Colombia Re-Election Amendment Nears OK
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A congressional committee on Friday approved a bill that would allow popular President Alvaro Uribe to run for a second term in 2006, clearing the way for a final legislative vote as early as next week.
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A bill to overhaul the nationâs immigration system cleared a crucial test vote today, bolstering its chances for passage by the Senate within days.
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Mexico's top electoral court will   make its final ruling on the fiercely disputed July 2 election   on Tuesday, and is almost certain to name ruling party   conservative Felipe Calderon as president-elect.
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President Alvaro Uribe flew to Washington on Wednesday hoping to revive Colombia's trade accord with the U.S., but he could also face a move in Congress to slash anti-drug aid for the world's largest producer of cocaine.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia's Congress on Tuesday  approved a bill allowing Alvaro Uribe, one of few conservative  South American presidents with strong ties to Washington, to  run for an unprecedented second term.
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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela  - Colombia salvaged some pride at the Copa America by beating the United States 1-0 in their final Group C match on Thursday.
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Environmental groups say the vote on three key amendments will determine whether they can support the Democratic-backed measure
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KABUL : Afghanistan&#39;s presidential vote count is expected to conclude Tuesday but several procedural steps remain before any declaration of incumbent Hamid Karzai&#39;s landslide victory in the historic ballot.
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PARIS -- Parliament yesterday approved a constitutional amendment that introduces a US-style impeachment procedure to check the powers of France's presidency.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell is hailing a drop in murder and kidnapping rates in Colombia and gains in the counter-narcotics war but says the country may not be meeting congressional standards for improving protection of human rights. If Powell is unable to certify that Colombia has met the requirements, it would trigger a cutback in U.S. assistance to Colombia.
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President Alvaro Uribe has taken to the airwaves to assure Colombians that Sunday&#039;s elections would be the fairest and most transparent in decades, rebutting claims by his far-behind challengers of last-minute irregularities.
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Constitutional amendments that critics say are meant to boost the ruling party's power passed a parliamentary hurdle Tuesday without challenge from the main opposition, which cited progress in talks on easing Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis.
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule Friday on rerunning the country's disputed presidential election.
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Ecuador's Congress backs a call by the president for a referendum that could bring constitutional reform.
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BOGOT&#xC1; - On the surface, the Democratic Colombia political party couldn't be in a worse position for today's local and regional elections.
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Voters can be forgiven for assuming the courts may once again settle the presidential election.
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Venezuela&#39;s electoral authorities Friday ratified the results of a recent referendum that kept President Hugo Chavez in power.