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COLOMBIA: PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE OVER STATE OF EMERGENCY
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Colombia's troubled president Ernesto Samper is under fire over his declaration of a state of emergency giving him sweeping powers to rule by decree.
Samper said he needed additional powers to defend the country from a...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: GOVERNMENT DRUGS MONEY SCANDAL CONTINUES
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A former Colombian political leader has been arrested for allegedly using money from the Cali drugs cartel to finance illegal activities.
Former minister of education and inspector general Francisco Becerra, is alleged to ...
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COLOMBIA: POLITICAL CRISIS SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ABATING
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The political crisis in Colombia shows no sign of abating.
In Bogota, students, housewives and other civilians have joined a growing clamour for the resignation of President Ernesto Samper. .
Three government members, an...
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Preview of Latin American art sales in New York auction houses
1. Wide exterior of Sotheby's auction house
2. Pan of Latin American art exhibit
3. Pull out of painting by Fernando Botero, "Jugadoras de Cartas II," (estimated value 1.5- 1.8 million (m) US dollars)
4. Close-up male figure in...
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COLOMBIA: VICE PRESIDENT HUMBERTO DE LA CALLE RESIGNS
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Colombian vice president, Humberto de la Calle quit on Tuesday, saying President Ernesto Samper himself should resign because he lacks legitimacy.
Humberto de la Calle, who analysts believe is eyeing the 1998 presidential...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: ALLEGED DRUG CARTEL LEADER ARRESTED
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Colombian police have arrested another leader of the notorious Cali drug cartel.
Jose Santacruz Londono, who's thought to be the number three figure in the group, was picked up by police officers (Tuesday), as he was...
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COLOMBIA: PREPARATIONS MADE FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
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A last minute surge in popularity for Colombia's one female presidential candidate has turned Sunday's vote into a tense race for the finish.
Former Foreign Minister Noemi Sanin leads all contenders in the capital, Bogota,...
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COLOMBIA: BOGOTA: POLITICAL SCANDAL THREATENS GOVERNMENT
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In Colombia, the calls for President Ernesto Samper to come forward and publicly deny allegations his campaign took money from the drug cartels are growing louder.
And the leading voice in this calls is last year's runner-up...
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Preview of Sotheby's and Christie's auctions
1. Exterior of Sotheby's in Manhattan
2. Frida Kahlo's self-portrait from 1943, called "Roots", estimated value of between five and seven million US dollars
3. Pan of Kahlo's "Roots"
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Carmen Melian, Director of...
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Preview of Latin American art sales in New York auction houses
1. Wide exterior of Sotheby's auction house
2. Pan of Latin American art exhibit
3. Pull out of painting by Fernando Botero, "Jugadoras de Cartas II," (estimated value 1.5- 1.8 million (m) US dollars)
4. Close-up male figure in...
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COLOMBIA: PRESSURE GROWING ON PRESIDENT SAMPER TO RESIGN
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Pressure is growing for Colombia's President Ernesto Samper to resign over allegations that he was elected with financial help from drug barons.
Samper's campaign director has been arrested and the Congress has begun an...
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2 paintings by renowned artist recovered from a park
1. Policeman moving Fernando Botero's painting
2. Pull out on sticker on the painting with its details
3. Pull out on painting "The Lawyer", to General Jorge Daniel Castro talking to reporters
4. Close up of the other painting called...
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CLEAN : Botero protege bullfighter returns home
CLEAN : Botero protege bullfighter returns home
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CLEAN: Colombian artist hits 80 with no plans to r
CLEAN: Colombian artist hits 80 with no plans to r
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CLEAN : Colombian artist Fernando Botero holds exhibition in hometown
CLEAN : Colombian artist Fernando Botero holds exhibition in hometown
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CLEAN : Colombia's Botero opens circus exhibit
CLEAN : Colombia's Botero opens circus exhibit
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VOICED : Botero pasa revista a sus obras en Medellin
El pintor y escultor Fernando Botero realizo el viernes un recorrido anual por su natal MedellÃn y revisó sus obras en el museo regional y en los espacios publicos
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CLEAN : Colombia's air pollution levels incite protest in Medellin
Environmentalists from the Air Medellin collective dress statues created by Colombian artist Fernando Botero with gas marks in protest of high air pollution levels after the city's authorities declared an environmental emergency
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VOICED : Boteros con mascaras de gas denuncian contaminacion en Medellin
Ambientalistas del colectivo Aire Medellin vistieron, el miercoles estatuas creadas por el artista connacional Fernando Botero en protesta por los altos niveles de contaminacion despues que las autoridades de la ciudad declararan...
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CLEAN : Mascaras antigas para esculturas de Botero
Un grupo de ambientalistas coloco mascaras de gas a las esculturas del colombiano Fernando Botero en Medellin como forma de llamar la atencion sobre los altos niveles de contaminacion del aire en la ciudad
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49th general assembly of the OAS in Medellin
Diplomats from across the Americas were in the Colombian city of Medellin for the 49th general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).