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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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What's Ahmadinejad getting out of his Latin America tour?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Latin America trip, a whirlwind four-nation tour that began in Venezuela on Jan. 8, is now taking him to the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The trip is his fifth visit to the region since 2007 and has prompted alarm in some corners of the United States that Iran is using the region as a staging ground to attack US interests.However, many who study Iran’s relationship with Latin America, in particular Venezuela, say fear of an Iranian threat in the Americas is overblown, at least at this point. Here are four reasons why:
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Bolivia's autonomy referendums signal rightist backlash
On Sunday, the Amazonian states of Beni and Pando voted overwhelmingly in favor of more autonomy from the socialist government of Evo Morales.
06/03/2008 01:00 am -
Across much of Latin America, inflation is the top issue
In 2008, Venezuela's inflation rate is projected to be 25 percent – second only to Zimbabwe's.
05/21/2008 01:00 am -
Ortega leads anti-U.S. critique at Latin American food summit
Leaders at Wednesday's summit in Nicaragua blamed US trade policies for the region's food crisis.
05/09/2008 01:00 am -
Latin American leftist leaders vow to fight food price hikes
The four countries, joined in a trading bloc called ALBA, said they would step up agricultural production efforts.
04/25/2008 01:00 am -
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02/06/2008 12:00 am -
Chávez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans
But critics say Venezuela's president is trying to distract from economic problems at home.
01/30/2008 12:00 am -
Nicaraguan opposition resists Chávez's expanding 'revolution'
Some lawmakers say that President Ortega is taking a page from the Venezuelan leader's playbook to expand his own presidential powers.
01/03/2008 12:00 am
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