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New Law Aims to Restart Peace Talks with Right-Wing Militia
Update: The Colombian Congress this week approved a controversial bill meant to disarm one of Columbia's largest paramilitary groups by offering legal leniency to its leaders who agree to enter peace talks. (6/24/05)

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Uribe Discusses Latest Efforts to Combat Terror, Drugs
Interview: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe discusses the ongoing war on narcotics traffickers and guerrillas. (10/6/03)

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U.S. Resumes Anti-Drug Flights
Update: President Bush late Tuesday reinstated a U.S.-backed flight surveillance program over Colombia, while Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with President Alvaro Uribe in Bogota. (8/20/03)

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Colombian President Asks for Support After Rebels Kill 10 Hostages
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President Alvaro Uribe asked for support in his government's fight against terrorism after a provincial governor, a former defense minister and eight others held hostage by Marxist guerrillas were killed Monday. (5/6/03)

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