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<title><![CDATA[ Video: Women Travelers in Latin America Symposium]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The opening night of our literature symposium features scholars exploring the contributions  and legacies of four pioneering eighteenth- and nineteenth-century female figures. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Revived Industries Offer Promise as Haitians Rebuild]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4162</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Haiti is seeing potential for growth, with investments in the mining, tourism, and coffee sectors. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: UNASUR Defense Spending, LatAm's Housing Shortage, Brazil's Truth Commission]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4163</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Mexican literary giant Carlos Fuentes dies, Haiti&rsquo;s president concludes first year in office, and Brazil&rsquo;s president expands a cash-transfer program. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Review 84: Women Travelers to Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4161</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The adventures of women travelers in Latin America are the centerpiece of the latest issue of literary journal Review, set for release by Americas Society&rsquo;s Literature Department on May 18. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Latino Vote and the Debate over Same-Sex Marriage]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4159</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of the 2012 U.S.&nbsp;presidential election, recent surveys show the issue of same-sex marriage may have limited impact on the Latino vote, which is increasingly tolerant of gay rights. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Explainer: Expatriate Voting Laws in Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4156</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Most Latin American countries allow for overseas voting. AS/COA Online looks at expat voting laws and the impact of these ballots on elections. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Mexico Election Update: Pe&ntilde;a Nieto Maintains Lead after First Debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4157</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The May 6 debate gave candidates the chance to present proposals, but made no dent in the frontrunner&rsquo;s lead. Will undecided voters make up the gap? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: Book Presentation - Traveler of the Century]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4152</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Acclaimed Argentine writer Andr&eacute;s Neuman was interviewed by Anderson Tepper of Vanity Fair on the occasion of the publication of his latest novel, Traveler of the Century. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Can the Diaspora Vote Influence Latin American Elections? ]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4158</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A large diaspora vote could influence the Dominican Republic&rsquo;s May 20 election. The same may not be true for the Mexican and Venezuelan elections to be held this year. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Global Recovery: A View From the Americas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4145</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson writes of the Western Hemisphere's bet on investing in partnerships between neighbors to achieve regional economic growth, one of the themes addressed during COA's Annual Washington Conference on the Americas. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ A Matter of Transparency: The Top One Percent in the Americas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4147</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It's time to measure the income share of Latin America's super-rich. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Political Representation, Policy and Inclusion]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4148</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Do more indigenous and Afro-descendant representatives in national congresses make a difference?&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ 42nd Washington Conference on the Americas - Global Recovery: The Regional View]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4144</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Senior hemispheric leaders discussed the importance of U.S.-Latin America cooperation and burgeoning regional trade with Asia at Council of the Americas&rsquo; 42nd annual Washington Conference on May 8. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Mexico's Presidential Debate, Haiti's New PM, Brazil's Drought]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4149</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Brazil deploys troops to its Amazon and Bolivian borders, the&nbsp;presidents of Colombia and Peru&nbsp;head to Asia, and House Speaker John Boehner argues against U.S. disengagement from Latin America. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Asia-Latin America Axis: Cooperation or Competition?]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4155</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the future of Asian-Latin American economic ties? An Asia Society panel, in partnership with AS/COA, explored the regions&rsquo; links. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Boehner Warns of Iranian Threat to Democracy in Americas]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4139</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;His [Iranian President&nbsp;Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's January] trip underscored the designs Iran has for expanding its influence in Latin Americam,&quot; said U.S. House of Representatives speaker John A. Boehner during COA's 42nd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on May 8. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Boehner Has Optimism and Concerns for U.S.-Latin America Relations]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4140</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;[Iran has made] little attempt to disguise its global ambitions, or its interest in gaining a foothold in Latin America that can serve as a base of support for those ambitions,&quot; said U.S. House of Representatives speaker John A. Boehner in a speech during COA's Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on May 8. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Boehner: Iran has 'global ambitions']]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4141</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ During COA's 42nd Washington Conference, U.S. House of Representatives speaker John A. Boehner said he wants to see the whole Western Hemisphere as a &quot;free enterprise zone [with] free markets, free trade, and free people.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Boehner Says U.S. Disengagement From Latin America Is Threat to Democracy There]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4137</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Speaking at COA's 42nd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, U.S. House of Representatives speaker John A. Boehner said that &quot;The best defense against an expansion of Iranian influence in Latin  America (...) is for the United States to double down on a  policy of direct engagement.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: Andr&eacute;s Neuman: Viajero de la literatura]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4143</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In an interview with NY1 Noticias, Argentine author Andr&eacute;s Neuman discusses his latest novel, Traveler of the Century, winner of the prestigious Alfaguara Prize, and which he will present at Americas Society on May 10. (en espa&ntilde;ol) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner Receives COA's Chairman's Award]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4142</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ In remarks at COA's Annual Washington Conference, the speaker urged for active U.S. engagement in Latin America. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ 42nd Washington Conference on the Americas - Global Recovery: The Regional View]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4136</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ COA's annual event convened senior hemispheric leaders, including U.S. House Speaker John&nbsp;Boehner, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, and Argentine Vice President Amado Boudou, to  dialogue on U.S. partnerships with  Latin America as well as the growing importance of Asia-Pacific ties. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Vietnam Eyes Opportunities in Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4135</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Needing to fuel one of the region&rsquo;s fastest-growing economies, the Southeast Asian country seeks to expand exports to Latin America and gain access to agricultural goods and hydrocarbons. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Exhibition Opening: For Rent: Marc Latamie at Americas Society]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4132</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Americas Society's second For Rent installment presents artist Marc Latamie's first solo exhibition in the United States, on view from May 15 to July 28, 2012 ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Chile Ponders Education and Tax Reform]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4133</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Chilean President Sebasti&aacute;n Pi&ntilde;era introduced education and tax reforms to address student protester demands, though some question if the legislation goes far enough. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Getting Globalization Right: The Japanese Exception]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4129</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's blog published the first part of Professor Dani Rodrik's article on how to fight global poverty from Americas Quarterly Spring 2012 issue.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: Luncheon with Argentine Governors]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4130</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AS/COA hosted the governors of Chubut, Salta, and Tierra del Fuego provinces in Argentina, who discussed their country&rsquo;s  economic outlook and shared personal views on their respective provinces. En espa&ntilde;ol. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Mexico's Victims Law, Brazil's Racial Quotas, Chile's Tax Reform]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4131</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Florida governor backtracks on anti-Cuba business law, Venezuela announces plans to withdraw from Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, and Bolivia nationalizes its electrical grid. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ May - June 2012 Culture Calendar ]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4160</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Check out the latest Literature, Music, and Visual Arts programming taking place at Americas Society this Spring. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: From Washington Al Mundo]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4153</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ COA's Eric Farnsworth speaks to SiriusXM's From Washington Al Mundo about Asian-Latin American trade partnerships and investments as well as the outlook for U.S. engagement in the region. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ New Legislation Bolsters, Challenges Press Freedom in Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4128</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ With May 3 marking World Press Freedom Day, recent legislation in Brazil and Mexico seeks to expand freedom of information, while new and proposed laws in Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru impose limits. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Explainer: The Trans-Pacific Partnership]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4123</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Two of the world&rsquo;s most dynamic regional markets are moving towards integration through an unprecedented free-trade area in the Pacific Rim. Learn about the negotiations through a guide detailing the origin and purposes of the accord. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Dream Deferred]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4114</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Children are the unwitting victims of exclusionary policies toward undocumented immigrants. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Getting Globalization Right]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4115</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ To lift people out of poverty, developing countries need to enter the global economy, writes Dani Rodrik of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ AQ Charticle: The Social Inclusion Index]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4124</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ How socially inclusive are countries in the hemisphere? AQ's new interactive index has the details. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Heroes of Social Inclusion]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4125</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A photo and essay series profiling 24 champions of the struggle for racial, gender, economic, and political progress. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ In Latin American Visit, U.S. Defense Secretary Promotes Cooperation]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4126</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta&rsquo;s five-day tour of Colombia, Brazil, and Chile focused on regional defense, disaster preparedness, and arms exchanges. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ FIEL Chief Economists: Argentina&rsquo;s Economic Outlook]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4151</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ An AS/COA panel featuring economists from a leading Argentine think tank outlined the country's growth prospects, embattled energy market, and public spending. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ State-Owned Media and the Public Interest]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4121</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The use of state-run media outlets has skyrocketed in Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. What are the implications for freedom of the press? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: FIEL Chief Economists: Argentina's Economic Outlook]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4118</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Chief economists from Fundaci&oacute;n de  Investigaciones Econ&oacute;micas Latinoamericanas (FIEL), a leading think tank  in Argentina, discussed the current outlook and prospects for the  country's economy in 2012. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Mexico&rsquo;s Congress Finds Consensus on Climate Change]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4116</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Legislators passed a bill on April 19 to reduce Mexico&rsquo;s carbon dioxide emissions, making the country only the second in the world to require legally binding targets to combat climate change. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Weekly Roundup: Panetta's LatAm Tour, Mexico's Climate Change Law, Pinochet's Will]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4117</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Mexican migration to the United States trickles to a halt, Guantanamo prisoners granted asylum in El Salvador, and Venezuela&rsquo;s Hugo Ch&aacute;vez dispels death rumors. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Security in Central America: Outlook and Options]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4122</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AS/COA&nbsp;co-hosted a panel at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, discussing fragile judicial systems, high rates of  inequality, and unemployment as obstacles to enforcing  security policy in&nbsp;Central  America. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: W.H. Hudson's Green Mansions and Villa-Lobos Earth Day Celebration]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4112</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ This panel discussion explored the cultural and   environmental dimensions of the classic Amazon romance by naturalist William Henry Hudson, Green Mansions, and its relationship to   Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Supreme Court Set to Open SB 1070 Arguments]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4113</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ On April 25, the Supreme Court is slated to start hearing arguments on SB 1070, Arizona&rsquo;s controversial immigration law. An eventual ruling could impact similar local immigration laws. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Financial Markets Integration in Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4119</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A panel co-hosted by COA explored the benefits of integrating the stock exchanges of Chile, Colombia, and Peru and outlined remaining challenges for the initiative. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ AS/COA Experts in the Bloomberg Latin American Investing Conference]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4111</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal  and AS/COA Senior Director of Policy Christopher Sabatini will  participate as speakers in the April 26 conference, where topics will include the outlook for currencies,  inflation risks, real estate, and infrastructure spending. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Chile&rsquo;s Codelco Eyes Investment in Colombian Copper]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4109</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Colombia is thought to host significant but undeveloped copper reserves, attracting interest from Chile&rsquo;s national copper company, which hopes to make its first international investment there. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ AQ Fifth-Year Anniversary Celebration]]></title>
<link>http://www.as-coa.org/article.php?id=4120</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Americas Quarterly hosted former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos and former President of Peru Alejandro Toledo for a discussion on the political and economic changes and challenges in the&nbsp;Western Hemisphere. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Video: AQ Fifth-Year Anniversary Celebration]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Americas Quarterly celebrated its fifth-year anniversary with a conversation  with former  Presidents Ricardo Lagos of Chile and Alejandro Toledo of Peru discussing the political and economic changes and challenges in our hemisphere. ]]></description>
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