Colombia paramilitaries scandal widens


	Colombia paramilitaries scandal widens

masbury

4-23-2008 10:18 PM

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colombia, uribe, foreign policy, news

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60 lawmakers being investigated for ties to death squads. Bush pitches special trade relations.

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