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...like a fast break in basketball." Ernie Stewart's goal, which put the U.S. up 2-0, was the climax of fleet choreography involving seven intricate passes. Faced with this brisk juggernaut, Colombia turned dyspeptic, seemingly resigned to being humiliated by the U.S. "They deserved the win," wrote a Bogota daily, "as much as we deserved the loss...
Samper, the candidate of the ruling Liberal Party, went on to win the election by a bare 2.2% margin over the Conservative Party's Andres Pastrana. The day after the vote, three audiotapes containing the Giraldo-Rodriguez conversations surfaced in Bogota, casting doubt on the legitimacy of Samper's victory and throwing Colombia into political turmoil. "If it is proved that the President-elect's campaign received drug-trafficking money," said Pastrana, "he should resign because his mandate would be invalid...
Assertions that the campaign was tainted by drug money had been circulating in U.S. government circles for months and added to a yearlong chill in Washington-Bogota relations. Last week's news from Bogota, said Robert Gelbard, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, was "the worst kind of information we could receive." He added that "if these accusations are true, it will definitely affect bilateral relations...
...magnitude earthquake followed by a massive avalanche killed hundreds of people in a mountainous region of Colombia 180 miles southwest of the capital of Bogota. Rescuers were hampered by the area's remoteness; the quake cut all roads, and the only access is by helicopter...
...Bogota .38 cal. special with a 4-in. barrel, either Smith...