 | 2009 JULY
July 6, 2009
Diplomats Search for Political Solution to Honduras Standoff
Amid continuing protests in support of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, diplomats are attempting to negotiate a peaceful resolution with the country's new leader. A New York Times reporter gives an update on the situation.
   
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| July 6, 2009
Ousted President Attempts Return to Honduras Amid Continued Protests
Gwen Ifill reports on the ongoing political standoff in Honduras, where protests continued following the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, who made an unsuccessful attempt to return Sunday.
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| July 2, 2009
In Honduras, Controversy Grows over Questions that Presidential Ouster is a Coup
In Honduras, the controversy grows over the question: was the presidential ouster a classic coup, or simply an attempt to uphold the Constitution? Experts debate over the issues.
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| July 2, 2009
New Honduran President Tries to Restore Order as Opposition Mounts
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya took to the streets of Tegucigalpa, as the new president began appointing Cabinet members and boosted efforts to maintain order.
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| JUNE
June 30, 2009
Ousted Honduras President Vows to Return as Protests Continue
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Tuesday that he would return to the capital of Tegucigalpa Thursday, as the country's interim government continued to battle street protestors supporting Zelaya.
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| June 29, 2009
Leaders Call for Honduras to Reinstate Ousted President
Honduras' newly appointed leader vowed Monday to resist pressure from world leaders to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, as protesters burned tires and clashed with police near the presidential palace.
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| June 10, 2009
American Couple Faces Charges of Spying for Cuba
A former U.S. State Department official and his wife are accused of spying for Cuba for nearly 30 years. A Washington Post reporter updates the story.
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| June 1, 2009
Missing Air France Plane Presumed to Have Crashed
An Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris ran into lightning and strong thunderstorms over the Atlantic Ocean and went missing Monday, according to officials.
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| MAY
May 15, 2009
Conversation: Boden, Fleck Discuss Their New Film 'Sugar'
Anyone who's followed baseball over the last decade or so has noticed the rising number and rising prominence of players from Latin America, particularly from the Dominican Republic. The new film, 'Sugar,' is a dramatic telling of the story of one young Dominican-born player as he learns some lessons about baseball and life.
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| APRIL
April 22, 2009
On MoMA's Menu: 'Tangled Alphabets' Soup
"Tangled Alphabets," on display now at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, is a dual retrospective of Argentine Leon Ferrari and Brazilian Mira Schendel, and the first major exhibition of their work in the United States.
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| April 17, 2009
Bolivia's Lithium Resources May Prove Hot Commodity
Bolivian leaders are debating whether the country's vast natural reserves of lithium -- a key ingredient powering electric cars -- should be nationalized in order to boost the nation's struggling economy. ITN's Channel 4 news correspondent Lindsey Hilsum reports.
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| April 17, 2009
Cuba Open to Diplomatic Talks With United States
In a significant policy shift, Cuban leader Raul Castro signaled that Havana is open to new diplomatic talks with the United States. Analysts examined the move as President Obama arrived in Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the Americas.
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| April 17, 2009
Global Recession, Drug Violence Top Summit of the Americas Agenda
The pressing issues of the global recession, Mexico's drug war and Cuba's conspicuous absence are expected to emerge during the fifth Summit of the Americans, which begins Friday in Trinidad and Tobago.
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| April 13, 2009
White House Fact Sheet on U.S.-Cuba Policy
The White House announced a change to U.S.-Cuba policy Monday, including the easing of some travel and telecommunications restrictions. Following is the text of an official fact sheet on the policy change, as released to reporters by the White House.
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| April 13, 2009
Obama Eases Some Travel, Policy Restrictions on Cuba
Signaling a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, President Obama announced plans Monday to lift some travel restrictions to Cuba for Cuban-Americans and to improve telecommunications with the island. A reporter details the decision.
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| April 8, 2009
Possible Cuba Policy Changes Spark Debate
The Obama administration is expected to ease travel and financial embargoes with Cuba in broad policy changes that have sparked debate between those in favor of starting a dialogue with Cuban leaders and those who advocate continuing the restrictions. Analysts probe the policy issues.
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| April 8, 2009
Lawmakers Eager for Cuba Policy Changes Meet with Fidel and Raul Castro
Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Cuban President Raul Castro and former leader Fidel Castro this week to discuss proposed relaxations in travel and financial restrictions. Calif. Rep. Barbara Lee, just back from Havana, talks about the conversations.
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| MARCH
March 26, 2009
Borders and Mexico's Drug War
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently announced plans to boost personnel and surveillance equipment at the U.S.-Mexico border and coordinate more with Mexican authorities to help contain Mexico's increasingly deadly drug war.
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| March 17, 2009
What Is Global Warming?
The Earth maintains an average temperature of about 60 degrees Fahrenheit or 16 degrees Celsius -- temperatures that enable people, plants and animals to live safely within its atmosphere.
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| March 17, 2009
Emissions Trading Ins and Outs
Greenhouse gases harm the environment equally regardless of where they originate, so to slow climate change, it doesn't matter which region of the world cuts back on emissions as long as the global amount falls.
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| March 16, 2009
Leftist Wins Presidency in El Salvador
Former television anchor Mauricio Funes, a leftist from the former rebel group Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, won presidential elections in El Salvador on Sunday, ending two decades of conservative rule.
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| March 13, 2009
Latin American Countries Worlds Apart in Economic Downturn
With the global economy in a tailspin, some Latin American countries are feeling the effects of slumping trade and a drop in remittances from people in the United States, while others appear to have been spared for now.
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| FEBRUARY
February 16, 2009
Referendum Results Empower Chavez to Continue 'Socialist Revolution'
Venezuelans voted to lift a two-term constitutional limit on the presidential term, allowing Hugo Chavez to run for office again in 2012. Analysts discuss what this means for the future of Venezuelan politics.
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| February 16, 2009
Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits
Venezuelan voters passed a referendum Sunday to lift a two-term constitutional limit on the presidential office, allowing Hugo Chavez to run again in 2012 to continue what he calls the country's socialist revolution.
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| February 12, 2009
The Many Faces of Che
In the mainstream, Ernesto "Che" Guevara -- the communist thinker, doctor and guerilla -- is a free-floating symbol of counterculture. But in the art world, a more nuanced and complex portrait has emerged.
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| February 12, 2009
Artwork Inspired by Ernesto Che Guevara
In the art world, a nuanced and complex portrait of Ernesto Che Guevara has emerged. He is attached to many movements; depicted as Jesus, an African-American, a Mexican, a waterfall, peace, a map, or as himself, wearing lipstick, kissing another man.
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| February 6, 2009
Economic Crisis May Take Toll on Health Services in Developing Nations
As the global economic crisis continues to unfold, concern is growing over maintaining funding for health services in developing countries that rely on foreign aid to provide necessary treatments.
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| JANUARY
January 23, 2009
Conversation: Roberto Bolano's '2666'
For most of the English-speaking world and certainly for this reader, Roberto Bolano was unknown only a few years ago. Since then, he's become a literary phenomenon--his novels read, reviewed, discussed, widely praised. Bolano was born in Chile in 1953.
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| January 1, 2009
Cuban Government Celebrates 50th Anniversary
On the 50th anniversary of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in Cuba, analysts mull U.S.-Cuban relations and efforts to reform the economy and politics of the Latin American country.
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| January 1, 2009
As Revolution Reaches 50, Cuba Under Raul Castro Gradually Undertakes Reforms
When Raul Castro stepped into his older brother Fidel's shoes as Cuba's president, he promised to usher in new economic reforms. And while Cubans can now get cell phones and plant crops in unused farmland other reforms are coming at a slower clip.
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| 2008 DECEMBER
December 22, 2008
Activist Works to Help Ease Haiti's Hunger Crisis
As global food prices continue to rise, hunger in Haiti has fueled food riots and driven much of the population, including many children, to the brink of starvation. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one man's effort to alleviate the crisis.
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| December 17, 2008
OPEC Agrees to Record Output Cut to Combat Falling Oil Prices
Oil prices fell to their lowest level in four years Wednesday, despite news that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a larger-than-expected oil production cut of 2.2 million barrels per day.
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| NOVEMBER
November 17, 2008
Colombia's Displaced Face Education Challenges
About 3 million Colombians are refugees in their own country, forced to leave their homes by FARC rebels or from violence caused by paramilitary groups. Children of displaced families are especially vulnerable and sometimes have difficulty getting to school.
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| OCTOBER
October 27, 2008
Already Faced With Hardships, Haitians' Lives Upended by Hurricanes
Following the devastating food shortage of the summer, Haiti faced a barrage of powerful hurricanes, which battered the island nation into precarious situation. Fred De Sam Lazaro reports on the struggle that lies ahead as a nation tries to rebuild itself.
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| October 27, 2008
Haiti Digs Out After the Storms
In the summer of 2008, Haiti was slammed by four hurricanes and tropical storms, which killed more than 800 people and left 1 million homeless. In the northern city of Gonaives alone, 500 people died in the storm-induced floods.
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| SEPTEMBER
September 12, 2008
Unrest in Bolivia Leads to Ousting of U.S. Diplomats
Violent clashes between government supporters and opposition protesters in Bolivia have left at least eight dead and tipped off a diplomatic dispute culminating in U.S. diplomats being expelled from both Bolivia and Venezuela.
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| September 8, 2008
Hurricane Season Repeatedly Pounds Impoverished Nation of Haiti
More than 300 people have died in Haiti from back-to-back hurricanes this year, and the northern town of Gonaives remains flooded. NPR reporter Jason Beaubien describes the scene in Haiti and the damages incurred by the storms.
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| AUGUST
August 20, 2008
Filmmakers Answered Your Questions on 'The Judge and the General'
The documentary "The Judge and the General" follows the investigation into the brutal murders of thousands of Chileans during the 1970s and 1980s. Filmmakers Elizabeth Farnsworth, a former NewsHour correspondent, and her co-producer and director Patricio Lanfranco answered your questions.
 
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| August 8, 2008
AIDS Conference Highlights Successes in Treatment, Struggles in Prevention
Researchers and activists focused on the search for an HIV vaccine and other prevention methods, as well as broadening access to HIV care across the globe, at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, which concluded Friday.
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| JULY
July 30, 2008
Trade Talks Collapse Highlight Differences Between Developing, Developed Worlds
Opposition from increasingly important China and India derailed efforts to negotiated a global trade deal Tuesday. With the talks stalled, two economic experts assess the impact on American and international businesses and farmers.
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| July 17, 2008
Tax Hike Dispute Reveals Chink in Argentine President's Popularity
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, elected in a landslide vote in October, has started to encounter the country's economic and political realities, as evidenced in Thursday's legislative rejection of a proposed tax hike.
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| July 7, 2008
U.S. Hostages Speak Out After Captivity in Colombia
Three U.S. military contractors who spent more than five years as hostages of in Colombia made their first public statements Monday about the rebel group and their experiences. Kwame Holman reports.
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| July 3, 2008
McCain Shakes Up Staffing, Reacts to Colombia Hostage Rescue
In a new campaign staffing shake-up, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain promoted top adviser Steve Schmidt to head the campaign's staff. Schmidt will take over the day-to-day campaign management.
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| July 3, 2008
Colombian Defense Chief Describes Risks, Planning for Hostage Rescue
Following the dramatic rescue of fifteen hostages in Columbia by government forces, some held by rebels for years, Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos describes events and planning leading up to the rescue effort.
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| July 2, 2008
Betancourt, U.S. Hostages Freed From Colombian Rebels
Colombian rebels kept presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American military contractors hostage for years before the country's military was able to release them Wednesday. Experts examine the fallout of their release to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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| July 2, 2008
Betancourt and Americans Rescued from Colombian Rebels
Colombia's military announced Wednesday it rescued French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans who were held hostage for years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
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| July 1, 2008
McCain Takes Campaign to Mexico and Colombia
Sen. John McCain takes his campaign to Mexico and Colombia this week, where he'll tackle two key issues on many voters' minds: free trade and immigration. McCain was due to start the three-day trip Tuesday in Colombia.
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| JUNE
June 13, 2008
Young Brazilian Musicians Try to Go Global
Linguistic, political and economic barriers stand between Brazil's most popular acts and global recognition. NewsHour special correspondent Simon Marks caps a series of reports from Brazil by looking at the music scene.
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| June 10, 2008
Brazil Seeks to Break New Ground in Global Marketplace
As Brazil expands its manufacturing and agricultural industries, it has carved a spot as the largest exporter of coffee, beef, poultry and other food products and as the world leader in ethanol production. Simon Marks continues a series of reports from Brazil.
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| June 9, 2008
Brazil's Economic Boom Marred by Social Inequalities
Brazil is on track to become an economic powerhouse in the 21st century, but gaping social inequalities still plague this country of 187 million. Simon Marks offers the first in a series of reports from Brazil on the country's economic and political scene.
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