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James Bond Aficionado Obama Sends U.S. Navy Seals to Uruguay: What's Behind The Story?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.15.2013 | World
Read More: James Bond, Mercosur, Hugo Chavez, Pentagon, Venezuela, Leon Panetta, Tabare-Vazquez-Socialism, Jose Mujica, Uruguay, Montevideo, Brazil, US Navy Seals, Nicolas Maduro, World News
Nikolas Kozloff

Now that Venezuela's larger-than-life Hugo Chávez has vanished from the political landscape, what does the future hold for South America?

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WATCH: Multiple Marriage Equality Bills Near Vote

Matt Baume | Posted 06.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Supreme Court, Tim Johnson, Proposition 8, Minnesota, Prop 8, Jose Mujica, Colombia, France, Uruguay, Delaware, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Video, Gay Voices News
Matt Baume

Get ready: we're about to see major marriage news in at least two states. Rhode Island and Delaware are rocking towards legislative votes, and that means we could see access to marriage dramatically expand just in time for summer.

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LISTEN: Uruguay President Calls Argentine Leader 'Old Shrew'

AP | MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 04.05.2013 | Latino Voices
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentines and Uruguayans had a great time joking about their leaders on Friday after Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was c...

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In Uruguay, Give Up Your Gun And Get A Bike Or Computer

TakePart | Posted 02.22.2013 | Impact
Read More: Gun Violence, Gun Buy Back, Illegal Firearms, Gun Collection Program, Uruguay Gun Control, Gun Prevention, Weapons for Life, José Mujica, Illegal Guns, Impact News

Anyone who turns on the news for all of five minutes is likely to hear another story about gun violence. While the debate between legislation and pers...

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Poverty and the Presidency: Uruguay's Jose Mujica

Conrad Black | Posted 02.25.2013 | World
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Conrad Black

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica, a guerrilla in the 1960s and '70s who was imprisoned under severe conditions for 14 years, seems to be one of a rare breed of sincere anti-materialists, who thinks that the pursuit of wealth beyond a minimum is the root of most evil in the world.

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Meet The Most Generous World Leader

Posted 11.17.2012 | Impact
Read More: Video, Uruguay Poor, Charity, Jose Mujica, Charitable Presidents, Uruguay, Charitable Leaders, Impact News

Uruguay has an impressive GDP considering it’s the second-smallest nation in South America, but its president lives more like a pauper –- on purpo...

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The Good News and the Bad in Drug Policy Reform

Stanton Peele | Posted 08.03.2012 | Politics
Read More: HIV/AIDS, Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance, Global Commission on Drug Policy, Needle Exchange, Obama Administration, War on Drugs, Drug Legalization, José Mujica, Latin America, Drug Policy, Drug Policy Reform, Politics News
Stanton Peele

Democratic administrations are the worst drug policy reformers. That is, except for Republican adminstrations.

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Government Proposes Selling Weed To Fight Crime

AP | PABLO FERNANDEZ | Posted 08.20.2012 | World
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay's national government said Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens re...

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Uruguay President's Entire Assets: A VW Beetle

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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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Jose Mujica Ballot box gives ex-guerrilla Uruguay's presidency

AP | MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — President-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more tal...

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