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US congratulates Santos

The United States government congratulated Juan Manuel Santos on his victory in Sunday’s presidential elections, saying that the U.S. “did not anticipate a significant change” in the bilateral relationship between the…

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What next for Uribe?

Outgoing President Alvaro Uribe has no intention of leaving Colombia, as many former presidents have, but instead has grand plans to create an online university and try his hand at…

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Uribe congratulates Santos

President Alvaro Uribe congratulated Juan Manuel Santos on his election victory, saying that he “asked God for every success” for the newly elected leader and his government, according to the…

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Fewer monitors for 2nd round elections

Significantly fewer independent voting officials monitored polling stations around Colombia in the nation’s second round of presidential elections, reports Caracol Radio. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) – a Colombian NGO…

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FARC kidnap 7 in Nariño

A group of seven people were kidnapped by the FARC when the vehicle they were traveling in was stopped by guerrillas in the southwestern department of Nariño, reports Caracol. Nariño government…

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