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September 25, 2008
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September 25, 2008
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Listen to Michelle Bachelet, president of the Republic of Chile, discuss U.S.-Chilean relations and the global challenges facing world leaders.
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September 25, 2008
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Watch Michelle Bachelet, president of the Republic of Chile, discuss U.S.-Chilean relations and the global challenges facing world leaders.
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December 11, 2006
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Augusto Pinochet, head of the military junta that led Chile in the 1970s and 1980s, died on Sunday. Pinochet set an international legal precedent when he was arrested in Britain for crimes against humanity committed in Chile.
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January 17, 2006
Daily Analysis
Chileans will be led for the first time by a woman, socialist Michelle Bachelet after a presidential runoff Sunday confirmed she is the electorate's choice.
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January 2004
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The United States spends approximately $700 million per year in the Andean region, but this Commission report concludes that current U.S. policy—focused narrowly on “drugs and thugs” in the Andes—cannot achieve U.S. regional goals of democracy, prosperity, and security. Andes 2020 offers bold new recommendations to recalibrate U.S. policy to better meet its objectives.
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September 3, 2003
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