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With video: Secret Service alleged prostitute scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave
Detroit Free Press
The President, on his way to the Summit of the Americas in Colombia, used the visit to emphasis small business trade with countries in Latin America. / Joe Raedle/Getty Images Associated Press CARTAGENA, Colombia – An embarrassing scandal involving ...
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Split over Cuba could sink hemispheric summits
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Regional business leaders are meeting to discuss trade and investment opportunities in Latin America. The summit is being held parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas' meeting for leaders of the Western Hemisphere. Photo: Fernando Llano / AP ...
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For Obama abroad, side issues tend to befall him
Boston.com
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By Jim Kuhnhenn Associated Press ...
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Boston.com
Obama seeks CEOs' help in Latin America
Savannah Morning News
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) By JIM KUHNHENN CARTAGENA, ...
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Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave
TheNewsTribune.com
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US By JULIE PACE and LIBARDO CARDONA; Associated Press CARTAGENA, ...
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Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term
Houston Chronicle
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US Photo: Carolyn Kaster / AP President Barack Obama waves to the ...
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Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 put on leave
CBS News
Put together, the allegations were an embarrassment for an American president on foreign soil and threatened to upend White House efforts to keep his trip focused squarely on boosting economic ties with fast-growing Latin America.
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Stephen Harper: resource development has power to change a nation (with Video)
Vancouver Sun
In a speech to senior business executives, Harper said a strong mining sector — assisted with a low-tax regime and environmental regulation without excessive delays — can help the Canadian economy and provide a lesson to the countries of Latin America.
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Obama wants a 'new era' with Latin America
Ninemsn
US President Barack Obama has called for a "new era" of mutually beneficial relations with Latin America while repeating that Cuba must progress toward democracy. He also says he is open to discussions about the war on drugs but not to their ...
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US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance
Fox News
"The United States should realize that its long-term strategic interests are not in Afghanistan or in Pakistan but in Latin America," Santos said in a speech to business leaders at a parallel CEO summit on Friday. In large part, declining US influence ...
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Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term
Albany Times Union
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US (Carolyn Kaster / AP) President Barack Obama waves to the ...
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US Secret Service agents sent home over prostitution scandal
FRANCE 24
... Vardey (video) REUTERS - A prostitution scandal involving US security personnel in Colombia and an unprecedented regional push to end the isolation of Cuba threatened on Saturday to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America.
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FRANCE 24
Obama: Latin American economies pose opportunities
WRGB
China, however, has become a bigger trading partner with some South American countries. See where your hard-earned tax dollars are going! Greg Floyd takes you back for a look around the Capital Region! Watch videocommentaries from CBS 6 News morning ...
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Secret Service scandal widens to US military
Green Bay Press Gazette
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US Carolyn Kaster/AP The Associated Press CARTAGENA, Colombia ...
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Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents
Deseret News
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press Alleged misconduct by a dozen...
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Deseret News
Obama says drug legalization not answer to cartels
WRGB
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- President Barack Obama says legalizing drug use is not the answer to trafficking in illegal narcotics in the Americas, countering a growing chorus in Latin America to discuss decriminalization as a way to ease deadly cartel ...
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Mixed results for Obama openness with foreign foes
Beaver County Times
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A US lawmaker says a "significant ...
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Secret Service puts 11 on leave for misconduct
Austin American-Statesman
... the Caribbean, Latin America and the US (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) President Barack Obama sits in front of a large videoscreen displaying an image of a US national flag at the CEO Summit of the Americas, in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, ...
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Austin American-Statesman
Obama: Legalizing Drugs Won't End Drug Violence
First Coast News
US President Barack Obama says legalizing drugs is not the answer to solving the problems of drug trafficking and violence in Latin America. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/video/1562539748001/1/Obama-Legalizing-Drugs-Wont-End-Drug-Violence ...
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For Obama abroad, side issues tend to befall him
WGME
In travels to Latin America, France, South Korea and now in Colombia, Obama's intended message has been sidetracked, interrupted or even buried by bad timing, miscues or, in the latest incident, outright scandal. Diana Ichton is always on your side ...
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Hugo Chavez skips summit, citing doctors' orders
KFVS
Chavez has often used such regional summits as a platform to amplify his criticisms of US influence and press for his vision of Latin Americanintegration. At the 2009 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, Chavez took center stage when he ...
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Aussie version of Vevo starts today
The Australian
Six more countries, in Europe and Latin America, will follow later this year in a global rollout being overseen by senior vice-president Nic Jones, a one-time boss of News Digital Media (the digital arm of News Limited, which publishes The Australian).
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Obama plans news conference to wrap up summit visit amid scandal distractions
WRGB
Bolivian President Evo Morales says US intransigence over Cuba, despite widespread support for its inclusion among Latin American nations, makes the atmosphere "like a dictatorship." Some are questioning the viability of future summits and there's also ...
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President Obama's Remarks at CEO Summit of the Americas
Petroleumworld.com
Trade between the United States and Latin, Central -- South America, Central America and the Caribbean has expanded 46 percent since I came into office -- 46 percent. Before I came to Cartagena, I stopped in Tampa, Florida, which is the largest port in ...
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Top 10 things at the movies week of April 15, 2012
New York Daily News
For its 13th year, this celebration of Latin American cinema offers films from 13 countries, including the Cuban period piece “Cecilia” and the Guatemalan drama “Distance.” (hffny.com) 7. “Images From the Edge” series. Lincoln Center's Icelandic cinema ...
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New York Daily News
US, Canada alone at summit in Cuba stance
Houston Chronicle
Regional business leaders are meeting to discuss trade and investment opportunities in Latin America. The summit is being held parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas' meeting for leaders of the Western Hemisphere. Photo: Fernando Llano / AP ...
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Secret Service scandal overshadows Obama's Colombia summit
WGME
CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) -- A deepening scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents is making it harder for President Barack Obama to keep the focus of his Colombia trip on boosting economic ties with Latin America.
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Obama says no to legalising drugs
The Age
President Barack Obama says legalising drug use is not the answer to trafficking in illegal narcotics in the Americas, countering a growing chorus inLatin America to discuss decriminalisation as a way to ease deadly cartel violence. 15/04/12 Up next.
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William Levy Talks Fleeing Cuba, Finding Instant Fame & 'Dancing With The Stars'
Starpulse.com
Over the border, the soft-spoken Levy is known as "the Latin Brad Pitt" who played the romantic lead in Triunfo del Amor, a Mexican telenovela that drew an audience of millions in Latin America and Spanish-language TV here. Still, Levy, who despite his ...
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Starpulse.com
US under pressure to let Cuba join Americas summit
Bangkok Post
Saturday, an alliance of left-leaning Latin American countries known as ALBA announced here that its members would not take part in any future summits of the Americas if Cuba was not included. "We express our decision not to take part in future Summits ...
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Cannes film season kicks off promising 'surprises'
Al-Arabiya
Cannes' general delegate Thierry Fremaux selects the line-up each year from among some 2000 productions, from the biggest names in film right down to first-time directors from North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America or Africa.
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Al-Arabiya
Camiro Says Posadas to Cut Debt Ratio by Half This Year (Video)
Bloomberg
Ruben Camiro, chief financial officer of Mexico's Grupo Posadas SAB, talks about the state of the hotel industry, the outlook for the company's growth and profitability, and the debt renegotiation strategy of Latin America's largest hotel chain ...
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Bloomberg
Chicago Latino Film Festival is Underway
Hispanically Speaking News
The festival, which this year will show the most movies in its long history, will show until April 26 the best of Latin American and Spanish cinema with the presence of great filmmakers, performers and technicians from both sides of Atlantic.
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Guinea-Bissau unrest draws condemnation
WBOC TV 16
The United Nations calls Guinea-Bissau a "narco-state" with uninhabited islands used as transit points by Latin American cartels that fly in drugs that are then transshipped to Europe. Amid international condemnation of the military's latest show of ...
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Secret Service scandal widens to US military
Ct Post
Regional business leaders are meeting parallel to the sixth Summit of the Americas which brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the US Photo: Carolyn Kaster / AP US secret service agents walk around ...
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WEGENER to Provide Media Distribution Consultation at 2012 NAB Show
Exec Digital (press release)
Comtelsat staff members will be available to discuss the new commercialvideo distribution applications for Mexico, Central and South Americanregions. Founded in 1993, Comtelsat has rapidly become a leader in the telecommunications industry with a ...
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South Beach minus the diet
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The patio wall at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar was painted by the American artist group Faile. By Marlene Parrish / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette MIAMI BEACH -- This tropical retreat has upped its game. It's not just sun, sand and snowbirds anymore.
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Is Direct Selling The Next Driver Of Startup Commerce Companies?
TechCrunch
The second article is about Tupperware's direct sales efforts inLatin America, also with a focus on cosmetics. Tupperware Brands Corp., the maker of plastic food containers, has a surprising path to sales in Latin America: perfume and skin cream.
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TechCrunch
Secret service scandal 2012: Obama embarrassed during Americas' summits
Northern Voices Online
Meanwhile President Obama has been embarrassed due to more leaks They were sent in advance to Cartagena, Columbia, to protect the United States President Barack Husain Obama, who is there to meet the Latin Americanleaders and attend the Organization ...
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Pictures of the Day: Saturday, April 14, 2012
Bangor Daily News
Carolyn Kaster | AP President Barack Obama sits in front of a large videoscreen displaying an image of an American flag during a three-way conversation with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (not pictured) ...
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Not just fun and games: Amusements industry to top $31.8b by 2017
gulfnews.com
... according to a recent report. The Middle East, Asia-Pacific andLatin America are poised to see the biggest growth rates during this period, says Global Industry Analysts in its study Theme Parks: A Global Strategic Business Report.
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gulfnews.com
From Iran to Cuba, Obama's engagement with US adversaries comes with promises ...
Newser
(Associated Press) In Colombia, where Obama is attending a summit withLatin American leaders, the president has been confronted by the stubbornly stalled US-Cuba relationship, despite his offer of a "new beginning" with the communist nation.
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Radio Rules the Day as Carolla Wins 36th Toyota Pro/Celebrity Grand Prix of ...
Huffington Post
Video by Karel Racing for Kids is a national nonprofit program benefiting children's hospitals in Long Beach and Orange County, Calif. Toyota has donated more than two million since 1991. People magazine goes above and beyond by awarding the winning ...
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Obama: Legalizing Drugs Won't End Drug Violence | Video | wtsp.com
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