Ingrid Betancourt

Betancourt Rescue Footage Released (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home

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French officials say former hostage Ingrid Betancourt will be awarded the Legion of Honor on Bastille Day. Betancourt -- who was released from six y...

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Freed Colombian Hostage Ingrid Betancourt To Write Play About Her Ordeal

Times Of London | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

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Ingrid Betancourt is to return to Colombia shortly to begin work on a play about her harrowing experience being held for six years in the jungle by Ma...

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Ingrid for President / Ingrid Para Presidenta

David Paul Appell | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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David Paul Appell

Betancourt has hinted at another run for the top job. If she does, she could become not just one the world's most respected presidents but also a much-needed beacon of hope in Latin America.

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Betancourt arrives in France with tears of joy

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home

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PARIS — Arriving to a hero's welcome in France, Ingrid Betancourt said Friday that she cried a lot during her six years as a prisoner in the Col...

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How Three Americans Ended Up Hostages in Colombia

John McQuaid | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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John McQuaid

The alarming backstory leading up to the captivity of the three hostages reveals a lot about the failings of government contracting, and government in general.

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Ingrid Betancourt Reunited With Her Children After Six Years

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home

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BOGOTA, Colombia — The plan was nothing if not audacious: A turncoat persuades rebels to bring together their most prized hostages and march the...

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Colombia Rescues Ingrid Betancourt, Americans From FARC

AP | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

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***UPDATED 9:21pm ET -- July 2, 2008*** Colombia - Colombian spies tricked leftist rebels into handing over kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid B...

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Hostage Drama Shows Flaws in Washington's Policy on Colombia

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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Mark Weisbrot

It has had the makings of a telenovela - a Latin American soap opera: hostages held for years deep in the Colombian jungle, anxious anticipation and t...

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