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Robert Zoellick, US nominee for the presidency of the World Bank, criticized Hugo Chavez’s government. Financial Times

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) comments on progress that has been made in Colombia. Miami Herald

The Doe Run lead smelter in La Oroya, Peru has severe health and environmental side effects. LA Times

A video timestamped in the year 2001 shows Colombian president Alvaro Uribe meeting with a paramilitary leader during his first presidential campaign. AP

Andres Oppenheimer says that despite the high probability of a Kirchner victory in October’s Argentine presidential election, the “glory days” are over. Miami Herald

Mary O’Grady writes about narrowing ties between Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Iran. Wall Street Journal

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