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President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia has been Washington's most fervent ally in a region where leftist leaders like Venezuela's Hugo Chávez have been flexing their muscles and speaking their minds out loud. First elected in 2002, Uribe spent an ironfisted four-year term re-establishing order in a country devastated by leftist rebels, paramilitary groups and drug gangs, winning the respect of much of the populace - enough so that the constitution was amended to allow him a second term. But he wanted a third term and, with approval ratings at about 70% throughout 2009, seemed...
...court's decision, which cannot be appealed. With Uribe now barred from running, the ruling throws open the electoral race - as well as the legacy of his brand of politics, known as Uribismo. (See how Colombia's Uribe has been trying to keep up with Venezuela's Chávez...
...having to work with an ally in his third term and clearly unwilling to give up power." That would be not just because of concerns over an erosion of democracy and the monopoly on power by one leader but also because the U.S. has criticized Venezuela's Chávez for trying to extend his rule in a similar...
...three--Chávez, you struck out!" protesters chanted as they took to the streets in several Venezuelan cities after authorities closed six TV stations that refused to air a speech by President Hugo Chávez, as required by law. Two students were killed in clashes among protesters, Chávez supporters and police. One of the stations, a frequent critic of the President, has skirmished with the government since supporting the 2002 coup that briefly unseated...
...majorities in both the 36-seat Senate and 130-member lower house. The decisive victory secures Morales another five-year term and allows him to push for further social and economic reforms. While opponents worry that he will centralize power and align himself politically with Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, Morales' re-election brings stability to a country notorious for coups: it had five Presidents in five years before he came to power...