Obama Latin America

Summit of the Americas: Despite Political Arguments We Are Getting Closer As A Hemisphere

Stephen Keppel | Posted 04.17.2012

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Stephen Keppel

Despite some of the lingering political divisions, which often make the most news, we are getting closer as a hemisphere. The US is becoming more Latino and Latin America is becoming more developed.

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President Obama: 'For The Americas, This Is A Moment Of Great Promise'

Reuters | Posted 04.15.2012

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CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama stressed on Saturday the "great promise" for business growth in the Americas, ...

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Behind-The-Scenes White House PHOTOS: South America Trip, Street Hockey, Babies & More!

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 06.14.2011

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Oh me, oh my! The First Couple had a busy March -- thankfully Pete Souza and the gang were there to capture it all, from Barack posing with so man...

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No Community Left Behind? HIV and AIDS in Latin America

David Weiss | Posted 06.13.2011

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David Weiss

Despite the great strides many countries have made, inequalities are still evident across the region. Nowhere is this more evident than in access to health care.

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Obama's Latin America Trip: It's Not Like He Went to Cancun

Christopher Sabatini | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Sabatini

Conservative critics have had a field day criticizing President Barack Obama's trip to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador this week. Besides revealing a troubling -- even offensive -- stereotype and disregard of the region, they are also wrong.

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Obama Is in Latin America, in Case You Missed It

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mario Solis-Marich

Never has the historical misdirection of America's decades-entrenched foreign policy been seen in such focus as it was this week.

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We Are All Americans, but Not Enough of Us Know That

Father Alberto Cutie | Posted 05.25.2011

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Father Alberto Cutie

As someone who is proud to have been born an American citizen, with a Latino background, I was very pleased to hear the president of the United States...

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War Trumps Peace And A President's Trip

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — In the heart of his mission to Latin America, President Barack Obama tried to get the world to see what he saw. "La...

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Obama To Return Earlier Than Expected From Latin America Trip

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Under the shadow of the Libyan war to the end, President Barack Obama sped to the finish of his Latin American journ...

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Obama Calls For 'New Era Of Partnership' With Latin America

Posted 05.25.2011

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SANTIAGO (By Matt Spetalnick and Simon Gardner) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for a "new era of partnership" with Latin America as h...

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Why South of the Border Matters North of the Border

Rick Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Sanchez

President Obama, by going to Latin America this past week, you showed the region -- and Latinos here at home -- that we matter. Thank you for doing the right thing.

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Obama Juggles Libya, Latin America

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRASILIA, Brazil — As American missiles struck Libya, President Barack Obama doggedly promoted his Latin American agenda Saturday, praising Braz...

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Obama's Travel: Opportunities in a Changing Americas

Eric Farnsworth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eric Farnsworth

With a sluggish recovery at home and Latin America increasingly looking to China to diversify economic and political ties, now is the time for the U.S. to show it is a willing partner that takes the region's concerns seriously.

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Obama's Latin America Trip: Unlocking Hemispheric Partnerships

Susan Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Segal

This trip has the potential to show our neighbors that we can build a partnership based on mutual respect that will endure because it is in the best interest of all parties.

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E=MC2 or Washington's Latin American Equation

Rabah Ghezali | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabah Ghezali

Three imports shape US foreign policy towards Latin America: Energy, Migration, Cocaine and the Criminality that too often goes with drugs.

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International Campaign Around Venezuela's Elections Has Begun

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Weisbrot

Venezuela has an election for its National Assembly in September, and the campaign has begun in earnest. I am referring to the international campaign....

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Independent Latin America Forms Its Own Organization

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Weisbrot

Latin America took another historic step forward this week with the creation of a new regional organization of 32 Latin American and Caribbean countri...

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Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Altschuler

At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve.

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Putting the Honduras Debate in Perspective

Abraham Lowenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham Lowenthal

The new US authorities understand that the United States no longer has the means to exert quick control in such countries as Honduras, and that trying to do so could undermine more promising multilateral avenues for achieving US objectives.

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Obama Should Change Course and Support Democracy In Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Weisbrot

President Obama is making a big mistake in coddling the dictatorship in Honduras, and putting his administration at odds with the rest of the hemisphere.

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Washington's Sad History in Latin America

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Schlesinger

While Obama has passed his first test in Latin America, the coup in Honduras, he still must overcome a sad and addled history of U.S. interventionism in the region.

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The Other 9/11 Has Returned to Stalk Latin America

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

When left-wingers like Honduran President Zelaya try to repeal term limits, they are described as "dictators" yet when right-wingers like Columbia's President Uribe do exactly the same thing, the same people applaud him as "brilliant."

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Vulture Funds Lobby Against Argentina, Trying To Use the U.S. Congress In Public Relations Campaign

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Weisbrot

Eric Massa, a freshman Democratic Representative from Corning in the state of New York, has introduced legislation on May 20 that would seek to punish Argentina by, among other things, denying the country access to U.S. capital markets.

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Obama and a New Course in Latin America

Aldo Civico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aldo Civico

The everyday violence that marks the life of Latin American countries is a sign that underlying structural problems persist. Handshakes and smiles will not fix this.

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Is Obama Isolated in Latin America?

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Hayden

Obama needs to create his own Latin American working group that engages with its counterparts to the South in a permanent roundtable dialogue where no issues are off the table.

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