U.S. ally Colombia deserves trade pact, Rice says
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MEDELLIN, Colombia  - The United States would break faith with a strong Latin American ally that has rescued itself from failure if the U.S. Congress refuses to approve a free-trade agreement with Colombia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
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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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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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The US signs a multi-billion dollar trade deal with Colombia aimed at lowering the countries' trade barriers.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday the United States would press  diplomacy in President Bush's second term after he was  criticized in his first four years for unilateralism.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  seeks on Friday to repair ties with Europe over Iraq but her  tough line on Iran risks undermining transatlantic attempts to  heal the rift on her first trip as the top U.S. diplomat.
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Condoleezza Rice tells US senators she will strengthen ties with allies, adding "time for diplomacy is now".
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  seeks on Thursday to define a new tone for transatlantic ties,  offering compromise, common ground and a firm stand on the Iran  issue.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - The United States shouldbuild on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplierVenezuela and seek better cooperation with President HugoChavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S.senators said on Monday.
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CRAWFORD, Texas From the president on down, the Bush administration is pledging to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that penalizes US exports.
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Colombia's problems with violence Â particularly labor strife Â could get worse unless Congress approves a free trade deal with the country, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
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Russia needs to show a commitment to a free press and other "basics of democracy," and cooperate with former Soviet republics such as Georgia and Ukraine where democracy is taking hold, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Saturday.
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The United States should build on its mutually reliant energy ties with oil supplier Venezuela and seek better cooperation with President Hugo Chavez to fight terrorism and drug-trafficking, three U.S. senators said on Monday.
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The United States would like other   nations to join it in imposing sanctions on Syria, U.S.   Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview   published on Tuesday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice welcomed Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski to the State Department on Wednesday, praising his country as a "fierce fighter in the defense of freedom."
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President Bush said Tuesday the U.S. government will continue to assist Colombia in interdicting aircraft suspected of drug trafficking.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe agreed on Tuesday to boost security cooperation and restart stalled trade deals after meeting to end a dispute over a captured Colombian guerrilla leader.