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Monday, May 6, 2013
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Venezuela's government condemns Obama's comments |
| Author/Source: | Jorge Rueda Associated Press The San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | In the interview that aired Friday, Obama wouldn't say if the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president following elections that have been disputed by the opposition |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Meth flow into U.S. from Mexico rising |
| Author/Source: | Dane Schiller Houston Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | Instead of leaving the meth in a crystal form that looks like rock candy covered in an oily film, smugglers increasingly are turning it into a liquid and hiding it in gas tanks, pizza-sauce cans and hidden compartments. |
Thursday, November 15, 2012
| Location: | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Category: | Extradition, Narcotrafficking, Public Security |
| Colombia Category: | Extradition, Narcotrafficking, Public Security, Relations with Venezuela |
| Title: | Venezuela deports alleged drug lord to Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Cesar Garcia Associated Press San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | Officials called Daniel Barrera one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords. |
Thursday, October 4, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Authorities face tough territory in border probe |
| Author/Source: | Jaques Billeaud The San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | Those who carried out the shooting near Bisbee, Ariz., probably had time to cross the border in the early-morning darkness before authorities could seal off an escape rout |
Thursday, July 5, 2012
| Location: | Paraguay, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, International Community, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Paraguay says Venezuela interfered in impeachment |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | The steps taken by Paraguay fell short of a full break in diplomatic relations. Venezuela's ambassador had already left the country a week earlier. |
Monday, June 25, 2012
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Corruption, Human Trafficking, Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Border Patrol agents set for corruption trial |
| Author/Source: | Elliot Spagat Associated Press San Francisco Chronicle |
| Brief: | The Border Patrol has suffered a string of such embarrassments since doubling its size over the last seven years to more than 21,000 agents. |