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No End in Sight to Andean Conflict
Mar 29 2008, Vernon

President Rafael Correa’s outrage over Colombia’s cross-border raid on a rebel camp in Ecuador has improved his popularity, strengthening his chances of gaining approval for constitutional reforms later this year.

Correa declared the incident over...

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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, center, holds up an Ecuador’s national soccer team T-shirt autographed by Ecuador’s national soccer team players during a meeting with the Ecuador’s national soccer team at the government palace in Quito, Tuesday,...

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