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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:25:04 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:55:05 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/americas/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6b5f7d2-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6b5f7d2-d49c-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlCuba's regime has failed to improve its dire record on human rights under the leadership of Raúl Castro with Cubans continuing to be stripped of basic rights and freedoms, a Human Rights Watch report saidThu, 19 Nov 2009 00:25:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e757c8-d371-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78e757c8-d371-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlPeru's president demands that Chile addresses allegations that it paid a Peruvian air force officer to supply it with military secrets, blaming 'Pinochet-like' forcesTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:45:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc7efa4c-d1b5-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc7efa4c-d1b5-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack Obama conceded that December's Copenhagen summit would not produce a legally binding agreement to tackle global warming, in a move that prompted groans of disappointment from environmental groupsSun, 15 Nov 2009 18:43:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab73d9be-d074-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab73d9be-d074-11de-af9c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe political crisis in the violent region has hit businesses and people hardFri, 13 Nov 2009 16:59:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6dfd06e-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6dfd06e-ce2e-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlHugo Chávez should call off mobilisation plans. Colombia and the US should respond with guarantees that the bases will be used to battle insurgents and drug trafficking within Colombian territoryTue, 10 Nov 2009 20:09:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1ed46c2-cc8d-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=d7b5a5de-07de-11de-8a33-0000779fd2ac.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a1ed46c2-cc8d-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlAs Brazil, barely hit by the global crisis, lifts ever more citizens from poverty, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva nears his final year in office held in high regardSun, 8 Nov 2009 18:14:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/54530ec4-ca49-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54530ec4-ca49-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlBrazil's president has challenged other world leaders to attend next month's climate talks in Copenhagen to break the deadlock in negotiations to cut greenhouse gas emissionsThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:00:25 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/b326c098-c536-11de-8193-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/b326c098-c536-11de-8193-00144feab49a.htmlFor the managed care companies at the centre of America's health system, the political horse-trading has sent their shares gyratingFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:00:28 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aae3eea0-c57d-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aae3eea0-c57d-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlVenezuelans in the capital are bracing themselves for drastic rationing as public services in the oil-rich nation sink ever deeper into crisis, threatening to undermine President Hugo Chávez's supportFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:02:13 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2a08190-c564-11de-8193-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a2a08190-c564-11de-8193-00144feab49a.htmlHonduras's de facto government has bowed to US pressure, accepting a deal that stands to end the four-month political crisis and possibly even reinstate Manuel Zelaya as the country's president.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:36:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/76257c48-c293-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76257c48-c293-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlUruguayans will have to wait a month to resolve who will be their next president after polls left José Mujica of the Frente Amplio party short of the required majority for an outright winTue, 27 Oct 2009 02:41:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/17230ace-c295-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/17230ace-c295-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlSebastián Piñera looks set to end 19 years of left-wing rule as he runs on a platform of improving and 'maintaining the network of social protection' built by previous governmentsTue, 27 Oct 2009 01:55:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c5c0c66-be6d-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c5c0c66-be6d-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.htmlForeign investors buoyed up Brazil's currency – until the government placed a 2 per cent tax on portfolio inflows. Though offended investors let the real slip, this was a good choice by the stateWed, 21 Oct 2009 20:04:00 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5efe15e-bdde-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d5efe15e-bdde-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlAs the country battles a liquidity crisis and shrinking production, the government has upset citizens with its attempt to repair the battered economy by cutting subsidiesWed, 21 Oct 2009 04:11:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b93b1d4-bda9-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b93b1d4-bda9-11de-9f6a-00144feab49a.htmlThe decision to call a second round of elections in Afghanistan was all but inevitable. But it is a high-risk strategy in the effort to produce a government that will be seen as legitimateTue, 20 Oct 2009 19:56:13 +0100