U.S., Colombia sign trade deal
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The United States and Colombia signed an agreement Wednesday meant to knock down trade barriers for U.S. businesses and bolster a South American ally that has been battling drug traffickers and guerrillas.
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The United States sided Saturday with Colombia, its strongest ally in Latin America, over a growing rift between Venezuela and Colombia over Bogota's hiring of bounty hunters to capture a Marxist guerrilla in the Venezuelan capital.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country and pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
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By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - A Colombian court approved theextradition to the United States of one of the South Americannation's most notorious paramilitary leaders on drug smugglingcharges.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is heading to ally Colombia to try to secure a free trade accord.
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Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to pick up three hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.
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Twelve South American countries signed a declaration Wednesday creating a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.
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The Bush administration announced Monday that it reached agreement with Peru on free trade pact amendments that address Democratic concerns on worker rights and the environment.
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The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela say they have ended weeks of tension over a diplomatic row.
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Colombia offered to extradite a jailed paramilitary chief to the United States on Friday after kicking him out of a peace accord with the government on charges he organized drug trafficking from his prison cell.
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Colombia and Venezuela welcome Brazil's offer to mediate in a diplomatic row over a guerrilla arrest.
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MEDELLIN, Colombia  - Colombia's free trade accord with the United States is still a "work in progress" and President Alvaro Uribe could persuade U.S. Democrats to approve the deal by showing sustained success in tackling violence, a U.S. lawmaker said on Saturday.
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Britain and the United States signed a treaty Thursday to cut red tape on arms deals and improve the compatibility of military equipment.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe agreed on Tuesday to boost security cooperation and restart stalled trade deals after meeting to end a dispute over a captured Colombian guerrilla leader.
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President Alvaro Uribe flew to Washington on Wednesday hoping to revive Colombia's trade accord with the U.S., but he could also face a move in Congress to slash anti-drug aid for the world's largest producer of cocaine.
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American and Chinese regulators signed an accord on Tuesday to strengthen regulation of drugs and medical devices exported to the United States.
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Four Colombian soldiers were sentenced to 40 years each for murdering union officials in 2004, a decision the government said reflects its commitment to labor rights as it tries to clinch a U.S. free trade deal.