Word: colombian
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...final letter, which the students presented to Uribe in person, garnered 30 signatures and stated that a third term for Uribe would “weaken the rule of law, as well as threaten the separation of powers of the Colombian state...
...change his mind,” Jaramillo said. “But for many of us, it was a moral issue. We had the chance to sit down with the president of Colombia and to make a stand about something that is extremely important to us and to Colombian democracy...
Protesters leveled several different criticisms against Uribe, though the predominant issues were his labor policies as well as his recent pledge to allow the United States to use seven Colombian military bases in order to combat drug trafficking...
...original version of the Sept. 27 news article "Locals, Students Protest Uribe's Speech" incorrectly stated that the Harvard Colombian Society collectively decided to draft a letter opposing any attempt by President Alvaro Uribe to seek a third term. In fact, it was a group of students from the organization who drafted the letter—not the entire organization...
...Colombian President Alvaro Uribe spoke to a packed audience at the Institute of Politics forum Friday evening, detailing his plans for Colombian social development and responding to pointed questions about the possibility that he will seek a third term in office...