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Mexican president Felipe Calderon has attacked drug cartels, monopolies, and poverty throughout the beginning of his term. Christian Science Monitor - Part I, Part II, Part III

Congressmen in Washington urge the easing of travel restrictions and the loosening of the embargo on Cuba. Financial Times

US assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Thomas Shannon said that the US is willing to work with Chavez, and urged Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa to also work with the US. Miami Herald

President Bush mentioned Cuba in his State of the Union address, saying that his administration would continue to speak out for freedom in the country. Miami Herald

Chavismo has become increasingly difficult to define, as Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s influences are as wide ranging as are his ambitions. New York Times

While former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega will be released from a South Florida prison this year, he still faces pending charges in Panama and France. Miami Herald

Twenty-five years after the Falkland Islands war, Argentina still maintains its claim to the Malvinas islands. Washington Post

There is uncertainty as to who would fill the leadership void in Cuba after Fidel and Raul Castro. Financial Times

Marcel Granier, chairman of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), laments Chavez’s aggressive moves towards Venezuela’s private media. Wall Street Journal

Andres Oppenheimer tells of the five lessons Latin America could learn from India. Miami Herald