The U.S. wanted judge Luis Benítez on charges that he took a $2 million bribe to release a top Canadian drug boss.

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The deployment of 2,500 Salvadoran troops in lawless Haiti could raise the risk of an urban combat quagmire.

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The U.S. wanted judge Luis Benítez on charges that he took a $2 million bribe to release a top Canadian drug boss.

© Jeff J Mitchell Uk/Reuters

The deployment of 2,500 Salvadoran troops in lawless Haiti could raise the risk of an urban combat quagmire.

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Interim President Rodríguez and opposition leader Machado laid out competing visions, sounding the opening gun of a power struggle.

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His disputed 1988 presidential bid challenged the PRI’s decades-long grip on power and helped open Mexico’s political system to competition.

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