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<description>The Americas Society and Council of the Americas offer the most trusted forum for debate and dialog on the compelling issues affecting the western hemisphere. Learn more about our programs, publications, and events.</description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Peru-Asia Trade: Lima Goes Seoul Searching]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2627</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As Peru&rsquo;s economy surges, its government pursues Free Trade Agreements with some of Asia&rsquo;s largest economies, most recently South Korea. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Mexico Captures Kingpin, Ottawa's LatAm Trade Ties, NASA in Chile]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2626</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ NASA helps with rescue mission of Chilean miners, Mercosur&rsquo;s beef exports surge, and Ecuador revokes Juan Manuel Santos&rsquo; arrest warrant. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Time to Press on With Our Plan in Havana]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2625</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;If done carefully, further reforms hold the promise of breaking the  policy and human rights stasis that has gripped Cuba, and U.S. policy  towards Cuba, for more than half a century. That is a prize worth  grasping,&quot; writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in the Financial Times. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Free Cuba Phone Market Urged on Obama by AT&T, Nokia, Verizon]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2620</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Telecommunications companies wishing to operate in Cuba risk violating sanctions still in place, says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini, arguing for more substantive policy reforms that would allow greater development of the island nation's communications infrastructure. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Calder&oacute;n Takes Aim at Money Laundering]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2617</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ As the Mexican Congress prepares to come back in session, President Felipe Calder&oacute;n unveiled a new bill aimed to strike at the heart of organized crime by stemming the flow of illicit cash that funds cartels. But some wonder how the new law might affect legitimate business. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Every Time there's a Disagreement, We Change the Rules of the Game]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2618</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Argentina's Supreme Court President, Ricardo Lorenzetti spoke about the &quot;lack of consensus&quot; and was the most celebrated speaker at the Council of the Americas event. He stressed that if the institutions do not solve &quot;the problems of people,&quot; they would lose credibility in society. Lorenzetti spoke before an audience of entrepreneurs at the Council of the Americas. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Perspectivas Economica Y Politica De Argentina Trataran Ma&ntilde;ana en Consejo de las Americas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2611</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ An&iacute;bal Fern&aacute;ndez, Argentina's Presidential Chief of Staff, and Ministers of Economics, Amado Boudou; Foreign Affairs, H&eacute;ctor Timerman, and Industry, Debora Giorgi, as well as other officials, participated in the conference organized by Argentina's Chamber of Commerce and the Americas Society/Council of the Americas entitled &quot;Argentina: Economic Prospects and Policies.&quot; (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ El Gobierno presentar&aacute; &quot;a la brevedad&quot; el proyecto para declarar de &quot;inter&eacute;s p&uacute;blico&quot; Papel Prensa]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2612</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ During a meeting of the Council of the Americas, Fernandez de Kirchner explained that the government's intention was &quot;to ensure that the paper reaches all mediums, under the same conditions.&quot; (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Consejo de las Am&eacute;ricas: Industria garantiz&oacute; un &quot;trato igualitario&quot; para los inversores extranjeros]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2614</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ He made the announcement during a meeting of the Council of the Americas organized by the Argentina Chamber of Commerce (ACC) and the Americas Society Council of the Americas, which took place at the Alvear Palace Hotel. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Otro mensaje de EE.UU: &ldquo;La libertad de prensa es un derecho humano&rdquo;]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2615</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ McHale spoke at the conference of the Council of the Americas and the Argentina Chamber of Commerce. Her presentation was one of the most anticipated events of the conference, largely because it came just one day after a State Department spokesman revealed that the Obama's administration was watching &quot;closely&quot; developments regarding freedom of the press in Argentina. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Envoy presses Argentina on Press Freedom]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2616</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The media should always strive for the highest journalistic standards, and governments must demonstrate their continued commitment to fundamental rights and responsibilities in order to preserve and protect democracy,&quot; said U.S. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Judith McHale at the conference &quot;Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives&quot; organized by the Council of the Americas. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Consejo de las Am&eacute;ricas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2622</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ayer, fue la reuni&oacute;n del Consejo de Las Am&eacute;ricas, en esta hab&iacute;a dos idiomas diferentes, un idioma hablaba de soja, inflaci&oacute;n precios en otros y otro era el de los empresarios que hablaban de tazas chinas e inflaci&oacute;n a la venezolana. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ An&iacute;bal Fern&aacute;ndez: &quot;Clar&iacute;n prepar&oacute; el terreno para quedarse con Papel Prensa&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2610</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Argentina's Presidential Chief of Staff, An&iacute;bal Fern&aacute;ndez, declared that the Clar&iacute;n newspaper had &quot;paved the way to stay with Papel Prensa&quot; and as a result, &quot;first sold itself to the company&quot; and then later &quot; to the state terrorism that was responsible for the kidnapping of its owner.&quot; Fernandez made the remarks before entering the Council of the Americas conference at the Hotel Alvear. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Liveblog - Argentina: Economic and Political Perspectives]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2600</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Access blogging of our August 26 Buenos Aires conference at www.as-coa.org/argentina2010. Speakers included Economy Minister Amado Boudou, Chief of Staff An&iacute;bal Fern&aacute;ndez, and U.S. State Department Under Secretary Judith McHale. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Photo Gallery: Eternal Tyranny: A Photographic Essay]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2603</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ For a few, Guatemala is a paradise. For many, it is the exact opposite. With these words, photojournalist Jean-Marie Simon begins the first chapter of a newly published collection of her photographs of the 1980s Guatemalan civil war. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Citizen Fear of Terrorism in the Americas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2604</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Data from the first region-wide citizen terror assessment shows the importance of a strong rule of law in putting citizens at ease. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Arctic: The New El Dorado]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2605</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Climate change, oil and geopolitics in the Arctic Circle. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Bolivia's Radical Decentralization]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2606</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ President Evo Morales is transferring more authority to departments&mdash;even when the results have been politically uncomfortable. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Labor Conditions in New Orleans]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2607</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Five years after Hurricane Katrina (and in the midst of the BP oil spill) The Big Easy is still grappling with guestworker labor violations. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Chile's Trapped Miners, Argentina's Growing Economy, UNASUR Rejects the FARC]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2608</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Cuba releases six more political prisoners, polls say Rousseff is set to win Brazil's elections, and legislative campaigning begins in Venezuela. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Crazy and Thrilling Hermeto Pascoal]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2592</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Read about the dazzling concert by Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo, presented by Americas Society at Symphony Space on August 5. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Slowly but Surely: Colombia and Venezuela's Reconciliation]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2602</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Caracas and Bogota are taking steps to bury the hatchet in what could lead to economic benefits for both sides. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The United States and Cuba: Implications of an Economic Relationship]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2599</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Any and all changes to the U.S. embargo must first and foremost be geared toward strengthening the hand of the island&rsquo;s independent sectors,&quot; says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in this report published by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Latin America Program. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Brazil Pumped amid New Hydrocarbon Discovery]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2598</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Brazil&rsquo;s discovery of a massive undersea deposit of natural gas could potentially alter its long-term energy strategy and also adversely affect neighboring Bolivia&rsquo;s lucrative supply of hydrocarbons to its biggest customer. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Brazil's NatGas Discovery, LAN-TAM Merger, and an Overhaul for Haitian Education]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2596</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Colombian court suspends a U.S. military deal, protests end in Bolivian mining city, and Brazilian candidate Dilma Rousseff pulls ahead in polls. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2594</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a way of fostering greater opening and exchange without a bruising battle with a much-needed political ally in an election year,&rdquo; says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini of the Obama administration's plans to ease restrictions on U.S. citizens wishing to travel to Cuba, leaving the trade embargo intact. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ New U.S. Border Security Act: The Facts]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2595</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama approved an act that allocated $600 million to boost security along the border with Mexico. An AS/COA analysis looks at how the funds will be raised and spent. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ La posibilidad de una nueva etapa]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2593</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ While Venezuela and Colombia have taken an important step in reestablishing diplomatic ties, a sustained commitment by both countries will be necessary to achieve a new era of bilateral cooperation, writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak in El Diario/La Prensa. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Message of Los Cenzontles]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2568</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A new Music Note discusses the voice and message of the Mexican folk-rock group Los Cenzontles, who performed at Americas Society on July 6. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Pi&ntilde;era's First Months Bring Strong Economy, Shaky Polls]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2591</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ President Sebasti&aacute;n Pi&ntilde;era started his term overseeing Chile's post-earthquake reconstruction and has presided over a robust economic recovery. Still, six months after the earthquake the new leader has seen his approval ratings slump. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Colombia Mends Ties with Venezuela, Peru's Rising Energy Sector, and Indigenous Justice in Bolivia]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2590</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Fidel Castro makes his first official address in four years, Colombia's economy grows through surging exports, and the Mexican Supreme Court upholds gay marriage laws. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Knocks Guatemala on Labor Rights]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2588</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Trade Representative filed a complaint against Guatemala on July 30, claiming violations to labor rights agreed to under the Central American Free Trade Agreement. The dispute marks the first U.S. case of its kind within the framework of a trade pact. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Latin America: A Lifeline for American Small and Medium Enterprises]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2587</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;If the President wants to meet his export goals and have sustainable growth, [Latin America] is a region that has largely felt the cold shoulder of Washington for decades, but is willing to take business relations to another level,&quot; writes AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal in The Huffington Post. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Obama May Ease U.S. Travel to Cuba Even If Congress Won't Act]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2584</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &ldquo;This is an effort to move the policy forward in some way, but in a way that will be much more palatable to the embargo&rsquo;s supporters,&rdquo; said AS/COA's&nbsp;Christopher Sabatini, discussing the possibility of the Obama administration loosening certain restrictions on U.S. citizens traveling to the communist island. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Santos to Meet Chavez for Negotiations to End Colombia-Venezuela Trade War]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2585</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &ldquo;Anything that complicates Santos&rsquo; plan to get trade back hurts his domestic economic agenda,&rdquo; says COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth, discussing recently-elected Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' gestures to reestablish relations with Caracas. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[  Global Insider: Chile-Bolivia Ocean Access Dispute]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2586</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Discussing Santiago and La Paz's dispute over Bolivian access to the Pacific, AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini states that &quot;a solution that grants Bolivia unrestricted, even permanent access to the sea without Chile relinquishing its official sovereignty&quot; would be an ideal compromise. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Fidel in Fatigues: Castro Returns to the Podium]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2583</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 8 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The party rank and file still like to bask in his stature, such as it is today,&quot; said AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini, commenting on Fidel Castro's address to Cuba's National Assembly. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Venezuela's Caribbean Spats]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2582</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Caracas maintains territorial, maritime, and border disputes with several Caribbean countries, leading to uneasy ties between Venezuela and many of its neighbors. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Alvaro Uribe: The Turnaround Champion]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2579</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;During President Uribe&rsquo;s term Colombia has become one of the most important investment destinations in the Hemisphere,&rdquo; says AS/COA President and CEO&nbsp;Susan Segal. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Uribe: Smart & Hard Working]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2581</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &rdquo;His vision and passion for his country, his knowledge of every detail and his strong sense of history are evident in all that he does and says,&rdquo; says AS/COA President &amp; CEO Susan Segal, describing outgoing Colombian President &Aacute;lvaro Uribe. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Cuban Reforms, U.S.-Guatemalan Labor Dispute, Spanish-LatAm Investment]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2580</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Brazil&rsquo;s poverty alleviation achievements, Peru&rsquo;s Alan&nbsp;Garc&iacute;a sets date for elections, and Ecuador signs an historic Amazon agreement. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Best International Culture Centers ]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2573</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;In addition to concerts and lectures, the group welcomes some of the hemisphere&rsquo;s heads of state at events held during the United Nations General Assembly session every September,&quot; says Time Out New York in its profile of Americas Society as one of New York's finest international cultural institutions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Who's Who in the Santos Cabinet]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2569</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Juan Manuel Santos takes over Colombia&rsquo;s presidency on August 7 and has built a team to take on economic and diplomatic challenges as the country celebrates its bicentennial. Learn more about the new cabinet. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Expand the Modern Tools of Liberation]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2577</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 1 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It's time for the United States to ease restrictions and promote development of IT services in Cuba, writes Carlos Saladrigas of the Cuba Study Group in an op-ed for The Miami Herald.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Castro Says Cuba Will Allow More Self-Employed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;These are reforms on the margin that don't address the fundamental inefficiency of the Cuban economy,&quot; says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini, commenting on the Cuban government's decision to ease restrictions on self-employment. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Colombia-Venezuela Dispute Unresolved in Meeting of South American Leaders]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The issue is serious&mdash;is a nation state supporting a terrorist group or isn't it?&quot; says AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini about Colombian allegations that Venezuela is the FARC to set up camps on its territory. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ U.S. Plans Trade Complaint Against Guatemala]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini says the U.S. trade complaint against Guatemala is in part &ldquo;an attempt to appease some elements of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. by demonstrating that the labor protections built into CAFTA were not empty gestures.&rdquo; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Brazil Update: Tight Race for the Presidency]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=2566</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ President In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva protog&eacute; Dilma Rousseff and rival Jos&eacute; Serra poll neck and neck as the race heats up for Brazil&rsquo;s October election. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The New Look of the U.S.-Colombia Relationship ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ After eight years in office, Colombian President &Aacute;lvaro Uribe leaves his successor Juan Manuel Santos with strong ties to Washington. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Haitians Need their Own Voice]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ International donors have overlooked civil society's role in reconstruction--but local organizations must also learn, adapt and develop roots in their communities. ]]></description>
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