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Sergio Fajardo has revitalized Medellin as mayor through various construction projects and increase in funding for education. New York Times

Corruption cases have been prosecuted in Brazil, whereas in the past they may have been swept under the rug. Washington Post

Forty percent of the economy of Opopeo, Mexico is supported by remittances. Miami Herald

Community councils in Venezuela are part of president Hugo Chavez’s 21^st century socialism. Miami Herald

Andres Oppenheimer argues that a higher ranking Spanish official should have met with Cuba’s dissidents during a Spanish delegation visit in April. Miami Herald

Santo Domingo’s poorest residents are fighting to save the city’s trees. LA Times

Bolivian president Evo Morales aims to increase legal industrial production of coca products while eliminating illegal cocaine production. LA Times

Panama’s vice president Samuel Lewis called for the US to ratify the FTA with Panama. Financial Times

Brazil has requested the extradition of Russian Boris Berezovsky for money laundering; Argentina continues to face energy shortages; RCTV is back in Venezuela on satellite; and further tapes have been revealed in Ecuador’s “secret videos” scandal. FT Latin American Agenda

Jose Maria Aznar argues for the ratification of the US-Colombia FTA. Wall Street Journal

Fidel Castro writes in an essay that the US allows terrorist attacks to happen on its own soil. AP

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