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Bush makes a quick stop in Colombia
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Kai Ryssdal
Mar 9, 2007
President Bush will be in Colombia this weekend to show support for America's strongest ally in the region. Kai Ryssdal talks to foreign-policy analyst Adam Isaacson about the U.S.-Colombia relationship.
Fair trade is getting sweeter
Feb 14, 2007
Divine Chocolate is part-owned by cocoa farmers in Ghana, it's Fair Trade Certified — and now just in time for Valentine's Day, it's available in the States.
Can Venezuela stand the heat of its own economy?
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Dan Grech
Mar 1, 2007
A flush economy comes at a price, as Venezuelans are discovering with fast-rising inflation. Dan Grech went to Caracas to see how the country's spending is catching up to the local market.
Populist president takes on Ecuador's elite
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Dan Grech
Apr 13, 2007
Rafael Correa has spurned free trade with the U.S. and threatens to default on his country's debt. Now he's taking on Ecuador's political system, which he says is dominated by the country's elite.
Why do Venezuelans love Hugo Chavez?
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Dan Grech
Feb 2, 2007
As President Bush and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continue their verbal sparring match, Dan Grech is in Caracas asking, why is the man so villainized in the States, so popular in his own country?
Pinochet's economic legacy
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Dan Grech
Dec 11, 2006
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died Sunday at age 91. Many have criticized his brutal regime, but he leaves behind a tremendously successful economic legacy. Dan Grech reports.
Filling trade gaps in Latin America
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Dan Grech
Nov 21, 2006
Colombia's set to sign a trade agreement with the U.S. tomorrow. It would be the biggest deal in this hemisphere since NAFTA, but critics say Congress will never write the deal into law. Dan Grech reports.
Mexico in the middle
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Dan Grech
Mar 13, 2007
President Bush wraps up his Latin American tour in Mexico, where he hopes President Felipe Calderon will serve as the region's free market counterweight to socialist Hugo Chavez — but the scales may be tipping in the other direction.
Runoff election in Ecuador
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Dan Grech
Nov 24, 2006
The presidential race in Ecuador has come down to a radical leftist and a banana billionaire. As Ecuadorians prepare to head to the polls Sunday, Dan Grech has this preview.
Immigrants flock to Spain
Dec 18, 2006
Many Spanish-speaking Latin Americans looking for a better life are choosing skip the U.S. — and emigrate to Spain instead. Jerome Socolovsky has the story from Madrid.
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