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...proof they need that they have to give Uribe more time to consolidate the gains he has achieved in his first term. But critics say that the rebel actions show that the president's "democratic security" policy isn't working. His leading opponent, former magistrate Carlos Gaviria, the candidate for the left-leaning Polo Democratico Alternativo party, has run on a platform criticizing what he calls Uribe's authoritarian tendencies and his neo-liberal economic policies. That message has resounded with a surprisingly growing number of Colombians; from single digits just a few months ago, the leftist candidate has risen...
...said his opponents were trying to destabilize the country and force the military to intervene, which is exactly what happened in April, when dissident military officers briefly overthrew the government. Meanwhile, international mediation efforts continued, led by the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States, César Gaviria. "If we don't find a solution at the table, there is a risk that the country will become more polarized - and that brings an enormous risk of violence," Gaviria said.- By Owain Johnson/Caracas...
...loser." They shake JANET RENO FOR GOVERNOR signs more than their booties. Never having been at a club where I felt at all cool, I use the opportunity to approach five women in half shirts and low-slung jeans and buy them Absolut and Red Bulls. I ask Nicole Gaviria, 32, of the shortest half shirt and lowest jeans, why she came. "We thought it was Janet Jackson," she explains. "Basically, we were talking about doing something in South Beach besides getting drunk...
...loser." They shake "Janet Reno for governor" signs more than their booties. Never having been at a club where I felt at all cool, I use the opportunity to approach five women in half shirts and low-slung jeans and buy them Absolut and Red Bulls. I ask Nicole Gaviria, 32, of the shortest half shirt and lowest jeans, why she came. "We thought it was Janet Jackson," she explains. "Basically, we were talking about doing something in South Beach besides getting drunk...
Following the event, a Colombian audience member, Carlos Camelo, president of the International Students Association at Salem State College, said that he attended the lecture because he was impressed with how Gaviria was faring...