November 06, 2005
Bush's Failure to Win Summit Trade Pact is No Surprise
The Christian Science Monitor says, "Despite a five-day trip to South and Central America, President Bush was unable to work the same wonders on US-Latin American relations that he did earlier this year on ties to Europe."
Those who closely follow Latin American affairs are not surprised by this. And I doubt the Bush Administration is surprised. For more, see "At Summit of the Americas, no trade pact for Bush."
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November 02, 2005
Congressman Wants 2,000 Mile Fence Along U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter of San Diego, California, "a leading House Republican, wants to build a fence along the entire 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, a plan that could cost billions of dollars and that critics say would do little to stop illegal immigration," reports The Associated Press.
Illegal immigration is a hot political issue in the United States, as it is in Europe and North Africa. Read more here.
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Will Bush Get a Warm Reception at Summit of the Americas?
"If [U.S.] President George W. Bush is expecting some respite from his troubles at home during a four-day visit to Argentina and Brazil that begins Thursday [November 2, 2005], he is in for a very rude awakening," according to Larry Rohter of The New York Times. To read more, please see "Plans for Bush visit displease many in Latin America."
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The 4th Summit of the Americas
On November 2, 2005, Stephen Hadley, President George W. Bush's National Security Adviser, briefed the White House press corps on President and Mrs. Bush's departure November 3, 2005 for Argentina, "where the President will participate in the 4th Summit of the Americas. The President and Mrs. Bush will make subsequent visits to Brazil and Panama," Mr. Hadley said.
Here is the transcript of Mr. Hadley's briefing.
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May 03, 2005
Suriname's Parliamentary Elections Set for May 25, 2005
The South American nation of Suriname's May 25, 2005 parliamentary elections will be monitored by an observation team from the inter-American organization, according to the Organization of American States, reports the Washington File.
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For First Time in Nearly 60 years, U.S.' Man Won't Head OAS
"Chile's socialist Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza was elected May 2, 2005 to lead the Organization of American States, the region's main political forum, after the United States failed for the first time to get its candidate chosen," notes Agence France Press. Joel Brinkley and Larry Rohter of The New York Times reported that Mr. Insulza's selection marks "the first time in the organization's nearly 60-year history that the candidate supported by Washington did not win."
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