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DEA Embroiled In Prostitution Scandal

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department inspector general's office was investigating possible misconduct by two or more Drug Enforcement Administration a...

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Cartagena Offers The Best Of The Caribbean, Miami (PHOTOS)

Robert Schrader | Posted 05.16.2012

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Robert Schrader

Even the taxi driver who took me to the airport this morning was gossiping. "Eighty U.S. dollars," he scoffed. "All those guys had to do was give her the money."

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Identities Of Secret Service Supervisors Involved In Scandal Revealed

Washington Post | Posted 04.19.2012

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One of the Secret Service supervisors who was forced out of the agency this week for his involvement in the Colombia prostitution scandal made light o...

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Sex Just A Part Of Life In Cartagena, Colombia

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 04.19.2012

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CARTAGENA, Colombia -- Days after U.S. Secret Service agents were sent home over allegations of hard-partying and bringing prostitutes to their hotel,...

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Secret Service Tries To Quell Furor

AP | ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 04.20.2012

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WASHINGTON — One of the Secret Service supervisors ousted in the agency's ongoing prostitution scandal joked on Facebook that he was checking ou...

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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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Secret Service Revokes Agents' Top Security Clearance Following Prostitution Scandal

Reuters | Posted 04.17.2012

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By Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it revoked the top sec...

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Obama Speaks For First Time About Secret Service Prostitution Allegations

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.15.2012

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CARTAGENA, Colombia -- President Barack Obama, speaking for the first time about allegations that Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, said Sunday...

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Obama Praises Controversial Free Trade Deal

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 04.15.2012

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CARTAGENA, Colombia — Exposing a rift with Israel, President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted that the United States has not "given anything away...

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Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Deepens

AP | JULIE PACE and LIBARDO CARDONA | Posted 04.16.2012

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CARTAGENA, Colombia -- An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, an...

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Putting Women on the Agenda in Cartagena

Amanda Klasing | Posted 04.13.2012

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Amanda Klasing

Several weeks ago, I was in Cartagena speaking with women who have suffered unspeakable acts of violence mere miles from where the region's heads of state will gather in lavish style.

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Shakira To Meet With President Obama

Posted 04.13.2012

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President Barack Obama is heading to Cartagena, Colombia to meet with 33 presidents and heads of state in the Summit of the Americas. And one importa...

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Obama Heads To Colombia But Has Audience At Home

AP | JULIE PACE and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 04.13.2012

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TAMPA, Fla. — Putting an election year spin on his international agenda, President Barack Obama on Friday cast Latin America's rapid rise as a b...

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How Celebrities Made These South American Destinations Famous

Oasis Collections | Posted 03.21.2012

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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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A Hellish 30-Hour Bus Trip Convinced Me That Colombia Could End Its Civil War

Patrick McGinnis | Posted 05.26.2011

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Patrick McGinnis

Foreign tourists are flocking to the beaches of Cartagena and the restaurants of Bogota. And they should. Colombia's rich culture and astonishing natural beauty are easily accessible.

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French Street Artist JR's 'Wrinkles In The City' Comes To LA

Jetset Graffiti » JR | Posted 05.25.2011

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JR is in town to put together the next iteration of his trademark "Wrinkles in the City" project. Previously developed in Shanghai, Cartagena, and Spa...

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WATCH: Street Artist JR Explores Cartagena, Spain, In 'Los Surcos De La Ciudad'

Posted 05.25.2011

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A city that 'changes faster than its inhabitants wrinkle,' Cartagena, Spain is one of Parisian street artist, JR's many canvases. JR has photographed...

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Cartagena, Colombia, Rocks!

Scott S. Smith | Posted 09.27.2011

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Scott S. Smith

Even those who aren't hardcore classical buffs will enjoy a few days of heavenly music while exploring the Old Town of this colonial capital.

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The Land Mines Obama Won't Touch

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Moyers

The United States is the third largest stockpiler of land mines in the world, behind China and Russia. Like those two countries, we have refused to sign an agreement banning the manufacture, stockpiling and use of land mines.

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