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Venezuela, Colombia aim to mend ties
Jul 11 2008, AP

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Colombia’s Alvaro Uribe mended relations Friday after months of sniping that threatened billions of dollars in trade and unleashed a diplomatic crisis between Latin America’s top U.S. opponent and closest U.S. ally.Chavez,...

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