Bush opens Latin America tour to boost U.S. ties
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President Bush opens a week-long tour of Latin America on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties with a region tilting to the left and influenced by the populist appeal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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When President Bush arrives in Colombia on Sunday he's likely to praise the economic model of President Alvaro Uribe, his staunchest ally in a region increasingly dominated by anti-American leaders.
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CHIRIJUYU, Guatemala  - President George W. Bush helped Guatemalan small farmers load crates of lettuce onto a truck on Monday to demonstrate the benefits of free trade in Latin America, where Washington's power is being questioned by leftist leaders.
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Security concerns dominate Bush's Latin American trip. The view from inside the bubble.
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As U.S. President George W. Bush works his way through Latin America on a seven-day, five-nation tour, he is being met by all sorts of protests -- but perhaps none as striking as one set for Monday. A group of Mayan leaders has vowed to "spiritually cleanse" an ancient Mayan site after the president stops by.
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A tour of Latin America gives Bush a chance to strengthen ties.  But Venezuela's president thinks it's a trick.
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President George W. Bush, hosting  Vietnam&#39;s president in a historic visit, will welcome robust  trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy  but also will voice concerns on Hanoi&#39;s human rights record.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - President Bush stuck to talk of trade and friendship on Saturday during a Latin American tour, ignoring provocations from ideological rival Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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George W. Bush on Sunday will become the first U.S. president since Ronald Reagan to set foot in Bogota as he tries to bolster his staunchest Latin American ally fighting a decades-old insurgency and drug war.
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SANTA CRUZ BALANYA, Guatemala  - President George W. Bush visited Guatemalan hill towns on Monday to promote U.S. efforts to fight poverty in Latin America, where Washington's power is increasingly being questioned by leftist leaders.
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President Bush aims to highlight the benefits of American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a brief, security-laden stop in the Andean nation.
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President Bush meets Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday looking for a fresh start in relations as he reassures Mexicans he has not given up on overhauling U.S. immigration policy they deeply resent.
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President Bush aims to dispel the perception of U.S. neglect of Latin America and burnish an American reputation damaged by the Iraq war, undertaking a second-term diplomatic offensive in the region akin to his recent courting of Europe.
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Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.
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President Bush is tacking on visits with two Latin American allies to his trip to Chile for a gathering of Asia-Pacific leaders later this month.
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President Bush on Monday will promote free trade in Central America and the need for greater security against an upsurge in political and drug violence in a visit to Guatemala.
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GUATEMALA CITY, March 12 -- President Bush began touring rural villages and ancient Mayan villages here Monday as he brought his "social justice" tour of Latin America closer to home and tried to showcase ways that the United States works to uplift its neighbors.