Topic: Colombia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior congressional Democrat said on Tuesday he expected Congress to pass three trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama, despite his own strong concerns about the Colombia deal."I think they will most likely pass and I'm simply ...
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A judge jailed the suspended mayor of Colombia's capital, Bogota, on Friday while he is on trial on charges he took bribes to award public works contracts.Federal prosecutors in May suspended leftist Samuel Moreno from his post, viewed as ...
The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a Republican push to expand President Barack Obama's powers to negotiate trade deals, amid a broader fight over accords with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.With those three deals edging towards approval in the divided US Congress, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Republicans on Thursday renewed pressure on President Barack Obama to quickly submit free trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Congress for action by July 1.But Democrats accused Republicans of delaying a vote on the ...
The United States urged Colombia's new government Wednesday to take "appropriate steps" to sustain its relations with Washington after a key bilateral military accord was declared unconstitutional.State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said the United States was consulting with the government of President ...
Ex-hostage Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia's gov't for damages over her hostage ordealFormer hostage Ingrid Betancourt said Sunday that she has no intention of suing Colombia's government for damages for the more than six years she spent as a hostage of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is committed to finalizing free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama but faces "political winds" and an uncertain outcome, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday.Speaking at a conference of leaders from the Western Hemisphere, Clinton ...
President Barack Obama made no commitments to move forward on stalled free trade pacts with Colombia, Panama and South Korea during private talks with lawmakers this week, a top ally said Thursday. "In terms of specific trade agreements, there was no discussion," ...
The author reflects on the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca's (ACIN) invitation for President-elect Barack Obama to join in minga of resistance in Colombia. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008, THE ASSOCIATION of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN) sent a letter ...
Aspects of the topic National Front are discussed in the following places at Britannica. agreement in 1957 by the rival Colombian political leaders Alberto Lleras Camargo of the Liberals and Laureano Gomez of the Conservatives to form a coalition National Front government ...
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