Gobierno colombiano lento en responder a crisis de vivienda causada por la violencia- February 29, 2008 CARTAGENA, Colombia -- La guardera en El Pozn, barrio en las afueras de esta ciudad turstica de la costa atlntica, no es exactamente lo que uno espera encontrar en un vecindario ocupado por algunos de los colombianos ms oprimidos -- parte de los miles que se ven forzados a dejar su tierra cada ao debido a la violencia. Colmado con la alegra de los nios -- nios sonrientes, alerta y bien cuidados; dedicados a dibujar, cantar y hacer travesuras -- este refugio infantil podra estar casi en...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Colombia's Government Slow to Address Housing Crisis Caused by Violence- February 29, 2008 CARTAGENA, Colombia -- The day care center in El Pozon, a barrio on the outskirts of this coastal tourist city, is not exactly what one might expect from a neighborhood made up of some of Colombia's most downtrodden -- the thousands driven from their land every year by violence. Filled with the joy of children -- happy, bright-eyed, well-cared-for children; some drawing, some singing, some misbehaving -- thisrefugio infantil could be almost anywhere in the world.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Podr McCain atraer a los latinos de vuelta- February 22, 2008 Hasta la semana pasada, Mark Malloy era uno de muchos latinos que se apartaban del Partido Republicano. El maestro de escuela intermedia, de padre estadounidense y madre nicaragense, hacia parte del grupo de votantes latinos conservadores que, motivados por la asociacin de los republicanos con una dura posicin ante la inmigracin, se inclinaban aparentemente hacia el Partido Demcrata.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Will McCain Bring Latino Voters Back to GOP- February 22, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Until last week, Mark Malloy was one of many Latinos walking away from the Republican Party. The middle school teacher, son of an American father and a Nicaraguan mother, was part of a supposed swing of conservative Latino voters to the Democratic Party, motivated by the GOP's association with a hard-line immigration stance.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Hora de limpiar la casa- February 15, 2008 Por aos Colombia se auto enga ante el narcotrfico. Los funcionarios con demasiada facilidad aseguraban que no era su problema, que los colombianos no eran los consumidores de cocana y herona. Pero a finales de los 90, acusaciones de que Colombia se estaba convirtiendo en un narco estado llevaron al Presidente Andrs Pastrana a desarrollar una estrategia integral antidrogas, conocida como Plan Colombia.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Time for In-House Cleaning- February 15, 2008 WASHINGTON -- For years, Colombia was in a state of denial about drug trafficking. Officials too easily claimed it wasn't their problem, that Colombians were not the consumers of cocaine and heroin. But in the late 1990s, allegations that Colombia was becoming a narco-state led President Andres Pastrana to develop a comprehensive anti-drug strategy, known as Plan Colombia.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... La inmigracin como parte de la solucin- February 8, 2008 Con el Senador John McCain ahora ms cerca de llevarse la nominacin republicana, es muy probable que los das de proponer "deportarlos a todos" como solucin a la inmigracin han terminado en la contienda presidencial.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Immigration Becoming Part of the Solution- February 8, 2008 WASHINGTON -- With Sen. John McCain now in a clear lead for the Republican nomination, it is safe to say that the days of "deport them all" rhetoric regarding immigration are likely over in the presidential contest.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Getting Over Latin America's Apprehension with U.S. Actions- February 1, 2008 WASHINGTON -- At a dinner gathering here over the weekend, a congressional staffer asked one of Venezuela's most respected opposition leaders what the United States could do to help the South American nation. His advice was simple -- do nothing.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Cmo superar la desconfianza latinoamericana hacia Washington- February 1, 2008 En una cena durante el pasado fin de semana, un asesor del congreso le pregunt a una de las figuras ms respetadas de la oposicin venezolana sobre lo que poda hacer Estados Unidos para ayudar a la nacin suramericana. Su consejo fue simple - no hagan nada.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... |