Apr 19 2009

Obama opening ‘new era' in Americas: Harper – Globe and Mail


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Obama opening ‘new era' in Americas: Harper
Globe and Mail
PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Stephen Harper credited Barack Obama with opening a “new era of dialogue” in the Americas as a hemispheric summit the Prime Minister feared would collapse in confrontation ended with surprising chords of harmony.
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Apr 19 2009

Iranian President Asks Court to Reconsider Spy Case – New York Times


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Iranian President Asks Court to Reconsider Spy Case
New York Times
By NAZILA FATHI TEHRAN – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a rare effort to intervene in the justice system, urged the national security court on Sunday to fairly examine the cases of an Iranian-American journalist and an Iranian-Canadian blogger.
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Apr 19 2009

Obama defends greeting Hugo Chavez – Los Angeles Times


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Obama defends greeting Hugo Chavez
Los Angeles Times
The president says Americans want him to interact with foreign leaders and that the US has nothing to fear from Venezuela. By Peter Nicholas Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad And Tobago — Rebuffing criticism of the warm greetings he exchanged with Venezuelan
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Apr 19 2009

Iran president urges full defense for US reporter – The Associated Press


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Iran president urges full defense for US reporter
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran's president said Sunday that an American journalist convicted of spying for the US should be allowed to offer a full defense during her appeal, a day after she was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Apr 19 2009

American leaders enthusiastic about summit – Radio Netherlands


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American leaders enthusiastic about summit
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Leaders attending the Organisation of American States (OAS) summit in Trinidad and Tobago have referred to the atmosphere as 'outstanding' and 'positive'.
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Apr 19 2009

Race a Dominant Theme at Summit – Washington Post


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Race a Dominant Theme at Summit
Washington Post
Gathered for a group portrait of hemispheric leaders are, from left, President Obama, El Salvador's Elias Antonio Saca, Uruguay's Tabaré Vázquez, Ecuador's Rafael Correa, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Chile's Michelle Bachelet.
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Apr 18 2009

US 'disappointed' by Iran verdict – Aljazeera.net


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US 'disappointed' by Iran verdict
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The US has said it is "deeply disappointed" by Iran's conviction of Roxana Saberi, a US journalist, on charges of spying.
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Apr 18 2009

Obama dismayed by Iran sentence – BBC News


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Obama dismayed by Iran sentence
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The US has expressed dismay after a court in Iran jailed an Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, for eight years on spying charges.
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Apr 18 2009

PM champions free trade at Americas summit – Globe and Mail


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PM champions free trade at Americas summit
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he's not at odds with most leaders at the Summit of the Americas, arguing that the vast majority of the 34 leaders here are free-traders, barring a small block of leftists who are
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Apr 18 2009

Warm Americas welcome for Obama – BBC News


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Warm Americas welcome for Obama
BBC News
US President Barack Obama has been given a warm welcome by leftist counterparts from Latin America at a regional summit in Trinidad and Tobago.
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