Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3229 world Inside South America - McClatchy Newspapers en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:45:05 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3229 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090702/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200907venezuelabraindrainhtml mcb_southamerica/20090702/southamerica200907venezuelabraindrainhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:45:05 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Mac Margolis has written a terrific analysis of the long-term problems that Venezuela is facing because of Hugo Chavez's policies. Mac's report suggests that Venezuela is a slow-moving train wreck -- one that can be avoided only as long as oil prices remain high. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090701/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200907boliviaandtheushtml mcb_southamerica/20090701/southamerica200907boliviaandtheushtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:50:31 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The Democracy Center does good work in Bolivia. I keep up with founder Jim Shultz's blog. I thought he had interesting comments about the continued ragged relations between Bolivia and the United States. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090629/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906uruguaypresidentiallineupsethtml mcb_southamerica/20090629/southamerica200906uruguaypresidentiallineupsethtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:47:44 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - With all the news out of Honduras and Argentina in recent days, I thought it would be good to bring your attention to the news that Uruguay has settled on its presidential candidates for the October election. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090629/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906ecuadorcorreaspolicieshtml mcb_southamerica/20090629/southamerica200906ecuadorcorreaspolicieshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:06:55 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - President Correa has been charting a path in common with Hugo Chavez in many ways. He got a new constitution and public approval to seek a re-election campaign that he won. Ecuador has now joined the ALBA economic and political bloc formed by Chavez. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090626/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906latestcocacropnumbershtml mcb_southamerica/20090626/southamerica200906latestcocacropnumbershtml McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:44:28 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The annual U.N. report on coca production seemed to get less attention this year. I was most interested to see that the drug traffickers are shifting from Colombia to Peru and Bolivia and that Colombians who lost their money in the pyramid scheme are returning to coca planting. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090625/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906venezuelaandtheushtml mcb_southamerica/20090625/southamerica200906venezuelaandtheushtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:52:31 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The United States and Venezuela have had a roller coaster relationship since Hugo Chavez came to power a decade ago. Chavez misses no opportunity to blame Washington for the coup that toppled him for two days in 2002. He also frequently took shots at President Bush. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090624/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906iranandboliviahtml mcb_southamerica/20090624/southamerica200906iranandboliviahtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:55:15 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Given the events in Iran, it seems like a good time to get the take of Jim Shultz, an American who lives in Cochabamba. Jim offers interesting comments on Iran and on its relationship with Evo Morales and Bolivia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090622/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906venezuelamafiosoarrestedhtml mcb_southamerica/20090622/southamerica200906venezuelamafiosoarrestedhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:37:01 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - People who have nothing good to say about Hugo Chavez should take note of this story. It can only be good news for law-abiding citizens everywhere that this man has been captured. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090618/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906ecuadorwhatdoescorreawanthtml mcb_southamerica/20090618/southamerica200906ecuadorwhatdoescorreawanthtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:05:36 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I must admit that President Correa puzzles me. When I was in Ecuador a year ago, I asked several analysts how he differed from Hugo Chavez. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090618/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906colombiariskyplaneshtml mcb_southamerica/20090618/southamerica200906colombiariskyplaneshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:04:25 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I've read a fair amount about the three Americans held hostage by the FARC and the dramatic operation that rescued them a year ago. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090616/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906venezuelaoutwiththeoligarchshtml mcb_southamerica/20090616/southamerica200906venezuelaoutwiththeoligarchshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:46:40 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I often use the Metro here in Caracas. Traffic is so bad that riding the Metro is the fastest and safest way to get across town. Even if the metro cars are always so jammed that I have to stand. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090615/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906boliviasoloonlithiumhtml mcb_southamerica/20090615/southamerica200906boliviasoloonlithiumhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:44 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I visited the Salar de Uyuni in January to report on Bolivia's plans for its massive lithium reserves. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090612/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906ecuadorobamacallscorreahtml mcb_southamerica/20090612/southamerica200906ecuadorobamacallscorreahtml McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:43:14 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Given all of the things that President Obama is trying to get done in Washington and elsewhere, I thought it was noteworthy that he took time to call President Correa. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090611/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906argentinapressurebuildstoqualifyhtml mcb_southamerica/20090611/southamerica200906argentinapressurebuildstoqualifyhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:34:19 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Argentines celebrated the naming of Diego Maradona as the coach of its national team last year. Many others -- including me -- were skeptical that Maradona could translate his otherwordly football skills into coaching success. His off field problems are legion. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090610/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906dismalyearforecastfor2009html mcb_southamerica/20090610/southamerica200906dismalyearforecastfor2009html McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:57:23 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - ECLAC, the Santiago-based economic arm of the United Nations, has put out its economic projection for 2009. The results aren't pretty. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090609/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906peruconflictinthejunglehtml mcb_southamerica/20090609/southamerica200906peruconflictinthejunglehtml McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:36:10 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - The conflict between Peru's Indians and the central government has exploded. People are dead on both sides. This article provides a good explanation of what's happening. It's an ongoing story. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090608/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906uruguaymariobenedettihtml mcb_southamerica/20090608/southamerica200906uruguaymariobenedettihtml McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:22:05 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I wanted to mark the passing of the Uruguayan writer, Mario Benedetti. His death got a lot of attention from the left, including from Chavez. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090605/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906venezuelaunderminingdemocracyhtml mcb_southamerica/20090605/southamerica200906venezuelaunderminingdemocracyhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:30:42 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - Freedom House has published an interesting analysis of Chavez's rule. It takes up 15 pages within this larger report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090604/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906brazilenergysavingshtml mcb_southamerica/20090604/southamerica200906brazilenergysavingshtml McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:55:12 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - With all the gloomy news in the world, this story provides a more positive tonic. This is the kind of development that's needed to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcsouthamerica/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_southamerica/20090603/wl_mcb_southamerica/southamerica200906brazilwhatstherainforestworthhtml mcb_southamerica/20090603/southamerica200906brazilwhatstherainforestworthhtml McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:17:12 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - I've been interested in the fate of Brazil's rainforest since I first set foot there in 1988 as a free-lancer for the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor and The Wall Street Journal.