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Re: HONDURAS INDEPENDENCIA

2008-11-21T02:48:37Z

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Colombia declares emergency over investments

2008-11-21T02:54:53Z

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Government issues four emergency decrees in response to nationwide unrest

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Colombia's indigenous protest against Uribe

2008-11-12T08:55:01Z

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Thousands gather for 62-mile march to demand justice and land

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Rapping at Fear

2008-11-21T02:36:07Z

In Andres Tabares' barrio in Colombia, "social cleansing" groups wage war. When this thirteen-year-old raps against violence, people listen.

For more information about this film and to take action visit: www.mediathatmattersfest.org

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McColombia

2008-11-05T16:51:10Z

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Forrest Hylton: Neither McCain nor Obama really know what 's happening in South America

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McCain's Freaky Eyebrow Moment

2008-10-23T14:54:03Z

Third presidential debate, Oct. 15, 2008.

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Frost over the World - Jaime Bermudez - 10 Oct 08

2008-10-15T00:50:05Z

The Colombian minister of foreign affairs discusses his government's fight against the Farc.

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Colombians See Drug Trafficking Where They Live

2008-11-21T02:54:33Z

As human rights activists warn that drug wars in Colombia are driving hundreds of thousands of citizens from their homes, Gallup reveals that 35% of Colombians say there are illicit drug sales and trafficking where they live.

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Democracy Now Headlines- Wed. Oct. 1, 2008

2008-11-01T09:29:27Z

Headlines

* Senate to Vote on Wall St. Bailout
* US Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan
* US Launches Africa Military Command
* Dems Shelve Controversial Iran Measure
* Colombia Displacements at Highest Level in 20 Years
* 10 Years After Arrests, Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Cuban 5
* Bloomberg to Seek 3rd Term
* Private Immigration Jail Accused of Failing to Vet Guards
* GAO: Satellite Spy Program Fails to Meet Privacy Concerns
* More Headlines

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Artsworld - Canada DNA art - 27 Sep 08

2008-10-31T15:32:28Z

Canadian DNA art plus pinhole cameras in Colombia.

Scientists studying DNA in the Canadian city of Montreal have recently been dealing with requests from a most unusual client.

Two friends based in the country's capital Ottawa - one a trained scientist, the other a marketing specialist - came up with a fun idea that would surprisingly transform both of their lives.

Descibed as "Andy Warhol meets CSI" the two men send requests off to the DNA lab and then your unique configuration is turned into a work of art.

An idea that was initially met with scepticism and a trickle of requests has now become a viable business and a flood of customers.

Shooting for peace

Pinhole cameras which do not need a lens but just a small opening in a box or tin that manipulates light are a popular science project in many Colombian schools because they are cheap and easy to make.

Now a new initiative Shooting Cameras for Peace is using pinhole cameras to capture the stories of some of the thousands of young people in the Colombian capital Bogota who are forced to live in extreme poverty.

Many had to flee the armed conflict in the countryside, their education and their childhood interrupted.

Since the photography project started hundreds of kids have shared their images with their communities and with the world.

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Teamsters Protest President Uribe at the National Press Club

2008-11-21T02:19:42Z

Teamsters protest Colombian President Uribe outside the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

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Listening Post - Republican convention - 05 Sep 08 - Part 2

2008-10-30T09:35:46Z

This week on The Listening Post, we bring you a critique of the media coverage of the run up to and during the week-long Republican National Convention.

In News Divide, we see what happened when the McCain 'Straight Talk Express' made a stop at in Minnesota for the Republican National Convention, despite the threat of derailment by Hurricane Gustav and shock news of a teenage pregnancy.

Like the Democratic party did the past week during its convention, the Republicans wanted to seize this opportunity to display party unity and show off McCain's chosen running mate: Sarah Palin. However, with Hurricane Gustav cutting a devastating path along the Gulf Coast, the party re-choreographed the event to avoid a major PR blunder. When the hurricane was at its fiercest, reporters learned that the dyed-in-the-wool conservative's daughter, Bristol Palin, was about to become a mother, out of wedlock and at the age of 17.

In the second half of our show, Salah Khadr poses the following question: was the release of Ingrid Betancourt (and 14 other hostages) by the South American FARC rebel group earlier this year too good to be true?

It has been alleged that military personnel impersonated both humanitarian workers in the form of Red Cross and journalists from pan-Latin American TV station, Telesur, as part of the ruse that enabled them to get close to the guerrillas, and release the hostages.

The against-all-the-odds success of 'Operation Checkmate' raises a whole host of questions, with regards to the mode of rescue and the long term implications it may have on journalists and aid workers in similar situations.

In Newsbytes, we revisit the case of imprisoned Egyptian blogger, Kareem Amer and the new laws that the Mubarak government is employing to keep tabs on internet users. We report on Ingushetian journalist, Magomed Yevloyev, who was shot in the head whilst in Russian police custody. Finally, still in Russia, we see how prime minister and self-styled Action Man figure, Vladimir Putin, supposedly acted the hero when he shot a predatory Siberian tiger dead.

Finally, for our Video of the Week, we show you how Al Jazeera made the news in Golden, Colorado, as reported by the Washington Post's Dana Milbank.

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Cuerpo Sin Alma

2008-11-21T02:34:41Z

Cumbia rules. It's been the soundtrack to my summer, so I had to share it. So I made this hilariously corny video for you! Enjoy! Discuss stuff outside mass media at the new Forum at www.theresident.net

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Re: colombia is passion

2008-10-28T21:31:30Z

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CGI Commitment to Improve Coffee Production

2008-11-21T02:44:09Z

Starbucks has made a CGI commitment to pay more for coffee in order to fund a series of programs in Narino, Colombia, that aim to reduce illegal drug production by improving economic stability.

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Colombia: Hostage Rescue & What Lies Ahead

2008-11-21T02:53:11Z

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On July 2, Colombian military intelligence and Special Forces liberated 3 U.S. hostages, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, and 11 Colombian police and soldiers who had been held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia for as many as 11 years. The Americas Project at the Center for American Progress hosted Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos for a discussion of the hostage rescue mission and other recent severe blows against the FARC and their implications for efforts to bring Colombia's long history of illegal armed conflict to a close.

Introduction by:

Dan Restrepo, Director, The Americas Project, at the Center for American Progress

Distinguished Speaker:

Juan Manuel Santos, Minister of National Defense of Colombia

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Talk to Jazeera - Ingrid Betancourt - 12 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-10-27T15:31:36Z

Al Jazeera talks to former Farc hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

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Talk to Jazeera - Ingrid Betancourt - 12 Jul 08 - Part 1

2008-10-27T15:31:38Z

Al Jazeera talks to former hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

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Global Pulse - 07/10/08: Free at Last

2008-10-29T15:29:51Z

(July 10, 2008) The world watched as Colombian soldiers "fooled" the rebel group FARC into releasing 15 hostages including 3 Americans and Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. The Colombian government claimed the entire operation was implemented without guns, without ransom, and solely by the Colombians. But what about the $20 million dollars?

SOURCES: RCN, Colombia; TV5, France; BBC, U.K.; ABC, U.S., NPR News, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Jazeera English, Qatar

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Rescued hostages speak

2008-10-28T21:30:02Z

Jul 7 - After being held captive by rebels in Colombia for more than five years, three rescued Americans speak out. Colombian officials say FARC - which the US has declared a terrorist organization - still holds more than 700 hostages.Katarine Jackson reports

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Colombian mother's plea: Remember hostage son - 07 July 2008

2008-10-27T15:29:38Z

Families of hostages still being held by Colombia's Farc rebels are calling for Alvaro Uribe, the country's president, to do more to secure their release.

The mother of one such hostage tells Al Jazeera she fears the government will forget lower-profile captives such as her son.

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Is Betancourt release the end of FARC?

2008-10-28T03:30:37Z

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Plan Columbia weakens FARC but cocaine production up at record levels

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Film emerges of mission to free Farc hostages - 04 July 08

2008-10-27T09:30:33Z

The Colombian military has released a dramatic video of the mission to release Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician, and 14 others from Farc rebels.

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Did McCain Have Something To Do w / Betancourt Release

2008-10-27T15:31:27Z

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US hostages freed from Colombian rebels - 3 July 08

2008-10-27T09:30:12Z

Three US military contractors were among the 15 hostages rescued by the Colombian forces that freed Ingrid Betancourt from Farc rebels.

The contractors were working in Colombia as part of America's 35-year effort to fight the production and sale of narcotics - the so-called War on Drugs.

Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports on the US reaction to their homecoming.

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