Americas | 11/19/08
Fernando Aguirre dresses like Osama bin Laden, but he's not an Islamic terrorist. He's a citizen cop.
Americas | 11/19/08
Pragmatism gains over ideology, but some freedoms wane, new reports indicate.
Americas | 11/17/08
Business elites and conservative governments worry about his opposition to free-trade deals.
11/18/08
A federal judge in Miami last month ordered a shipping firm to pay $80 million for conspiring with Cuba to abuse workers.
Americas | 11/14/08
As its peers in the region see their oil production slipping Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petrobras is entering a new era as the region's silent giant.
Americas | 11/13/08
The country's Bolsa Familia program – which pays poor mothers to keep their children in school and follow healthcare rules – is reducing poverty.

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