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Past is present in Latin America

Latin American leaders, born out of US backed repression, demand an end to 50 year-old US-Cuba standoff More at The Real News Last weekend, the leaders of the Americas met with US President Barack Obama for the first time as …

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Obama says Venezuela defense budget 1/600th of the U.S.’s

April 21, 2009 St. Petersburg Times President Barack Obama was criticized by conservatives recently for a couple of handshakes and photo opportunities with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas. In a news conference after the summit, …

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Chavez foes tell US Venezuelan democracy at risk

By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER April 19, 2009 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opponents of Hugo Chavez on Sunday urged President Barack Obama not to warm up to their president without also addressing their concerns about democracy and human rights in Venezuela. “The …

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Obama admits shared responsibility for Mexican drug war

COHA’s Director, Larry Birns, was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Lateline programme on April 18, 2009 by Mark Simkin. The full transcript of the interview is below. —– US President Barack Obama has admitted that America shares responsibility for …

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Bolivie: un complot contre Morales aurait été déjoué

By Lamia Oualalou Rio de Janeiro April 17, 2009 Le chef de l’État bolivien devait être la cible d’un commando terroriste comprenant des Européens. Il faisait encore nuit quand les premiers coups de feu ont retenti dans les couloirs de …

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