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JFK White House recordings: 8 excerpts from the new book
Excerpts from some of the secret recordings made in the JFK White House are revealed in the new book 'Listening In.'
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Latin America Monitor Summit of the Americas standoff: Cuba wants in
President Obama could take the high road and allow Cuban President Raul Castro to observe the Summit of the America's in Cartagena, writes guest blogger Anya Landau French.
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Latin America Monitor Ecuador's President Correa sues newspaper and is blamed for killing free speech
The Ecuadorian court suspended the libel hearing today, amid international criticism that President Rafael Correa is quashing free speech.
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State of the world: Global gender gap narrows
Part 5 of the surprisingly upbeat state of the world: Women's lot rises as the gender gap narrows worldwide.
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A year of drift in US-Latin American relations
This year should have been a stellar one for US-Latin American relations, marked by trade deals and Obama's high popularity in the region. Instead, 2011 held a sense of distance between the regions.
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Ex-foes Peru and Ecuador partner against a scourge of war: land mines
Some 41,000 land mines left over from a 1995 skirmish still litter the Peru-Ecuador border. The two nations' cooperative efforts to remove them is setting a global standard.
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How Mexico's drug war also prevents positive news from being reported
Amid intimidation, news outlets are also unable to tell the 'positive' stories out of Mexico, which a new report calls the fifth most dangerous environment in the world for journalists.
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In Venezuela, top Chávez rival sounds confident note after key court victory
An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling on Friday cleared opposition leader Leopoldo López to run for Venezuela's presidency next year.
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Opinion: Guatemala elections and drug cartels – also a risk for America
Drug cartels have a grip on Guatemala, harming that country and posing a risk to the US. September elections – and the government that emerges – need transparency and reform to free officials from the influence of cartels.
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Teen killer's light sentence dismays a violence-weary Mexico
Edgar Jimenez was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention for a murder case that critics said should have been used to send a message on consequences to other young violent offenders in Mexico.
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An early warning system for Latin American coups?
The Organization of American States proposes setting up an alert mechanism to avert future coups in the region, but the idea is fraught with challenges.
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Opinion: Democracy's demise in Latin America: Ecuador on brink of a 'perfect dictatorship'
If voters approve Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's proposals in the May 7 referendum vote, he will be allowed to designate judges and magistrates, and the remaining independent media will come under his authority. He will have established a 'perfect dictatorship' in Ecuador.
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Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly advances in Haiti election over president's pick
Amid pressure from international observers, Haiti's election commission advanced singer Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly into a runoff vote for the presidency against former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.
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Hillary Clinton presses Haiti's René Préval to break election stalemate
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met on Sunday with President René Préval and Haiti's three leading presidential candidates. An electoral stalemate has delayed a final vote.
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Why 'Baby Doc' Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti: 5 theories
Did 'Baby Doc' Jean-Claude Duvalier unexpectedly return to merely 'see his family,' as his lawyer maintains? Or was it a maneuver to finagle $6.2 million from his frozen Swiss account?
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Haiti's political twist: Former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier shows up
Haiti's Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, whose brutal rule ended when he fled in 1986, returned unexpectedly on Sunday. His arrival complicates the political landscape, in which a runoff election for president has been delayed.
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Hugo Chávez tightens his grip in Venezuela. Can US do anything about it?
With the US focused on other parts of the world, Latin American neighbor Hugo Chávez has tightened his hold on power. The next Congress may press Obama to act, but what are his options?
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Why Nicaragua and Costa Rica are in a tense standoff over a remote swamp
Costa Rica and Nicaragua are at loggerheads over control of a remote island on the San Juan River. Google Maps and The Hague have been sucked into the dispute.
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Haitian stability threatened in wake of contested presidential election
The streets of Port-au-Prince are largely calm Monday. But a majority of opposition candidates have denounced Sunday's race as fraudulent. Many fear that peace is only temporary.
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Ecuador coup attempt shows fragility of Latin American democracy
The standoff between Ecuador President Rafael Correa and police ended Thursday night but the alleged Ecuador coup attempt underscores the region's instability.
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Ecuador coup attempt? President Rafael Correa attacked in police revolt.
Ecuador coup attempt? On Thursday, President Rafael Correa was attacked, a state of emergency was declared, and police across the country revolted.
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Haiti election commission under scrutiny for ties to President René Préval
Haiti holds its first presidential debate Saturday, even as President René Préval's ties to the election commission has observers asking whether the CEP rejected candidates based on politics.
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Opinion: Haiti presidential election: justice on the line
Raymond Joseph, Haiti's former ambassador to the United States (and Wyclef Jean's uncle), explains why he and other presidential candidates were unfairly disqualified from running.
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Wyclef Jean's disqualification signals Haiti diaspora not welcome in politics
Wyclef Jean and all the other presidential hopefuls from the diaspora were disqualified from running in the Haiti election. Many see it as a politically motivated decision.
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Nicaraguans say US turns blind eye to abuses of Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega has been accused of rigging elections, manipulating the Supreme Court, and threatening the press. Unlike during his term in the 1980s, this time Washington has other problems to deal with.
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First move for Colombia's Santos: Reconcile with Venezuela's Chávez
Colombia's new President Juan Manuel Santos is hoping to mend relations with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez days after outgoing President Álvaro Uribe repeated the charge that Chávez harbors leftist guerrillas.
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