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Drug lord 'La Barbie' takes spotlight in Mexico City
Edgar Valdez Villarreal was arrested after a 14-month manhunt involving 1,200 Mexican federal police and an unknown number of U.S. agents. He faces multiple indictments in the United States for importing tons of cocaine. Mexican authorities say he is a kidnapper, torturer and murderer - as well as a major trafficker of marijuana and cocaine.

Efforts fail to stem flow of drug money
Stashing cash in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, couriers for Mexican drug cartels are moving tens of billions of dollars in profits south across the border each year, a river of dirty money that has overwhelmed U.S. and Mexican customs agents.

 
Global Issues / Environment
China passes Japan as second-largest economy
After three decades of spectacular growth, China passed Japan in the second quarter to become the world’s second-largest economy behind the United States.

Fidel Castro addresses parliament on Iran
Former President Fidel Castro of Cuba addressed a session of Parliament for the first time in four years on Saturday, the latest of several recent public appearances after a long period of seclusion.

 
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Costa Rica dice ''sí'' al libre comercio
MARIANELA JIMENEZ / AP
El ''sí'' se imponía en el referendo costarricense sobre el tratado de libre comercio con Estados Unidos, según los primeros resultados dados a conocer por el Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE).

Un 51.6 por ciento votó por el ''sí'' al tratado y un 48.3 por ciento por el ''no'', dijo el tribunal al contabilizar 3,628 de las 4,932 juntas receptoras de votos (73.6 por ciento).

De acuerdo con los magistrados del TSE, en las 12 horas de jornada participó más de 1.1 millón de personas, el 59.8 por ciento del padrón electoral.

En votos, 606,985 fueron de apoyo al tratado y 567,635 decidieron en contra del convenio comercial conocido como CAFTA-RD.

Las urnas cerraron tras 12 horas de intensa jornada con estimaciones preliminares del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE) de una participación superior al 40 por ciento necesario para que el resultado del referendo sobre el tratado comercial con Estados Unidos sea vinculante.

A pesar de que la lluvia amenazó con pasar la fiesta cívica por agua, al menos en la capital no sucedió, pero sí en otras zonas del país, donde la actividad transcurrió con calma y normalidad.

''Estamos contentos por la respuesta, el referendo generó gran interés y estoy seguro que se soprepasó el 40 por ciento, me lo dice la experiencia'', dijo el presidente del TSE, Luis Sobrado.

Indicó que el organismo recibió algunas quejas, entre ellas sobre la manera de usar los bolígrafos rojo y negro, pero aseguró que ``en general se trató de incidentes menores que no manchan este ejercicio democrático''.

El mandatario Oscar Arias, quien tuvo que salir rodeado de un ''anillo'' de seguridad ante el acoso de seguidores del ''no'' al tratado comercial, en tanto la numerosa misión de observadores de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) aplaudió el proceso.

El secretario de la OEA, José Miguel Insulza, dijo que ``al margen de discusiones y cosas tremendas que se dicen, en estos casos el que da las mejores lecciones es el pueblo y es lo que hemos visto''.
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Economics
Argentine growth feeds investor optimism
Argentina bond risk fell the most in Latin America over the past three months as quickening economic growth and a $12.9 billion debt restructuring boosted confidence in the country’s ability to pay its debt.

 
Identity/Culture
Scientists find evidence discrediting theory Amazon was virtually unlivable
Archaeologists say forest across the Amazon, was home to an advanced, even spectacular civilization that managed the forest and enriched infertile soils to feed thousands.

 
Soutbound Travel
House hunting in ... Colombia
The apartment is on the second story of a three-story, walk-up building, constructed of concrete about 40 years ago. The old city is Cartagena's tourist and cultural center; shopping, dining and public transportation are within walking distance.

 
Migration Issues
Grief across Latam for migrant killings
He was warned the journey north would be hard, so Gilmar Morales beefed up on eggs and sausage, bought some ham sandwiches from the bodega across the street, told his mother he loved her and set off with two other relatives on a path well-traveled by young people here in one of Latin America’s poorest countries.

 
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Trapped Chilean miners forge refuge
Mario Gómez is all too familiar with the hardships of prolonged confinement. While still in his 30s, his family said, he survived as a stowaway on a ship for 11 days, living below deck on little more than bits of chocolate and drops of water collected in a shoe — an ordeal so trying it brought him closer to God.

 
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 Our Opinion
Legalize, regulate and tax drugs

It’s great they got these drug lords, but they will be replaced quickly. Law enforcement is helpless in the fight against the cartels due to their economic ability to sustain their criminal activities.
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 Opinion
Chávez pierde opinión La popularidad del presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, cayó en dos años del 65 a un 38 por ciento actual, y continúa perdiendo puntos.

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