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International Women's day: 3 challenges women face around the world
Issues such as violence, inequality at work, and traditional expectations confront women on every continent around the world. Here is a sampling of challenges women faced this year:
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Briefing Colombia - FARC peace talks: 4 things you need to know
Colombia has ample experience holding peace talks – though over the past 50 years, it’s seen little peace. But in early September, President Juan Manuel Santos announced peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Here are four things you need to know about the landmark peace process.
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Gay rights in America: How states stand on 7 hot-button issues
The tapestry of federal and state laws surrounding gay rights is enormously complex. Here is a look at each state's laws regarding issues ranging from gay marriage to hate crimes to hospital visitation.
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Walter Rodgers Florida-style 'Stand Your Ground' gun laws sub impulse for intelligent thinking
Even as George Zimmerman stands trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, many Americans argue these laws make us safe. I've had pistols held to my head from Bosnia to Beirut. Your best self-defense is your tongue. Those who put their faith in guns will ultimately be outgunned.
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White House Correspondents Dinner: Obama mocks Romney, Secret Service, himself
Everyone is fair game for humorous jibes at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner. Saturday night was no exception as President Obama and MC Jimmy Kimmel made fun of the political class.
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Secret Service scandal: 'Party's over, boys'
The Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia has brought new orders about personal behavior – no more carousing. On some trips, agents will even have chaperones.
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On this Take Your Child to Work Day, Secret Service and strippers
Take Your Child to Work Day got a bit awkward at a State Department briefing yesterday, with journalists asking about a widening Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes and strippers.
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Latin America Monitor Mexico weighs law to compensate victims of drug violence
Mexico's Senate approved a law that would provide compensation of up to $70,000 to victims of organized crime, writes a guest blogger. It still needs approval from the House of Representatives.
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Secret Service now investigating El Salvador trip
The agency is concerned that agents may have hired strippers and prostitutes there as well when the President visited last year.
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Did Secret Service agents hire prostitutes in El Salvador too?
An investigative reporter says Secret Service agents went to a strip club and hired prostitutes in El Salvador last year, prior to a visit by President Obama. The Secret Service is investigating the accuracy of the report.
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Prostitution scandal spreads: Marines pushed woman out of moving car
As Congress looks into allegations that military personnel and Secret Service members paid for prostitutes in Colombia, other charges involving three Marines in Brazil are coming to light.
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Decoder Wire No pattern of partying, skirt-chasing in Secret Service, Napolitano says (+video)
Janet Napolitano, whose department oversees the Secret Service, said Wednesday there is no evidence of a pattern of indiscretion among agents. Nine have left the service in the wake of the recent prostitution scandal.
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Prostitution scandal now implicates twelfth member of military
With a dozen Secret Service personnel also implicated, the total number of individuals involved in the prostitution scandal has reached 25.
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Latin America Monitor Santos hailed as regional leader, but approval falls at home in Colombia
Colombia's President Santos is riding high regionally, but a new poll suggests his domestic approval ratings have dropped, writes guest blogger James Bosworth.
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More firings expected in Secret Service scandal
The chairman of a House committee investigating a Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers expressed confidence that the agency will effectively deal with the incident.
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Secret Service scandal becomes diplomatic embarrassment
The prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents and military personnel seems not to have caused security breaches. But it is an embarrassment to both institutions, which may be just as serious an offense.
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White House defends Secret Service director
Press secretary Jay Carney said the President's security was never compromised.
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Secret Service and US military: Why prostitution can end careers
It’s only quite recently that prostitution has been specifically addressed in military law. It also violates the Secret Service code of conduct. That's why last week's scandal in Colombia is damaging careers and ending some while raising questions about human trafficking.
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Latin America Monitor Secret Service scandal: an embarrassment for Colombian city, too (+video)
Officials in Cartagena are protesting the negative image their city is earning amid the blanket coverage of a Secret Service prostitute scandal.
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Decoder Wire How Ted Nugent might fend off the Secret Service
The Secret Service is set to interview the shocker rocker Thursday about his anti-Obama comments, and whether he meant to threaten the president's life. Let's imagine some points Ted Nugent might make during that session.
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Secret Service tries to quell outcry, scandal takes political turn
The Secret Service did not identify the agents being forced out or eight others who remain on administrative leave. In a statement, the service said one supervisor was allowed to retire, and another will be fired for cause. A third employee, who was not a supervisor, has resigned.
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Secret Service begins swift crackdown on carousing agents
As Congress demands action, the Secret Service is moving rapidly to punish agents connected to the scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia. Three have been forced out so far.
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Security 'quagmire' for Mexican presidential candidates
Many Mexicans are weary of the sharp rise in violence that has accompanied Calderón's military-led strategy against drug traffickers. So why aren't presidential hopefuls offering alternatives?
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Secret Service: Scale of prostitution party in Colombia revealed
Secret Service and US Marines brought 21 women to the hotel in Cartagena, Colombia. Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine gave new details of the Secret Service scandal.
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Secret Service's Colombia scandal has election-year implications
The growing scandal surrounding Secret Service and military personnel's association with prostitutes in the run-up to the Summit of the Americas is a scandal the President would rather not have.
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Secret Service scandal sheds light on sex tourism in Latin America
Large events like the Summit of the Americas and upcoming Olympic games in Brazil can drive up the demand for prostitution and sex trafficking.
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The Monitor's View The GSA and Secret Service scandals: Where's the public virtue?
The misconduct of Secret Service agents and General Services Administration (GSA) workers must lead to reforms and better education of public workers about their special role.
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Key congressman, Peter King, defends head of Secret Service
Congressman Peter King says this is no time to oust the agency director, based on what is known so far about the recall of 11 agents from Colombia.
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