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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:57:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Panama tribe exiles its king over power plant deal]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Panama_tribe_exiles_its_king_over_power_plant_deal/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:57:16 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TheExpat</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[An indigenous Panamanian tribe has driven its king into exile over his approval of a £25m hydro-electric project in its jungle realm.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FTA dead for this year-As expected]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/FTA_dead_for_this_year-As_expected/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:04:33 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TheExpat</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, has sent a letter to the Panamanian government stating that the free trade agreement will not be addressed this year.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Documentary: Iraq Mirrors 1989 Panama Invasion]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Documentary_Iraq_Mirrors_1989_Panama_Invasion-1/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Documentary_Iraq_Mirrors_1989_Panama_Invasion-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:59:11 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TheExpat</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Empowerment Project, an activist group established in Chapel Hill, has re-released its most successful documentary, &quot;The Panama Deception,&quot; comparing it to the current conflict in Iraq.rnrnThe documentary was presented as part of the &quot;Bal<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Carlos Lage Welcomes Samuel Lewis, Panamanian First Vice-president]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Carlos_Lage_Welcomes_Samuel_Lewis_Panamanian_First_Vice-president-1/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Carlos_Lage_Welcomes_Samuel_Lewis_Panamanian_First_Vice-president-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:39:58 EST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TheExpat</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Carlos_Lage_Welcomes_Samuel_Lewis_Panamanian_First_Vice-president-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Las Tunas, (Main Writing Tiempo21). - The vice-president of Cuba, Carlos Lage and Samuel Lewis Navarro, first vice-president and minister of foreign affairs of Panama, dialogued in Havana, to exchange on questions of interest for both countries and <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is An Alliance Between El Toro and JuanK Forming? Nah...]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Is_An_Alliance_Between_El_Toro_and_JuanK_Forming_Nah---/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Is_An_Alliance_Between_El_Toro_and_JuanK_Forming_Nah---/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:32:36 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Is_An_Alliance_Between_El_Toro_and_JuanK_Forming_Nah---/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[By Carlos Estrada for La Critica - In politics, the saying goes, there are no surprises, but only those who are surprised. That saying was confirmed yesterday when people close to Ernesto Perez Balladares &quot;did not discard&quot; the possibility of suppo<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Torrijos Announces Intent to Veto Transportation Law]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Torrijos_Announces_Intent_to_Veto_Transportation_Law/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Torrijos_Announces_Intent_to_Veto_Transportation_Law/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:30:30 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Panama's President Martin Torrijos announced yesterday amid multiple complaints about the recently passed law governing public transportation, that he intends to veto the law.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush says free trade pacts a test for Congress]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Bush_says_free_trade_pacts_a_test_for_Congress/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Bush_says_free_trade_pacts_a_test_for_Congress/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:40:30 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush urged Congress on Thursday not to give into protectionism and instead pass four pending free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama and South Korea. &quot;We'll work hard to get all four trade agreements,&quot; says Bush.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-Party Opposition Primaries &quot;Madness&quot; - Ricardo Martinelli]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Inter-Party_Opposition_Primaries_Madness_-_Ricardo_Martinelli/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Inter-Party_Opposition_Primaries_Madness_-_Ricardo_Martinelli/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:40:56 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The presidents of the five larges opposition political parties all speak of &quot;unity,&quot; but any time someone mentions the phrase &quot;inter-party primaries&quot; they get uncomfortable.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Looking For Another Job]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Looking_For_Another_Job/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Looking_For_Another_Job/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:41:15 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel GonzÃ¡lez says he never imagined the reaction by the United States to his election to the Presidency of the National Assembly would be so strong.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remarks at the AACCLA 40th Annual Meeting]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Remarks_at_the_AACCLA_40th_Annual_Meeting/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Remarks_at_the_AACCLA_40th_Annual_Meeting/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:41:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[We have defined 2007 as a year of great engagement with Latin America. We are able to see with unusual clarity a convergence of purpose in the hemisphere. This moment grows out of a long and bipartisan effort in U.S. policy, and we are building on t<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Says It's Definite - He Won't Resign]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Says_Its_Definite_-_He_Wont_Resign-1/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Says_Its_Definite_-_He_Wont_Resign-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:42:52 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Says_Its_Definite_-_He_Wont_Resign-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Panama's President MartÃ­n Torrijos spoke yesterday for the first time about the declaration made by Carlos GutiÃ©rrez, the Commerce Secretary of the United States, who said that the election of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez as the President of the National <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Congressional Delegation Coming to Panama]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Congressional_Delegation_Coming_to_Panama/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Congressional_Delegation_Coming_to_Panama/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:45:23 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced that he will lead a congressional delegation to Panama, Peru and Colombia, September 12 -15, to discuss pending trade agreements with the U.S.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Menino to join delegation to Latin America]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Menino_to_join_delegation_to_Latin_America/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Menino_to_join_delegation_to_Latin_America/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:45:26 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Menino_to_join_delegation_to_Latin_America/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The delegation includes about 10 members of Congress and the Bush administration's commerce secretary. And, coming along at the invitation of Bush officials, Mayor Thomas M. Menino.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Refuses to Resign]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Refuses_to_Resign/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Refuses_to_Resign/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:46:02 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Refuses_to_Resign/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Regarding the resignation of GonzÃ¡lez, he himself indicated that although his election &quot;could complicate&quot; (the passing of the Free Trade Agreement) in the US Congress, he is also certain that his election is a choice incumbent to Panamanians only.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Uncle Sam is not happy about new assembly president]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Uncle_Sam_is_not_happy_about_new_assembly_president/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Uncle_Sam_is_not_happy_about_new_assembly_president/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:44:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[And he is saying so in no uncertain terms. This statement is from the State Departments website. For those unfamiliar with what this is all about, the Panamanian assemble recently elected a new president (Gonzalas) for the assembly who is wan<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel Gonzalez - Still Up In the Air]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_-_Still_Up_In_the_Air/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_-_Still_Up_In_the_Air/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:44:33 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The President of the National Assembly Pedro Miguel Gonzalez assured that he is making an exhaustive analysis of the situation that has been generated in relation to its present position, and that he will stay in the position until making a final de<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Trade Agreement Getting Complicated for US Congress]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Free_Trade_Agreement_Getting_Complicated_for_US_Congress/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Free_Trade_Agreement_Getting_Complicated_for_US_Congress/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:44:38 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Free_Trade_Agreement_Getting_Complicated_for_US_Congress/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Key members of the US Congress said the election of Pedro Miguel GonzÃ¡lez as President of the National Assembly, &quot;could have an impact&quot; in the approval of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Panama.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pedro Miguel Gonzalez Is About To Resign]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Is_About_To_Resign/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Is_About_To_Resign/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:44:38 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Pedro_Miguel_Gonzalez_Is_About_To_Resign/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The President of the National Assembly Pedro Miguel GonzÃ¡lez left open the possibility of him resigning from this position, by saying that &quot;after the waters have returned to their level, I will make a decision on the matter.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Leaders Worried About Free Trade Agreement]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Business_Leaders_Worried_About_Free_Trade_Agreement/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Business_Leaders_Worried_About_Free_Trade_Agreement/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:44:42 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaArticles</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Business_Leaders_Worried_About_Free_Trade_Agreement/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The political panorama for the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement has the business community worried in Panama. The election of Pedro Miguel GonzÃ¡lez as President of the National Assembly has been rejected by American congressmen of both sides<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opponents to TLC accuse electoral Court]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Opponents_to_TLC_accuse_electoral_Court/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Opponents_to_TLC_accuse_electoral_Court/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:48:46 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PrensaNews</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Opponents_to_TLC_accuse_electoral_Court/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Translated from http://www.prensa.com - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (DPA). - Opponents to the Free Trade Agreementsubscribed between Costa Rica and the United States accused today ofpresumed parcialidad in favor of &quot;if&quot; to the Supreme Court ofElec<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Catante Vicky Leandros wants to be legislator]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Catante_Vicky_Leandros_wants_to_be_legislator/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Catante_Vicky_Leandros_wants_to_be_legislator/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:08:56 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PrensaNews</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Catante_Vicky_Leandros_wants_to_be_legislator/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Translated from http://www.prensa.com - ATHENS, Greece (DPA). - After to be chosen regidora of the Greekharbor city of the Pireo, the singer Vicky Leandros has predicted toappear now like candidate to legislator. Leandros, of 54 anuses, was<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Costa Rica And Panama Sign FTA, (Tax-News.com)]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Costa_Rica_And_Panama_Sign_FTA_Tax-News-com/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Costa_Rica_And_Panama_Sign_FTA_Tax-News-com/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:42:11 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PanamaNews</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/Costa_Rica_And_Panama_Sign_FTA_Tax-News-com/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Costa Rican President Oscar Arias was yesterday scheduled to sign a free trade agreement with Panama which will reduce tariffs on most industrial and agricultural goods traded between the two countries over the next decade.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[International - Low popularity of president Arias]]></title>
<link>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/International_-_Low_popularity_of_president_Arias/</link>
<comments>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/International_-_Low_popularity_of_president_Arias/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:46:27 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>PrensaNews</dc:creator>
<category>Panama Politics</category>
<guid>http://panamanewsblog.com/PanamaPolitics/International_-_Low_popularity_of_president_Arias/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Translated from http://www.prensa.com - SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP). - Aryan president Oscar perdio the impulsein the popularity that en<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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