Colombian president Alvaro Uribe won a richly deserved second term on May 28, capturing 62 percent of the vote in a three-way contest.* Colombian president Alvaro Uribe won a richly deserved second term on May 28, capturing 62 percent of the vote in a three-way contest. On the fundamental question of whether Colombians are better off today than they were four years go, the answer is a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. yes. Violence has receded substantially; rebel groups are disarming disarming removal of the crown of the canine teeth in primates. Includes denervation of the pulp cavity. or are severely weakened. Uribe now wants to move ahead with tax reform and the ratification of a trade agreement with the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . On this latter goal, Congress should oblige Uribe. Not only will the deal serve U.S. economic interests by expanding export and investment opportunities, it will also help Colombia develop as a regional counterbalance to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. The United States could use more friends in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ; we should do everything possible to help out the best one we already have. |
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