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Venezuela’s external aid towards Latin American allies aims to reduce the influence of the US in the region. Washington Post

Venezulean aid towards Bolivia has paralleled the close relationship between Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales. New York Times

Marcela Sanchez asks, is Latin America the ‘Persian Gulf’ of biofuels? Washington Post

Jorge Noguera, head of Colombia’s security agency from 2002 to 2005, was arrested for conspiring with paramilitaries. Miami Herald, LA Times

Reporters from the Chicago Tribune, El Universal, and the BBC were ordered to leave Cuba. Miami Herald

Rigoberta Menchu’s run for president in Guatemala is an uphill battle. LA Times

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