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Hot Topics
AA: How Hugo Chavez's revolution crumbled 01/24/10
AA: Time to Stop Ignoring Chávez 01/25/10
AR: Argentina's Redrado Denies Threat To Reveal Dollar Lists-Lawyer 01/26/10
BO: Violence and democracy in Bolivia 01/26/10
BR: Brazil starts beefing up security for Olympics 01/26/10
HN: Honduras: Court Clears Military Officers of Charges 01/26/10
PE: AIRLIFT OF FLOOD STRANDED TOURISTS IN PERU CONTINUES 01/27/10
PE: Peru Rebel Chief Announces Suspension of Armed Attacks 01/28/10
PE: Peru: Police announce public demonstrations for Feb. 5 01/25/10
Below the Fold: Instability, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
AA: COLOMBIA: Venezuelan Meltdown Has Consequences 01/27/10
VE: Second day of violent anti-Hugo Chávez protests rock Venezuelan capital 01/28/10
VE: Venezuelan helicopter violates Colombian airspace 01/28/10
VE: Venezuelans protest censorship of popular TV channel 01/25/10
VE: Violent Protests Against Media Social Responsibility Measures Shake Merida … 01/26/10
Security Forces
AA: Brazil Feels The Pain Of Peacekeeping in Haiti 01/26/10
BO: Bolivian president swears in military, police chiefs 01/24/10
EC: Ecuador Rules Out Joint Military Operations with Colombia 01/23/10
GT: Guatemalan police arrest ex-president wanted in US 01/26/10
PA: Three Suspected Colombian Rebels Die in Clash with Panama Police 01/28/10
Foreign Affairs
BO: Women make up half of the new Bolivian ministerial cabinet 01/24/10
BR: While Building an Ethanol Stockpile Brazil Considers Getting Product from US 01/25/10
CL: Chile: Right wing victory in Presidential elections 01/27/10
CO: Colombia Opposition Seeks United Front against 3rd Uribe Term 01/26/10
HT: Clinton Defends US Military Role In Haiti 01/25/10
Crime
BR: Brazil Extradites to Argentina Operation Condor Suspect 01/25/10
EC: New Study on Ecuador's Growing Role in Transnational Crime and the FARC 01/26/10
GT: Guatemala Busts Ring of Cops Tied to Mexican Gunmen 01/22/10
PY: Paraguayan Soccer Star Shot In Head, Crime Scene Photos Hit Twitter 01/25/10