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Chavez Trusts God And Nature In Power Crisis

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez is confident that God and nature will pull Venezuela out of a power crisis battering both the economy and his popularity.

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Chavez Trusts God And Nature In Power Crisis

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

CARACAS (Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez is confident that God and nature will pull Venezuela out of a power crisis battering both the economy and his popularity.

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In Paying for Sex Changes, Cuba Breaks From Past

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

HAVANA (AP) — Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.

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Brazil’s Silva: A Rousseff Win Would KO Machismo

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October’s election would help do away with machismo by becoming the first female president of Latin America’s largest and most influential nation.

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World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: A Castro Comrade Is Replaced

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

A general who as a teenager fought alongside Fidel Castro has been replaced as the official in charge of Cuba’s airlines and airports, according to a terse statement in the Communist Party newspaper.

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US-Born Capo, Drug Lord’s Brother Fight for Cartel

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of Mexican gangs.

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US Hospital Ship Comfort Leaving Haiti

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S.

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U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

At United Nations headquarters in New York, co-workers, friends and family members shared their grief and memories.

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Chile’s Bachelet Reflects on Term in TV Interview

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake.

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Venezuelan Officials Take Control of 2 Sugar Mills

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees.

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