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WASHINGTON, February 27, 2000 — Members of the U.S. Congress are concerned that military aid to Colombia could be used to violate human righ

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COLOMBIA, December 15, 1997 — In an improvised hut of soil floor and zinc roof, encrusted in the tragic blend of beauty and forgetfulness of

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BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made
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Manila's privatized water can't handle the pressure

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Flooded streets and backed up sewers plague Columbian city