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Americas group suspends Honduras - BBC News

BBC News
The Organization of American States has suspended Honduras in protest at the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya. The rare decision was made at an emergency meeting of the 35-member group in Washington. It comes ahead of Mr Zelaya's expected return home …
Los Angeles Times
The Associated Press
AFP
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Written on July 5, 2009 | Posted in World News | 1 comment

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"War on Crime" Targets Immigrants - IRC’s Americas Program

IRC’s Americas Program
Immigrants have reenergized the flagging "war on crime." Charges against immigrants are clogging federal courts, and new prisons and detention centers are opening to accommodate immigrants.
OCRegister
Yuma Sun
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Written on May 12, 2009 | Posted in National News | No comment

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ALBA summit vetos declaration of Summit of Americas - Xinhua

Xinhua
CARACAS, April 17 (Xinhua) — The 7th Presidential Summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) finished on Friday with the rejection to the Summit of the Americas declaration, which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago.
New York Times
United Press International
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Written on April 17, 2009 | Posted in World News | No comment

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Port of Spain braces for Americas summit - Xinhua

Xinhua
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 17 (Xinhua) — Leaders of 34 countries in the western hemisphere gather here later Friday to kick off the Fifth Summit of the Americas.
France 24
The Associated Press
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