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• Colombia deal gives US access to military bases

  Colombia granted the United States access to seven military bases yesterday for anti-drug operations, signing a deal that has angered South American countries wary of any US deployment in the region.

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Latest News From Around The World

• Macon Telegraph

  Pro-Uribe parties dominate Colombia's Senate vote

  Candidates from parties allied with outgoing President Alvaro Uribe dominated Sunday's elections in Colombia to replace a Congress tarnished by lawmakers' links to far-right criminal bands.

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• The Moderate Voice

  Another Hugo Chavez terrorist link

  From the Times: An indictment this month from one of Spain’s top judges assert[s] that Venezuelan intelligence officials were involved in training Basque separatists and Colombian guerrillas in Venezuela… Judge Velasco’s indictment, based large

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• PR-Inside.com

  Venezuela's OAS Ambassador Roy Chaderton Matos must have thought: What the hell is going on in MinCI

  VHeadline News Editor Patrick J. O'Donoghue opines: There's no need to jump for joy over declarations emanating from the US Southern Command chief, Douglas Fraser ... that was my first reaction on seeing the US commander's declarations highlighted in

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• BBC

  Colombia set for legislative poll

  Colombians are set to vote in legislative elections that may indicate how the May presidential election will shape up.

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• France 24

  COLOMBIA: Colombia's Ministry of Defence hails 'calmest elections in 30 years'

  Colombia's Ministry of Defence hailed what it said were the country's "calmest elections in 30 years", as polling stations for congressional elections closed Sunday. Results will test political parties ahead of a May poll to replace President Uribe.

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