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The nation's weather
A low-pressure system that has lingered in the Gulf of Mexico the past few days, bringing rain to the Gulf Coast, was expected to finally move inland into the Southeast on Sunday. This was likely to translate to widespread rain and even a few thunderstorm
StarTribune: Nation/World -
November 22, 2009 - 3:14 am
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Hugo Chavez invites Fidel Castro to Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months.
USATODAY: Top Stories -
November 21, 2009 - 9:52 pm
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Colombia's Uribe seeks to ease Venezuela tensions
CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday ruled out any military retaliation against Venezuela after Venezuelan troops dynamited two cross-border footbridges.
Reuters: World News -
November 21, 2009 - 5:35 pm
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US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America
The United States is massively building up its potential for nuclear and non-nuclear strikes in Latin America and the Caribbean by acquiring unprecedented freedom of action in seven new military, naval and air bases in Colombia. The development – and t
Independent: World News -
November 21, 2009 - 5:00 pm
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Chávez Offers Public Defense Carlos the Jackal
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela heaped praise on Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, describing him as a “revolutionary fighter.”
New York Times: International News -
November 21, 2009 - 4:31 pm
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Peruvian gang killing people to sell their fat, police say
LIMA, Peru -- Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
Chicago Sun-Times -
November 21, 2009 - 3:00 am
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US couple admit spying for Cuba
A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.
BBC News: UK Edition -
November 20, 2009 - 10:27 pm
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Cuba offers free penis implants
Cuba's government has offered its first free penis implants as part of a program set to be expanded across the communist island, an official newspaper reported.
ABC Australia -
November 20, 2009 - 6:27 pm
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Ex-State Dept official pleads guilty to spying for Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government.
Reuters: Top News -
November 20, 2009 - 4:46 pm
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Couple to plead guilty in Cuba spy case
A former State Department employee and his wife, accused of illegally aiding the government of Cuba for nearly 30 years, say they intend to plead guilty to federal charges.
CNN -
November 20, 2009 - 2:41 pm
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