Rafael Correa

...traffickers and leftist guerrillas. Mr Chavez is backed by fellow Left-wing leaders in the region, such as Ecuador's Rafael Correa, and the growing dispute is threatening trade and regional stability. A statement from Venezuela's foreign...

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...matter of national security?'' Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Michelle Bachelet of Chile initially echoed the Chavez and Correa concerns but toned down their statements after Washington assured them the U.S. facilities...

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...to allow him to stand in the May election. He is seen by Washington as a buffer against Chavez and Correa, both of whom have extended their periods in power through changes in election laws. Continued... NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by...

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...second left, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, third left, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, fourth left, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa pose for a photo at the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, or ALBA, in...

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...Uribe tend to get domestic political mileage out of the verbal sparring. Washington sees Uribe as a buffer against Chavez and other leftists in the region such as President Rafael Correa of Ecuador, which also shares a border with Colombia.

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...any attack. Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, a Chavez ally, commented that the crisis stemmed less from Chavez's war warning than from a recent US-Colombia agreement granting the US military access to seven Colombian bases. Tensions also...

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...as well," Romero said. "Uribe is playing to three audiences." Washington sees Uribe as a buffer against Chavez and Rafael Correa, the socialist President of Ecuador. On Friday, Ecuador and Colombia exchanged charges d'affaires in a...

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