World
The cost of renewed U.S. control in Paraguay
February 19, 2013Paraguay interests the U.S. government now because it's close to unruly Bolivia, because of oil deposits, the Guaraní fresh water aquifer, and lawlessness in the tri-border area.
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Colombian senator: U.S.-backed labor rights plan a flop
February 15, 2013The labor action plan for workers' rights added to the controversial U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is failing, say a Colombian senator and union leaders.
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Presidential election to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
February 14, 2013The president, is, like the Queen in England, the nominal head of state, however, in this island nation the post is largely ceremonial.
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U.S. a factor in 6 million Congo deaths
February 14, 2013Lumumba's murder - "the country's original sin" - was motivated by the U.S. desire to control the Congo's resources.
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Obama and Europe’s meltdown
February 13, 2013Things are a little rocky in Europe these days.
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