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Asians' enrollment at U.S. colleges dwarfs Latins'
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If you think that recent U.S. economic infatuation with Asia is a product of the pre-crisis U.S. consumption binge, and that sooner or later the United States will forge much closer ties with Latin America, a new study should make you wonder. Open...
Nov/20/2008 11:13 AM

Central American crime is a growing U.S. problem
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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - One of the first issues President-elect Barack Obama's transition team will look into when it starts mapping its Latin America policy: the wave of crime that is rocking much of the region, and that is increasingly spreading...
Nov/17/2008 10:40 AM

Obama's top Latin American advisers are mostly centrists
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The big question in Washington's Latin American diplomatic circles is who will be the Obama administration's top policy-makers for Latin America and the Caribbean. At least half a dozen names are being mentioned. The first name that comes up is that of.
Nov/13/2008 11:35 AM

To Mr. Obama: Great opportunities await
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Congratulations, President-elect Barack Obama! Now that you are moving swiftly to put together your Cabinet and solve the economic crisis, let me suggest a few things you could do in an area that will demand your attention sooner than you may think:...
Nov/10/2008 10:48 AM

Will Obama cozy up to Chavez, Castro? Not likely
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One of the biggest questions about President-elect Barack Obama is whether - unlike President Bush - he will fulfill his campaign vow to meet without preconditions with anti-American strongmen such as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez...
Nov/6/2008 11:27 AM

Obama would govern best with modest win
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Here are two scenarios of what could happen if the polls are right and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama wins Tuesday and becomes the 44th president of the United States. You choose which is the most likely one. The optimistic scenario: After receiving a...
Nov/3/2008 10:47 AM

On trade agreements, Obama is playing with fire
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Perhaps the most important question raised in the last presidential debate was the one that got the least media attention - whether a Barack Obama presidency would lead to U.S. protectionism, trade wars and a global depression. Was that a fair...
Oct/20/2008 4:13 PM

Falling oil prices a bad omen for Chavez
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The world financial meltdown of 2008 is sparing no ideologies: It has crushed the Bush administration's brand of go-go capitalism and it will put a damper on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's oil-based leftist populism. Most international economists...
Oct/16/2008 11:00 AM

Next U.S. president could learn from Finns
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I wasn't surprised when I learned Friday that Finland's former President Martti Ahtisaari had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Not because I knew who he was - actually, I didn't - but because one of the things that impressed me during my recent trip to...
Oct/13/2008 10:26 AM

Hard economic times may just be starting
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Don't be fooled by the universal sigh of relief that was heard Friday when the U.S. Congress approved a $700 billion package to rescue the U.S. banking system. The measure will help avoid an economic collapse, but the U.S. economy will remain in the...
Oct/6/2008 10:41 AM

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