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Colombian drug lord's son asks forgiveness

USA Today - Sun Nov 8, 12:44 pm ET

The son of the late notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar is back in the public eye 15 years after fleeing Colombia for a life of anonymity as an architect in Argentina.

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Chavez to troops: Prepare for war with Colombia
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 19 minutes ago
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors.
Chavez tells troops to ready for war with Colombia
USA Today - 2 hours 45 minutes ago
President Hugo Chavez ordered Venezuela's military on Sunday to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying the country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors.
Colombia's Nov-Dec Coffee Exports Seen At Max 1.6M Bags - Asoexport
INO News - Sun Nov 8, 1:40 pm ET
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Dow Jones)--Colombian coffee exports in the last two months of the year are unlikely to surpass 1.6 million 60-kilogram bags, Colombia's National Coffee Exporters Association, Asoexport, said Sunday.
Colombia: A well-preserved treasure
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sat Nov 7, 10:57 pm ET
Villa de Leyva opens a graceful window on the colonial past of Colombia.
Colombian Peso Bond Yields Drop on CPI Data; Chile Peso Rises
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 12:04 pm ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia’s peso bonds rose, pushing yields to their lowest since 2006, after an unexpected decline in consumer prices last month pushed annual inflation to its lowest in almost half a century.
Fifteen Thousand Venezuelan Troops in the Frontier with Colombia
Diario Las Americas - Sat Nov 7, 12:36 pm ET
Press agencies have informed that Venezuelan ruler, Lt. Col. Hugo Rafael Chávez, has ordered the mobilization of fifteen thousand soldiers to the frontier with Colombia in his unbounded urge....
Soft drinks firm wins sponsorship of Colombian soccer
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Thu Nov 5, 10:11 pm ET
Colombia's biggest soft drinks producer Postobon won the right to sponsor the country's soccer on Thursday after beating off rivals in a "cola war", a leading sports director said.
AP interview: Pablo Escobar's son asks forgiveness
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 2:59 pm ET
After notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was killed, the son who many thought would succeed him fled Colombia, assumed a new identity and lived a low-profile life as an architect in Argentina.
Colombia Bank Sees No Rate Increase in ‘Near Future’ (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 2:04 pm ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia central-bank policy makers said they see no pressure to raise interest rates in the “near future” as inflation continues to decline and the economy emerges from recession.
Colombia 2009 Coffee Harvest to Tumble 30 Percent (Update1)
Bloomberg - Fri Nov 6, 1:49 pm ET
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia, the world’s third-largest coffee producer, will harvest 30 percent less this year and output won’t return to “customary” levels until at least 2011, exporters said.
Colombia Ecopetrol, Chevron Reduce Gas Exports To Venezuela
Nasdaq - Fri Nov 6, 4:32 pm ET
BOGOTA -(Dow Jones)- Colombia's state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol SA ( ECOPETROL.BO) and its partner U.S.-based Chevron Corp. (CVX) reduced shipments of natural gas to Venezuela as demand in Colombia increased, an Ecopetrol spokeswoman said Friday.
Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border
AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 8:45 pm ET
President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups.
Chavez Says Venezuela to Prepare for War as Deterrent (Update2)
Bloomberg - 2 hours 15 minutes ago
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the military and civil militias today to prepare for war as a deterrent to a U.S.-led attack after American troops gained access to military bases in neighboring Colombia.
Colombia's Fedecafe Cuts 2009 Coffee Crop Size To 8.3 Mln Bags
INO News - Fri Nov 6, 6:57 pm ET
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Dow Jones)--Colombian coffee production in the calendar year 2009 is now seen falling to 8.3 million 60-kilogram bags, the head of Colombia's National Federation of Coffee Growers, or Fedecafe, said Friday.
Colombia Asoexport Sees 2009-10 Coffee Production At 10M Bags
INO News - Fri Nov 6, 2:29 pm ET
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Dow Jones)--Colombian coffee production in the 2009-10 crop cycle is forecast to reach 10 million 60-kilogram bags, Colombia's National Coffee Exporters Association, Asoexport, said Friday.