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Biden Visits Chile For Progressive Governance Summit

AP | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

SANTIAGO, Chile — U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden is in Chile to attend a summit of leaders from Latin America and Europe. Biden flew to Chile...

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Si Se Puede: Every Chilean Can (and Does) Screw in a Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb

Larry Coben | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Savings, Chile, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Saving Technology, Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs, Latin America, South American Energy, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Conservation, South America, Green Energy, Green Politics, Green News

The cleanest, greenest, cheapest and most secure energy is the energy we don't use. The empirical evidence from Chile is overwhelming and proves the savings.

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Bolivia: Girl In Coma Almost Buried Alive

CNN | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Abuse, Child Abuse, Toddler in Coma, Buried Alive, Latin America, Bolivia, La Paz, World News

A 3-year-old Bolivian girl whose parents thought was dead and were preparing to bury remained in a coma but was improving Friday, while her mother and...

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Venezuela's Next Generation of Political Prisoners

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 04.21.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Dictatorship, Caracas, Eligio Cedeno, World News

The message is clear: the Chávez government believes it has won impunity to act above the law, paid for with political capital won by majority vote.

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Iran Increases Activity In Latin America: U.S.

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: Gates Iran Latin America, Iran Latin America, South America, Iran Foreign Investment, James Stavridis, Iran Columbia, Iran Us Relations, Iran, Iran Hezbollah, Iran Hamas, World News

Iran is increasing its activity in Latin America and the Caribbean, including actions aimed at supporting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a top...

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Prince Charles' Organic Wine Tasting In Chile

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Slideshow, Prince Charles, Prince Charles Organic Wine Tasting, Food, South America, Wine, Organic Wine, Green News

On Prince Charles' trip to Chile -- part of a green-agenda-pushing Latin American trip -- he stopped by the Emiliana Winery to sample some organic win...

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Paleontologists Discover Mammoth Snake Species In Colombia

Washington Post | Juan Forero | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Mammoth Snake, Paleontology Colombia, South America, Latin America, Colombia, Paleontology, Colombia Fossil, Colombia Excavations, Snake Fossil, Fossil, World News

Last month, an international group of scientists revealed in the journal Nature that Jaramillo's team had made a startling discovery -- a species of s...

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Argentina's Drought Wilts Crops, Economy

BBC NEWS | By Candace Piette | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

Read More: Environment, Drought, Argentina Beef, President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchnerm, Pampas, Argentina Agriculture, Ranchers in Argentina, Argentina, Argentina Economy, South America, Drought Hits Argentina, Salado River, Recession, Argentina Cattle Industry, World News

A deflated bag of bones, the carcass of a bull, lies dried out on the banks of a river, baked by the sun. Normally green, the prime pastureland around...

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Colombian Rebels' New Strategy: Release Hostages

csmonitor.com | Sibylla Brodzinsky | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Alvaro Uribe, Farc Hostages, South America, Colombia, Hostages, Farc, World News

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA - Colombian leftist guerrillas freed four hostages on Sunday in the first of three hand-overs planned for this week. The relea...

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The Tequila Industry: A Model for Conservation?

Susan Cosier | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: Tequila, Farming, Geographical Indication, Agave, Chile, South America, Central America, Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Mexico, Liquor, Colombia, Farmers, Alcohol, Sustainability, North America, World News

For centuries farmers have been roasting, fermenting and distilling the agave plant's roasted heart to brew what many consider to be the national drink of Mexico: tequila.

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World Social Forum: Financial Crisis Is Opportunity For "Another World"

Inter Press Service | Mario Osava | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Read More: South America, World Social Forum, Latin America, Brazil, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Global Crisis, Belem, Ibase, Wsf, World News

A World Social Forum (WSF) revitalised by a global crisis that has awakened new interest in the proposition that "another world is possible" - now per...

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Is Hugo Chavez Ready for the Coming Fall?

Francisco Toro | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Oil Market, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela, Petrostate, South America, Poverty, World, Money, Economy, Oil, Poverty Abroad, Petroleum, Pat Robertson, World News

Venezuela is a petrostate: the government owns the only oil company, and oil prices rose every single year from the turn of the century through last year.

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Brazil Rebounds With Bossa Beat

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 02.13.2009 | World

Read More: France, Soccer Moms, Waiting for Godot, Global Economy, Bill Ayers, Economy, Brazil, Oil, French, Natural Gas, Music, Barack Obama, Gallic, Great Depression, South America, Rainforest, Culture, Dancing, Beaches, World News

In Brazil as in the US, culture plays a big role in how nations survive the slump. Known for beaches, beauties, rain forest and laid back music, Brazil's national motto is "Order and Progress."

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Brazil's Once Private Past Becomes Available on the Internet

Lourenço Bustani | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

Read More: Disappearances, South America, Dictatorship, Brazil, Psfk, World News

Brazil's dictatorial government lasted for over two decades, from 1964 to 1985, and it still remains a cloaked part of the country's history. But now more than 13,000 pages of documents have been made available to the public.

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Colombia Calls Cocaine Users "Predators Of The Rain Forest"

Jessicah Curtis | Posted 01.08.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Latin America, Coke, Colombia, Cocaine in South America, Cocaine, World News

If you're into charlie, snow, or a few lines of snort, Colombia's Vice President Francisco Santos Calderón has a message for you: your cocaine use is...

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Obama Win Forces Brazil To Take A Tolerance Check

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Brazil, Obama Racism, Latin America, President Obama, Brazil Racism, World News

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — What struck the Brazilian woman most forcibly as she watched U.S. election returns on television was seeing Barack Obam...

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Con Ojos Abiertos, Pinta Art Fair Opens in New York City

Sarah Greenwalt | Posted 05.19.2009 | Style

Read More: South America, Art, Pinta Art Fair, Fine Art, Contemporary Art, Spain, Art Fairs, Pinta, New York City, Latin American Art, Style News

Money may come and money may go, but the art world will always love a party. That couldn't have been more evident than at the lively opening of the Pinta Art Fair in New York City.

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How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Master of Ceremonies, Law Enforcement, Serial Killer, Marijuana, Economy, Sex Trafficking, South America, Drugs, Asia, War on Drugs, Prohibition, Economic Recovery, Prostitution, Chicken, Ecstasy, Cigarettes, Alcohol, Sex Worker, Abraham Lincoln, Empowerment of Women, Willie Nelson, Sexual Predators, Al Capone, Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Pimp My Ride, Bloomingdale's, Pimp My Crib, Victimization, Free Enterprise, Gangsters, Exploitation, Pimp, Economic Meltdown, Taliban, Afghanistan, Harry Potter, Afghan Taliban, Whores, Politics News

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.

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My Interview With Noam Chomsky on the Economy

Ben Cohen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Crash, Noam Chomsky, Vietnam, Bush Administration, Iraq War, South America, Torture, Economy, Chomsky, Poltical Commentary, Political Intellectual, Economic Intellectual, Economic Commentary, Alan Greenspan, Business News

Noam Chomsky's encyclopedic knowledge of political, philosophical and economic issues is simply breathtaking, as is his ability to break complex subjects down to their rawest essentials.

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Spain's Media in Uproar Over McCain's Comments Regarding Prime Minister Zapatero

Marisa Treviño | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, South America, Spain, Mccain Spain, Foreign Policy, Mccain Spain Interview, Mccain Zapatero, Politics News

To his credit, Zapatero is downplaying McCain's remarks and chalking it up to the "election process." However, Spanish pride being what it is, the people and media of Spain aren't letting this pass quietly.

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Bolivia Racked by Political Divisions on the Eve of a Recall Vote

Medea Benjamin | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latin America, Latin America Policy, Brazil, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Indigenous, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Foreign Policy, South America, Evo Morales Recall, Politics News

A win at the polls is crucial for Morales, but it is not likely to stop the growing tensions that have polarized the country and led to increasingly violent clashes between supporters on both sides.

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South America Gas Crisis Solution Fails

AP | BILL CORMIER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: South America, Gas Crisis, South America Gas Crisis, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Business News

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia failed to resolve a natural gas dispute Saturday, but agreed to study ...

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