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Colombia South America, Information, Facts, Music,National Anthem the Capital, Bogota, Santafé de Bogotá.
Economist.com | Country Briefings: Argentina
News, comment and analysis focused on business and economics. Includes country profile, background material, surveys, currency converter and web resources.
MINUSTAH: United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Motto: "Country Above Self". Anthem: O Land of Beauty! Royal anthem: God Save the Queen · Location of Saint Kitts and Nevis ...
Uruguay national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclo..
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News and informative site covering bilateral relations between Paraguay and the United States, Consular issues, and US foreign policies.
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Overview of life, history, and culture by the US Library of Congress.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
El Salvador: History, Geography, Government, and Culture ...
Site with information regarding most aspects of El Salvador.
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Pardon me President Bush makes with the clemency
Ah, yes... the season has changed. The leaves have fallen, the first snows are here, and America's eight years under President George W. Bush are ending with the ruffling of pardons and commutatio...
Elton John likens himself to
New York, Nov 15 : English pop/rock singer Elton John has revealed that he sees similarity between his life and that of Billy Elliot's, a fictional character in the West End stage show Billy Elliot the Musical.
Cuban landmark for Catholic friar
The first beatification ceremony in Cuba is held in front of thousands of Catholics and President Raul Castro.
Southwest Airlines considers more international service
Southwest Airlines _ you'll hear it from fans of other carriers _ is that you can't fly to London or Paris on one of its planes. That won't change right away, but Southwest is finally taking bab...
Intrepid Travel Launches it
BOULDER, CO, November 12, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Intrepid Travel is offering travelers the chance to enjoy an early Christmas present with their Real Life Experiences competition. This competition...
Smaller steps likely first in Obama Cuba policy
Campaigning before Cuban-Americans here last spring, president-elect Barack Obama promised that if elected he'd immediately lift Bush administration restrictions on their travel back to the communist island and on the amount of money they can send home to relatives.
Man who had ricin in Las Vegas sentenced to prison
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AP - A man who was unconscious in a hospital when ricin was found in his Las Vegas motel room has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison for possessing the deadly toxin.
Citigroup slides as WSJ says sale eyed
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Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
U.S., North Korea officials to meet in New York next week
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Reuters - Senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats will meet in New York next week, the State Department said on Friday, as the Bush administration seeks to advance an arms-for-disarmament deal with the poor, isolated state.
Not So Insulated After All
In recent years, commentators and policymakers alike have praised Latin America for its growing financial independence and maturity. Fiscal discipline, high commodity prices, and sustained economic gr...
Voting begins in historic US election - Update
Washington - Voting started at 6 am (1100 GMT) in several states Tuesday in historic US elections to elect the country's 44th president. Officials braced for an unprecedented turnout and massive lines at polling places as voters delivered their verdi...
Ankle injury knocks Jean-Gilles out for the season
Donovan McNabb consoles injured guard Max Jean-Gilles, who suffered an injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season. Nick Cole took Jean-Gilles' spot on the line.
Analysis: Summit shows shifting economic balance
Just showing up counted for a lot.
Many concerns left unanswered after weekend summit
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AP - Analysts, investors and media around Asia expressed concern Monday that a weekend summit of world leaders aimed at tackling the global financial crisis — and preventing future debacles — was high on symbolism but low on action.
PAC airs Palin thank-you ads
A political action committee is thanking Gov. Sarah Palin for her conservative values and service to America in ads timed for release around Thanksgiving.
Mass. man charged with lying during terror probe
Mass. man charged with lying during terror probe A Massachusetts man is being held without bail for allegedly lying to federal authorities during a terror investigation.
Aid convoy finds east Congo refugee camps empty
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Reuters - A U.N. relief convoy which entered a rebel-captured zone of east Congo on Monday for the first time since heavy fighting last week found deserted refugee camps emptied of their tens of thousands of occupants.
How might Obama transform America
WASHINGTON One way to rock the Expert Barber Shop in Washington, D.C., is to ask if the possible election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president on Tuesday might bring an end t...
Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto wins UN human rights award posthum..
New York - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday announced it would give its 2008 human rights awards posthumously to Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Dorothy Stang, a French Catholic nun. Other winners are Louise Arbour of Canada, ...
Graham: Tainted GOP lost to Obama's positive view
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Friday the GOP lost the White House because the party was tainted by corruption, overspending and "sometimes came across as a bunch of grumpy old men."
Obama wins key states, leads others
Barack Obama is leading narrowly in some states that represent John McCain's remaining hopes of winning the presidency.
TSA and Continental Airlines Expand Paperless Boarding Pass ..
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Continental Airlines announced today the rollout of the Paperless Boarding Pass pilot program to LaGuardia Airport (LGA). This innovative approach ...
Geithner, Clinton, Richardson tapped for key Obama posts
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly chosen three veteran policy-makers for critical cabinet posts, quickly moving to install his secretaries of the Treasury, Commer...
Obama seeks reforms in talk with UN chief
By BARRY SCHWEID AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama is urging the United Nations chief to embark on "far-reaching reform" of the world organization to help...
EXTRA: OAS chief: Capitalist system not the problem
San Salvador, El Salvador - The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) said Thursday in San Salvador that the current global financial crisis should not lead to a drastic change in the world economic system. I do not think th...
Tough Times, Americans Still Eye Charities
A Salvation Army volunteer rings the bell as a passer-by puts money in a red kettle at Harvard Square in Cambridge (AP Photo) The last two months of the year rate as prime time for giving, but in 2008...
Clues to election result could come early
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Reuters - Some of the earliest returns in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election could provide big clues about the outcome.
Firefighters overwhelmed by raging California fire
Firefighters struggled Friday against an out-of-control wildfire that destroyed at least 100 homes in a wealthy, celebrity-studded enclave, flaring up so fast that it caught some terrified residents behind the automatic gates of their mansions.
King family seeks to cash in on MLK-Obama items
By ERRIN HAINESASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ATLANTA -- Zealous guardians of his words and his likeness, the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is demanding a share of the proceeds from the sudden...
Cast of millions puts on Calif. earthquake drill
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AP - People across Southern California on Thursday looked like they had stepped out of a disaster movie. Children ducked under their desks. Victims with fake blood lay on the ground. First responders sprang into action to treat the "wounded."
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