U.S. acknowledges Colombia operation
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On the eve of a visit by President Bush, the U.S. Embassy confirmed Saturday that American and Colombian soldiers had conducted a joint operation in the southern stronghold of leftist rebels who are holding three U.S. military contractors.
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Colombians are ecstatic that two of their countrymen are in the World Series &#151; a first for a nation better known for drug trafficking and its long-running guerrilla war than baseball players.
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BOGOTA, Colombia -- An investigation by the Colombian Defense Ministry has found that drug traffickers and rebels from the country's largest guerrilla group infiltrated the U.S.-backed military here, paying high-ranking officers for classified information to help elude capture and continue smuggl...
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The United States and Colombia signed an agreement Wednesday meant to knock down trade barriers for U.S. businesses and bolster a South American ally that has been battling drug traffickers and guerrillas.
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A commander of Colombia's largest rebel army was handed over to U.S. authorities at a Bogota airport for extradition to the United States Friday on cocaine smuggling and kidnapping charges.
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Colombian police have foiled an attack by leftist guerrillas on U.S. military advisers at a popular vacation resort near the capital Bogota, a government official and the U.S. Embassy said on Tuesday.
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The most important commander of Colombia's largest rebel army ever captured was handed to U.S. authorities at a Bogota airport to be extradited to the United States Friday to face cocaine smuggling and kidnapping charges.
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Under a security web of warplanes, ships and 15,000 troops, President Bush praised Colombia&#39;s battle against drugs and Marxist guerrillas Monday and pledged to keep US
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The Catholic Church and the Colombian Congress termed as positive the proposal of President Alvaro Uribe to negotiate the liberation of individuals kept as hostages by the FARC
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Colombia agrees to a new Venezuelan mission to secure the release of two hostages held by Farc rebels.
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Colombia rejects accusations that its security forces violated Venezuelan territory to capture a rebel leader.
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President George W. Bush visited Colombia on Sunday to show support to his closest ally in South America as it fights a decades-old insurgency and drug war supported in part by billions of dollars in U.S. aid.
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Colombia's Congress gave final approval to a bill to allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for re-election, a move aimed at giving the hard-line leader more time to fight a leftist insurgency and drug trafficking.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe  authorized France, Spain and Switzerland on Saturday to revive  their efforts to seek an accord with leftist rebels on  releasing scores of hostages, including a French-Colombian  politician and three Americans.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, March 11 -- As Air Force One swooped over the Andes Mountains toward this city for the first time in a quarter-century, President Bush and his aides sat in the front compartments with an optimistic message about improved security after decades of civil war and drug trafficking.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Thursday said it  would pardon 23 jailed rebels to encourage Marxist guerrillas  to free 72 hostages, including three Americans.
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Colombia's government on Tuesday shrugged off warnings from Marxist rebels that a massive offensive is endangering the lives of dozens of hostages, including three Americans.