Juan Manuel Santos won the Colombia election yesterday with 69 percent of the vote – a clear mandate to continue the security policies of his predecessor Álvaro Uribe.
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U.S. Marine Capt. Stephan P. Karabin gives directions to units on two different radios from a rooftop during a firefight at the center of “Five Points,” a key intersection of roads linking the northern insurgent stronghold of Marja with the rest of Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. Posted in World News Tags: 1st Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment, Alpha Company, Bomb Attack, Charlie Company, Extremist Parties, Farming Community, Former Prime Minister, Helmand Province Afghanistan, Joe Biden, Karabin, Kenyan President, Membership Rule, Missile Deal, Missile Strike, News Briefs, Pakistan Talks, President Elect, Somali Pirates, U S Marine Corps, Ukraine Vote, World News Comments Off
Yanukovych was declared winner by the election panel
KIEV, Feb.
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Honduran president elect Porfirio Lobo (left) and Dominican Republic president Leonel Fernández during the signing of a bilateral agreement in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Photo from The Financial Times
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, said today that he might leave the country after the Dominican Republic offered him a haven as an “honoured guest”.
Mr Zelaya, who has been living in the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa since he slipped back to Honduras in September after being deposed three months earlier, said that he welcomed the offer from Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández, who had signed an agreement with Honduran President-elect Porfirio Lobo to let him in to the country.
“This agreement allows me to maintain my dignity and the position bestowed on me by the people of Honduras,” Mr Zelaya said in a statement.
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Deal reached to give ousted Honduran leader refuge in Dominican Republic — Boston.com
Accord Reached to Let Honduran President Depart — New York Times
Honduras offers Zelaya safe passage — Al Jazeera
Zelaya can leave Honduras in possible political settlement — AFP
Zelaya promised safe passage to D.R. — UPI
Honduras grants ousted president safe passage — Financial Times
Dominican President brokers pact ends Honduras crisis — Dominican Today
My Comment: If President Zelaya makes do on his promise to leave the country, this crisis is over.
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President Barack Obama with John Brennan, his counterterrorism adviser, in the Oval Office in May. Pete Souza/The White HouseFrom The New York Times:
The evening before he was sworn into office, Barack Obama stepped out of Blair House, the government residence where he was staying across from the White House, and climbed into an armored limousine for the ride to a bipartisan dinner.
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