Uribe will undoubtedly win reelection on May 28, but there are too many unanswered questions about his leadership The election will, in an important way, serve as a referendum on the depth of popular support for Uribe and Colombia’s tolerance …
Monthly Archive: May 2006
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“While critical of U.S. efforts, Mexico limits foreigners more”
While simultaneously pushing for lenient immigration policy in the U.S., for its own cities, Mexico excludes 0.5 percent of its own foreign-born, now legal citizens from Mexican government positions (“While critical of U.S. efforts, Mexico limits foreigners more,” May 22). …
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Cuba on the “Terrorist” List: Miami Rides Again
Cuba finds itself once again included on the State Department’s list of “terrorist-sponsoring” states, despite an appalling lack of evidence to support such a charge Compilers of the Cuba terrorism document are stand-ins for P.T. Barnum, rather than ethical researchers …
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Movement Towards a Mixed Economy in Latin America Quickens as Neoliberalism’s Eternal Verities Begin to Come Undone
Just as the Bush administration’s market liberalization drive seemed to have been reaching its apogee, serious setbacks were registered as the utility of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and various bilateral FTA’s began to be successfully challenged. …
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Ecuador Breaks with Washington over Occidental Petroleum
Ecuador’s decision to cancel the oil operation contract of U.S.-based Occidental will prove to be profoundly damaging to Washington’s already faltering Andean policy Following Quito’s cancellation of Oxy’s contract, Washington immediately killed further discussions on the stalled free trade agreement …
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