Latin American leaders at the UN

During Evo Morales’ and Daniel Ortega’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, we witnessed and confirmed something that we at "The America’s Report" denounced a long time ago: the expansion of the alliance between Chávez and his supporters in Latin America with the Islamic Republic of Iran. An overview.

NEWS:

• Value of the U.S. Dollar has reached an all time low in Peru.
• US: success in cutting flow of cocaine from Mexico.
• Brazil ‘s Real Falls on Speculation Central Bank May Limit Rally.
• Guatemala : Pérez Molina Could Win Run-Off.
• CAFTA Ratification Race Tight in Costa Rica.
• Chile : Bachelet’s approval rating falls.
• Pentagon Chief on Latin America Security Mission. US Defense Secretary: Chávez is a threat for Venezuela. Venezuela Offers Collaboration to Peruvian Firms.
• Chavez Threatens to imprison university and school Principals. Venezuela to House Bank of the South.
• Argentina : Cristina Kirchner accused of malfeasance of public funds. Argentina: Sempra Energy gets $172M settlement.
• Colombia : FARC for New Government.
• Bolivia : Paranoid Morales suggests move U.N. Headquarters from US.  

Editor’s note: "Ecuador’s National Assembly: Correa set to Follow Chávez’s Path"

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