Word: colombian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton Administration officials and Prosecutor-General De Greiff, who had pursued plea-bargain deals with major traffickers, offering them as little as three years in prison in exchange for guilty pleas. U.S. officials denounced the program, and in response cut off a scheme in which they shared evidence with Colombian prosecutors. More recently, the Clinton Administration suspended an operation in which AWACS surveillance aircraft identified for Colombian law enforcement small planes thought to be carrying drugs; in what was seen as a conciliatory move, the U.S. last week announced the program would be reinstated...
...over Colombia. Immediately, the game became the subject of controversy. First, we heard that drug lords in Medellin threatened to kill one team member if a substitute did not start (he started). Next, the coach was fired directly after the loss. Finally, rumors have claimed that Colombian gambling syndicates bet heavily against their national team and promised bloody reprisals if they didn't throw the game...
...impossible happened during last night's match-up between Team U.S.A. and favored Colombia: for the first time since 1950 the Americans won a World Cup match. Their 2-1 victory was no fluke, since the Yanks dominated the field during the game, with the Colombian goal coming only in the last few minutes of play. The Americans win virtually ensures the team a berth in the second round, while the Colombians have no chance of advancing after suffering two losses. This afternoon, Italy topped Norway...
...Colombian Killer Quake...
...Change of Socks, Please, We're Colombian: Ninety thousand dollars' worth of brand-new uniforms ordered by the Colombian team from an outfitter in Manchester, England, were stolen before they arrived in Cali...