Argentinean president Nestor Kirschner has suffered a recent scandal, protests and a second place finish in the Buenos Aires mayoral election for his hand-picked candidate, but either he or his wife will likely win the presidential election later this year. LA Times
Colombian president Alvaro Uribe began releasing jailed FARC members in order to force the guerilla group to release kidnapped hostages. Washington Post
Uribe arrives in Washington again this week to lobby for the US-Colombian FTA and further Plan Colombia aid. Financial Times
Brazil surpassed the US as the world’s top soybean exporter and hopes to grow its sugarcane ethanol industry. Christian Science Monitor
Fidel Castro appeared on television for the first time since illness forced him to step down as Cuba’s president. Miami Herald, Reuters
The Mexican supreme court struck down important sections of the Televisa law passed last year that benefits the television duopoly. New York Times
Sugar production in Cuba has fallen forcing the country to import from abroad. Miami Herald
RCTV has sent six journalists to the OAS meeting in Panama, where the closing of the Venezuelan station has been at the center of attention. Miami Herald
The Today show was filmed on location from Havana, Cuba. Miami Herald
US officials feared that a terror suspect arrested in Trinidad would disappear in Venezuela. Miami Herald
Adolf Eichmann’s fake passport was unearthed in Argentina. LA Times
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