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In Colombia, a Washington Sales Pitch

MEDELLIN, Colombia -- The US congressmen were speedily transported in vans with tinted windows, their convoy escorted by policemen on motorcycles who ensured that no car ventured close. When the lawmakers stepped out, guards carrying M-16s watched wearily, whispering into microphones on their...

Argentina Presidential Elections

On Oct. 28, voters in Argentina elected the country's next president to a four-year term.

Interview With Venezuela's Attorney General

The Washington Post's Juan Forero interviewed Venezuelan Attorney General Isaias Rodriguez.

Argentine First Lady Holds Wide Lead on Eve of Presidential Vote

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 27 -- If the latest polls are right, the only real suspense that remains in Sunday's election is whether Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will receive enough votes to win the presidency outright or be forced into a runoff next month.

Venezuela Increasingly A Conduit For Cocaine

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Colombian drug kingpins in league with corrupt Venezuelan military officers are increasingly using this country as a way station for smuggling cocaine to the United States and Europe, according to Colombian and US officials. The Bush administration's dismal relations with...

Argentina's First Lady Wins Presidency by Wide Margin

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 -- The presidency of Argentina was handed from husband to wife Sunday, as first lady Cristina FernÃ‚Â¿ndez de Kirchner crushed 13 opposition candidates on the promise of adhering to the political principles that made President NÃ‚Â¿stor Kirchner one of Latin America's most popular...

New Charter Would Widen Chavez's Reach

BOGOTA, Colombia, Oct. 30 -- Under a new constitution being considered in Venezuela, the workday would be slashed from eight hours to six, so workers would have sufficient time for "personal development." But while Venezuelans might have more leisure time, the constitution would also ensure that ...

South America Ushers In The Era of La Presidenta

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 -- Here in the land of machismo, where leaders were long supposed to conform to the standard of the strong-armed military man in epaulettes, a rising wave of leaders is working on a new 21st-century cliche: la presidenta.

At Army Base, Bush Boosts Iraq War

FORT JACKSON, S.C., Nov. 2 -- President Bush, invoking the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as he has many times before, contended Friday that Iraq is the central front in the struggle against extremism, telling a supportive military crowd at this Army post that it is imperative to continue...

A Remedy for Transit Troubles Backfires in Chile, Leading Commuters to Sue

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Hardly anyone argued with the overall goal: relieve the transit woes of another growing Latin American city by remodeling the local bus system to complement a recently expanded subway system.