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Corruption, Democracy, and the Search for a Better World

Valerie Berset-Price | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Corruption, Wal Mart, International Business, Zambia, Uruguay, Ethics, Wireless, Bribery, Technology, Fcpa, Business News

Wal-Mart is making the headlines with the FCPA corruption case it faces in Mexico. But anyone who has been on the ground trying to close business in c...

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Opening Russia

Ed Gerwin | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Uruguay, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, President Obama, Michael McFaul, Jobs, Democracy, Congress, United States, China, Ukraine, Foreign Policy, Pntr, World Trade Organization, Human Rights, Trade, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Jackson-Vanik, Business News

Bringing democratic reform to Russia will require concerted effort by the United States, our allies, NGOs, and the Russian people. Opening Russia's market under WTO rules can play a useful role in this effort.

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Uruguay Probes Possible Hospital Homicides

AP | RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Hospitals, Latin America, Uruguay, Death & Dying, Latino Voices News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case...

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Movie review: Silent House

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Adam Trese, Uruguay, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Silent House Movie Review, Elizabeth Olsen, Chris Kentis, Silent House, Open Water, Horror, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Laura Lau, Movies, Entertainment News

Silent House is one of those gimmick-movies that you can easily imagine beginning with a conversation along the lines of, "Hey, you know what would be...

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Does Britannia Rule the Waves in the S. Atlantic? Argentina Thinks So.

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Uruguay, Falkland Islands, Chile, UK Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, Argentina, Las Malvinas, Britain, Brazil, Hector Timerman, Argentina Falkland Islands, Timerman Falkland Islands, World News

Argentina's foreign minister wants the United Nations to mediate with Britain over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and accused London of militarizing the south Atlantic. "Rubbish," responded Britain's ambassador.

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How Celebrities Made These South American Destinations Famous

Oasis Collections | Posted 03.21.2012

What do Brigitte Bardot, Albert Einstein and the Rat Pack have in common? They each helped make previously unknown South American towns into popular destinations.

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Uruguay Prodded by G-20 to End Bank Secrecy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Chile, Corruption, Tax Haven, Nearshoring, Bank Secrecy, Cyberfarms, Transparency International, Uruguay, Brazil, Money Laundering, Argentina, Gun Walking, World News

As the rich flock to Punta del Este to visit their money over the long Christmas season known as la temporada, Uruguay faces diplomatic pressure from ...

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Wife Of Uruguayan National Coach Attacked With Corrosive Liquid

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Uruguay Soccer, Oscar Tabarez, Uruguay, Uruguay Coach Wife, Silvia Martinez, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Police in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo say the wife of national soccer coach Oscar Tabarez was attacked with a corrosive...

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Uruguay Revokes Dirty War Amnesty

AP | By RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Uruguay Military Dictatorship, Uruguay Dirty War Amnesty, Uruguay Revokes Amnesty, Uruguay Revokes Dirty War Amnesty, Uruguay War, Video, Uruguay Amnesty, Uruguay, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- Uruguay's Congress revoked amnesty for military officials charged with human rights abuses on Thursday, ending a deal between l...

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Uruguay Jails Peacekeepers Accused Of Sexual Abuse In Haiti

AP | RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Peacekeepers Haiti, Sexual Assault Haiti, Uruguay Peacekeepers Haiti, Un Peacekeepers Haiti, Uruguay Peacekeepers Haiti Sexual Assault, Uruguay, Un Peacekeepers Sexual Assault Haiti, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — A military judge ordered five Uruguayan sailors accused of sexually abusing a young Haitian man jailed until a tribunal de...

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Uruguay Apologizes For Alleged Sex Abuse In Haiti

AP | RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Haiti Uruguay Un, Haiti Boy Sex Abuse, Uruguay, Haiti Uruguay Un Sex Abuse, Haiti, Haiti Un Sex Abuse, Haiti Uruguay, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay's president has apologized to the leader and people of Haiti for alleged sex abuse by some of his country's peacek...

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Superwoman in Feather Earrings

Mariela Dabbah | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Dominican Republic, Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Uruguay, Cerebral Palsy, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Latino Voices News

There are very few Latino entrepreneurs with disabilities who are visible. Erika jumped at the chance to talk publicly about the challenges she had overcome in order to fulfill her aspirations of being a designer.

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Uruguay Wins Record 15th Copa America Title

AP/The Huffington Post | By TALES AZZONI | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Paraguay Uruguay, Copa America Final, Video, Uruguay, Soccer, Copa America 2011, Copa America, Uruguay Copa America, 2011 Copa America, Uruguay Paraguay, Uruguay Copa America Final, Sports News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Diego Forlan scored twice and Uruguay won the Copa America for a record 15th time after beating Paraguay 3-0 Sunday. Lui...

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Former Dictator Dies At 83

AP | RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: Ex Uruguay Dictator Dies, Juan Maria Bordaberry Dies, Uruguay, Death & Dying, Uruguay Dictator, Juan Maria Bordaberry, Juan Maria Bordaberry Dead, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Former President-turned-dictator Juan Maria Bordaberry, whose self-coup launched more than a decade of military rule in Ur...

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OUCH! Soccer Player Takes Free Kick To The Groin

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Chile, Video, Uruguay Chile, Uruguay, Football, Soccer, Chile Soccer, Uruguay Soccer, Alvaro Gonzalez, Hit in Groin, Sports News

Ouch! Last Friday during a match with Chile, Uruguayan forward Alvaro Gonzalez took a free kick right to the groin, in a moment that was captured t...

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Delaunay, Camnitzer and Cone: Art, Transformations and Identity on an Upper Fifth Avenue Museum Stroll

Monroe Price | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Art Collecting, Textiles, Cooper Hewitt, El Museo Del Barrio, Conceptual Art, Jewish Museum, Arts News

Have these disparate institutions of upper 5th Avenue unconsciously created a kind of ode to the immigrant experience, drawn from three different eras, three geographical settings, three different roles and histories?

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Latin America: Making the Good Times Better

Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Latin America has enjoyed tremendous economic dynamism and a rising quality of life in recent years. But, faced with new challenges, the question is: how best to sustain this progress?

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Winter Honeymoon Destinations to Embrace the Cold...or not [PHOTOS]

Black Tomato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Chile, Photos, India, Antarctica, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Luxury Honeymoons, Canada, Norway, Kenya, Uruguay, Slidepollajax, Vietnam, Japan, Top 10, Honeymoon Destinations, Mongolia, Travel News

Winter is well and truly upon us and the cold, dark mornings are here to stay for now. Other than deciding how many layers of clothing to climb into, ...

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The F Word: Campaign Cash, Corruption, Corporate Power.

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Transparency International, Uruguay, Laura Flanders, Zephyr Teachout, Grittv, Bribery, Grit Tv, Campaign Cash, Guardian, Tea Party, Coffee Party, Politics News

Campaign cash -- we're drowning in a flood of it. As Katrina vanden Heuvel noted yesterday on GRITtv, this is on track to be a $5 billion election--an...

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El Dorado and the Left of the 21st Century

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Totalitarianism Pinochet, Che Guevara, Mexico, Chile, War in Ethiopia, Labor Unions, Haiti, Fidel Casto, Franco, War in Angola, Reinaldo Escobar, Ernesto Guevara, War in Nicaragua, Argentina, Iraq War, Cuba, Spain, North Korea, World News

Today's guest post is from Claudia Cadelo, from her blog, Octavo Cerco. El Dorado and Left of the 21st Century by Claudia Cadelo My only certainty i...

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Uruguay vs. Netherlands: World Cup Semifinals Showdown

AP | BARRY WILNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Netherlands World Cup, Netherlands vs Uruguay, World Cup 2010, Uruguay, Netherlands, Uruguay World Cup, Uruguay vs Netherlands, Sports News

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The World Cup turned sour for South America in the quarterfinals. Only one team from the continent advanced – Ur...

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Nixon Urged Death Threats To Uruguayan Prisoners

AP | RAUL O. GARCES | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, National Security Archive, Nixon Administration, Latin America, Uruguayan Prisoners, State of Seige, Richard Nixon, Dan Mitrione, South America, Kidnapped Agent, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Long-secret diplomatic cables show President Richard Nixon wanted the Uruguayan government to threaten to kill leftist pri...

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Uruguay President's Entire Assets: A VW Beetle

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Mujica VW Beetle, Volkswagen, Jose Mujica, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay's new president may be one of the world's poorest sitting leaders: Jose Mujica formally declared that his entire w...

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My Journey From Spc to Spc

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethnic Issues, Hispanic, United States, Immigration, Hispanics, Racial Progress, Politics, Immigration Reform, Right Wing Radio, Nelson Mandela, Spanish Language, Uruguay, Connecticut, Racism, Americans, Bigotry, African Americans, Diversity, Los Angeles News

As a small child living in Connecticut, recently arrived from Uruguay at a time when Latinos were still rare outside of the major metropolis, I was quickly labeled "spic."

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