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Colombia FTA on bargaining table for General Motors Bailout

The following article from today's NY Times, stemming from a leak from the first Bush-Obama Meeting: November 11, 2008 Obama Asks Bush to Provide Help for Automakers By JACKIE CALMES WASHINGTON — The struggling auto industry was thrust into the middle of a political standoff between the White House and Democrats on Monday as President-elect Barack Obama urged President Bush in a meeting at the White House to support immediate emergency aid. Mr. Bush indicated at the meeting that he ...

By cpchester on 2008-11-11 07:54:18. 3 comments.

What the US Election Means for Colombia

As an American, today is a sad day for me. It is sad because we have a strong, transformative dedicated ally in Uribe and Colombia. Undeniably the strongest US ally in an increasingly hostile South American political landscape. Today the USA electorate turned their back on Colombia, our closest and most natural trading partner on the entire continent. The FTA will not pass under Obama and Pelosi. The new leaders of America share an ideological bond with the likes of Evo Morales, Rafael Correia a ...

By cpchester on 2008-11-04 23:08:52. 34 comments.

MDE Airport at Night

Hi, I will be traveling to MDE, arriving at 7:30 pm. I would like a private, reliable car service to take me to Poblado. Does anyone have the number or e-mail address of a good company?

By cpchester on 2008-09-08 19:05:29. 21 comments.