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Raul Castro said that he will not imitate his brother Fidel’s governing style because he is “irreplaceable.” BBC, AP

German-speaking Mennonite farmers in eastern Bolivia worry that president Evo Morales’s land reforms will endanger their livelihoods. New York Times

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez condemned comments by US ambassador William Brownfield that Venezuela’s lack of cooperation with the DEA had resulting in an increase in shipments of illegal drugs through the country. BBC, Reuters

Argentina has rebounded since its 2002 sovereign debt default, yet are president Nestor Kirschner’s “heterodox” economic policies sustainable? Economist

Despite official pronouncements that Fidel Castro is still alive, Cubans on the island are resigned to the fact that a succession is taking place. Miami Herald

Region-wide, crime and public security have become crucial issues for the public and policy makers. Miami Herald

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