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Noticias de Mexico to Haiti

April 10, 2008 3:23 PM

After much political wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives will effectively kill a free trade deal with Colombia. According to the White House, lawmakers’ votes are expected to indefinitely delay action on the bill. For several reports on this very heated trade deal with so many political implications, go to our Exclusiva website. 

Major security for the Olympic Torch that’s expected in Argentina over the weekend. Olympic organizers are trying to make sure that protesters, like the ones in London and San Francisco, don’t disrupt the Argentine leg of the torch as it works its way to Beijing. The torch is expected to arrive in China in August.

Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon sent an Energy Reform Bill to the Senate, which will help private contractors. Since energy is a major issue in Mexico’s economy, there’s a need to boost declining oil production and build new refineries. Calderon said the bill would not privatize the oil industry. This volatile issue has led the leftist opposition to threaten massive protests if the conservative government tries to bring in privatization.

Haiti is in many ways Ground Zero in a global food crisis. The UN is concerned about dramatic food price hikes in every corner of the world. For example, prices in Brazil have been up by eleven percent in the last year. Haiti is also facing high food prices, thereby causing its population to deal with hunger. It’s difficult to get Haiti out of poverty. Haiti’s President asked for lower food prices and there are reports that some order has come to the streets of Port Au Prince.

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