, but as a ward of the state, or sending him to his father in Guatemala, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fate-of-us-born-kid-of-illegal-immigrant-parents-up-in-the-air-as-ga-officials-weigh-options-96868/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rescuers continue search of collapsed Atlanta parking deck; no injured, missing people found</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-continue-search-of-collapsed-atlanta-parking-deck-no-injured-missing-people-found-96026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Brumback</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Crews used cranes Tuesday to lift crushed cars from a collapsed parking garage as they continued to stabilize the structure and search debris, but it still wasn&#8217;t clear what caused the deck to collapse from the fourth floor to the ground level a day earlier.

Remarkably, no injuries were reported and there were no .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rescuers-continue-search-of-collapsed-atlanta-parking-deck-no-injured-missing-people-found-96026/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Rescuers continue search of collapsed Atlanta parking deck; no injured, missing people found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In a modern twist on the Kafka stories he loves, Guatemalan could get prison for a tweet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter.

That message has now earned him a potential five-year prison sentence and the unfortunate distinction of becoming one of the first people in the world .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-a-modern-twist-on-the-kafka-stories-he-loves-guatemalan-could-get-prison-for-a-tweet-92978/" title="In a modern twist on the Kafka stories he loves, Guatemalan could get prison for a tweet">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala seizes 9.9 million pseudoephedrine pills, record for of methamphetamine precursor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities confiscated nearly 10 million pseudoephedrine pills worth $33 million on Tuesday — the country&#8217;s biggest seizure of the methamphetamine precursor, police said.

The 9.9 million pills were seized from a shipping container at Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala&#8217;s main port on the Pacific coast, said police spokesman Donald Gonzalez.
The container bore a shipping ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-seizes-99-million-pseudoephedrine-pills-record-for-of-methamphetamine-precursor-83311/" title="Guatemala seizes 9.9 million pseudoephedrine pills, record for of methamphetamine precursor">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down public activity; cases rise to 96</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala&#8217;s government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Health Secretary Celso Cerezo said the virus has infected 96 people in the Central America country, including 11 in the last 24 hours. Most have recovered.
On Wednesday, Guatemala suspended all schools nationwide until .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-urges-2-swine-flu-hit-towns-to-shut-down-public-activity-cases-rise-to-96-80455/">Guatemala urges 2 swine flu-hit towns to shut down public activity; cases rise to 96</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor: Grenades, ammunition seized from Mexican traffickers belong to Guatemalan army</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Thousands of bullets and grenades that were part of a Mexican drug cartel&#8217;s weapons cache belong to the Guatemalan army, Guatemala&#8217;s anti-drug prosecutor said Thursday.

Prosecutor Leonel Ruiz said investigators have determined that more than 3,800 bullets and 563 grenades seized outside Guatemala&#8217;s capital in April following a shootout that left five anti-drug .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutor-grenades-ammunition-seized-from-mexican-traffickers-belong-to-guatemalan-army-72654/" title="Prosecutor: Grenades, ammunition seized from Mexican traffickers belong to Guatemalan army">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala president seeks int&#8217;l support in uproar over accusation he ordered lawyer killed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-president-seeks-intl-support-in-uproar-over-accusation-he-ordered-lawyer-killed-62115/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 06:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala&#8217;s government reached out for international support Wednesday in a bid to preserve the country&#8217;s stability, amid growing calls for President Alvaro Colom&#8217;s resignation after being accused of ordered the killing of a lawyer.

Colom continued to vehemently deny the videotaped accusations by Rodrigo Rosenberg that were broadcast posthumously after the attorney was ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-president-seeks-intl-support-in-uproar-over-accusation-he-ordered-lawyer-killed-62115/" title="Guatemala president seeks int&#8217;l support in uproar over accusation he ordered lawyer killed">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala president asks for UN probe of slaying of lawyer who accused him in dramatic videot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-president-asks-for-un-probe-of-slaying-of-lawyer-who-accused-him-in-dramatic-videot-60843/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — A slain man&#8217;s videotaped and posthumously broadcast accusation that President Alvaro Colom ordered his murder threw Guatemala into an uproar and prompted government calls Tuesday for a U.N. agency and the FBI to investigate the killing.

Colom vehemently denied the allegations made in a videotape left by lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg, who was shot .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/guatemala-president-asks-for-un-probe-of-slaying-of-lawyer-who-accused-him-in-dramatic-videot-60843/" title="Guatemala president asks for UN probe of slaying of lawyer who accused him in dramatic videot">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Murdered lawyer accuses Guatemala&#8217;s president in video tape made before slaying</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/murdered-lawyer-accuses-guatemalas-president-in-video-tape-made-before-slaying-59863/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Carlos Llorca</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — A lawyer slain by gunmen over the weekend appears in a video tape that emerged Monday alleging that if anything happened to him it would be at the behest of Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom.

Colom&#8217;s spokesman, Fernando Barrillas, issued a statement saying the government &#8220;categorically rejects any accusations made in tapes and statements ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/murdered-lawyer-accuses-guatemalas-president-in-video-tape-made-before-slaying-59863/">Read : Murdered lawyer accuses Guatemala&#8217;s president in video tape made before slaying</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seismologists report 6.1 quake in Guatemala; deep epicenter, shaking light in capital</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/seismologists-report-61-quake-in-guatemala-deep-epicenter-shaking-light-in-capital-50502/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 01:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA CITY — Seismologists are reporting a strong but deeply centered earthquake in Guatemala.

Local radio stations say there are no reports of damages or injuries.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and was centered 25 miles (45 kilometers) southeast of Quetzaltenango, the country&#8217;s second-largest city.
The epicenter is 40 miles (70 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/seismologists-report-61-quake-in-guatemala-deep-epicenter-shaking-light-in-capital-50502/" title="Seismologists report 6.1 quake in Guatemala; deep epicenter, shaking light in capital">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Former Guatemalan dictator&#8217;s son arrested for embezzlement</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guatemalan-dictators-son-arrested-for-embezzlement-22582/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GUATEMALA - Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt&#8217;s son has been arrested for allegedly embezzling $15 million, Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported.



Enrique Rios Sosa embezzled the money during the government of President Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004) when he was the army finance chief.


The money was stolen from the army budget and deposited in private accounts ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/former-guatemalan-dictators-son-arrested-for-embezzlement-22582/" title="Former Guatemalan dictator&#8217;s son arrested for embezzlement">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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