The stage is now set: on the one side, Colombian legal arguments backed by apparently strong evidence; on the other, ideology. The battle for Latin America’s soul has resumed (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Bolívar’s bones and the battle of ideas (source: FT)

Venezuela ceases relations with its South American neighbour after the Organisation of American States hears accusations that Caracas is harbouring some 1,500 guerrillas (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Chavez breaks diplomatic ties with Colombia (source: FT)

The face of Chile’s new, respectable right, wants to be a statesman. But four months into his presidency, he looks and sounds more like a businessman on a turnround mission (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Earthquake adds to challenges for Piñera (source: FT)

After a marathon Congressional debate spiked with fierce exchanges, Argentina has become the first country in socially conservative Latin America to legalise gay marriage (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Argentina legalises same-sex marriage (source: FT)

After a marathon Congressional debate spiked with fierce exchanges, Argentina has become the first country in socially conservative Latin America to legalise gay marriage (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Argentina legalises same-sex marriage (source: FT)

The time is right for the US to open up more to Cuba. It could reduce the possibility of Cubans streaming across the Florida Straits in the event of a chaotic transition from the Castro regime (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Bomb Cuba with dollars (source: FT)

The former Cuban president, who has retreated from regular public view since ceding power to his brother Raúl four years ago, appears on state television to warn that war between the US and Iran is imminent (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS and RSS Feed on Feedzilla.com

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Fidel Castro makes rare TV appearance (source: FT)

Having weathered the financial crisis, Latin America now has the opportunity to join Asia in leading a global economic recovery - if its governments tackle long-neglected problems, writes Luis Alberto Moreno (source: FT) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Welcome to the Latin American decade (source: FT)

Republicans lined up on opposite sides over comments by the chairman of the RNC that the Afghanistan war was “of (President Barack) Obama’s choosing.” MCCAIN BLASTS STEELE | FULL STORY (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Republicans take sides over latest Steele controversy (source: CNN)

Each election cycle is dubbed “the year” — a time when Latinos will show up at the polls in droves and transform the political landscape. (source: CNN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Latinos not flexing political muscle — yet (source: CNN)