Congress likely to pass trade deals: lawmaker

2011-10-04T09:00:09Z

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 de...

Accused mayor of Colombia's capital sent to jail

2011-09-23T14:30:12Z

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 most powerful in Colombia ...

US Senate defeats expanding Obama trade powers

2011-09-20T21:30:22Z

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 toward...

Lawmakers clash over timing of trade deal votes

2011-04-07T12:00:29Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Republicans on Thursday renewed pressure on President Barack Obama to quickly submit free trade deals with South Korea,

US urges 'appropriate steps' on Colombia military accord

2010-08-18T15:15:33Z

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 St...

Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia government

2010-07-11T19:30:09Z

Ex-hostage Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia's gov't for damages over her hostage ordeal

Former 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 leftist rebels.

Betancourt's statement came two days after it was disclosed she filed ...

Obama committed to passing free-trade deals: Clinton

2010-05-13T09:15:27Z

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...

No clear Obama pledge on stalled trade pacts: lawmaker

2010-06-25T19:23:51Z

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 number two Democ...

The Minga of Resistance Policy Making From Below

2010-10-22T11:15:46Z

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National Front

2010-10-22T10:42:34Z

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Jorge Eliecer Gaitan

2010-10-22T09:11:55Z

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Free trade pacts prospects 'not good': top US lawmaker

2010-06-25T21:43:26Z

Prospects for reviving and approving US free trade pacts with Panama, Colombia and South Korea are "not good," Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Thursday.

And US President Barack Obama "is sending ...

Senator raps Obama stalling on trade deals

2010-06-25T21:50:28Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States risks being "wallflowers at the dance" as other countries pursue trade deals while the Obama administration sits on the sidelines, a senior Republican senator said on Thursday.

The Democratic Obama administration so far has only produced false starts on trade, allo...

'Building a government': Obama unleashes transition teams

2010-04-16T14:28:19Z

US president-elect Barack Obama is sending evaluators to study the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him determine how best to meet his administration's goals when he takes office on January 20.

Obama's 450-strong transition team will scour more than 100 departments and agencies for data to underpin new policies as soon as his inauguration ushers in an historic presidenc...

'Building a government': Obama to unleash transition teams

2010-04-16T14:29:16Z

US president-elect Barack Obama is sending teams of evaluators through the length and breadth of the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him reset the course of the ship of state on January 20.

Obama's 450-strong transition team will scour more than 100 departments and agencies for data to underpin new policies as soon as his inauguration ushers in a historic presidency.

Correction: Colombia Hostages story

2010-04-16T16:56:35Z

Correction: Colombia Hostages story

In a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires "to serve Colombia as president....

Uribe: Colombia overcomes paramilitarism

2010-09-09T09:55:37Z

Alvaro Uribe Says Colombian Institutions Are Now Free of Infiltration, Corruption by Militias

President Alvaro Uribe said Friday that Colombia's institutions are now free of infiltration and corruption by right-wing militias blamed for some of the nation's worst human rights abuses.

In a nationally televised address, Uribe said his government has "overcome...

Summary Box: Colombia reopens probes

2010-09-09T01:16:55Z

Summary Box: Colombia's Army Investigated for Civilian Killings

INVESTIGATION: Colombia's public prosecutor has reopened 131 investigations into army killings from 2002-2007, which could result in firings of soldiers.

VICTIMS: Prosecutors allege the military tampered with evidence to make civilian victims appear to be combatants. The mi...

Colombia Flooding

2010-12-23T11:32:02Z

A resident walks through debris left by homes destroyed by a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gramalote, northeastern Colombia, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010. Weeks of rainfall have caused flooding and landslides that have killed more than 250 people and left tens of thousands homeless this year. (AP Photo/Efrain Patino)

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Colombia Landslide

2010-12-07T12:32:24Z

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, center in blue vest, walks at La Gabriela neighborhood in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Thirty bodies have been recovered but over 100 people remain missing following a Sunday landslide that buried a large area of the Medellin sub...

Colombia Mudslide

2010-12-06T17:32:42Z

Soldiers walk up a street covered in mud after a landslide in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 30 houses were buried and dozens trapped beneath mud and rubble by a landslide Sunday, following weeks of drenching rains. The Red...

APTOPIX Colombia Mudslide

2010-12-06T12:01:22Z

Residents of La Gabriela neighborhood who lost their homes when a landslide buried some 30 houses and trapped dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains, sit on the sidewalk while rescue workers search for survivors in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dig out the mud. The Colombia's northeastern border with Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. An exceptionally wet rainy season has caused floods and landslides that have killed more than 170 people throughout Colombia this year. Meteorologists attribute the rise in precipitation over the country to the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon, which is caused by a cooling o...

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Congress likely to pass trade deals: lawmaker

Accused mayor of Colombia's capital sent to jail

US Senate defeats expanding Obama trade powers

Lawmakers clash over timing of trade deal votes

US urges 'appropriate steps' on Colombia military accord

Betancourt says she won't sue Colombia government

Obama committed to passing free-trade deals: Clinton

No clear Obama pledge on stalled trade pacts: lawmaker

The Minga of Resistance Policy Making From Below

National Front

Jorge Eliecer Gaitan

Free trade pacts prospects 'not good': top US lawmaker

Senator raps Obama stalling on trade deals

'Building a government': Obama unleashes transition teams

'Building a government': Obama to unleash transition teams

Correction: Colombia Hostages story

Uribe: Colombia overcomes paramilitarism

Summary Box: Colombia reopens probes

Colombia Flooding

Colombia Landslide

Colombia Mudslide

APTOPIX Colombia Mudslide