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		<title>Ferdinand  calls  for MI5 to &#34;debug&#34; England  team&#39;s  hotel  for World Cup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[England skipper Rio Ferdinand wants to call in UK&#39;s security agency, MI5, after it was revealed that mischief-makers had managed to tape conversations between players during their team meeting the game against Egypt at Wembley on March 3.
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/ferdinand-calls-for-mi5-to-debug-england-teams-hotel-for-world-cup/</link>
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		<title>Us War On Horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strategies and tactics of covert and overt warfare have been applied against Latin American nations, ranging from coup d&#8217;etats, assassinations, brutal dictatorships, economic sabotage, media warfare&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/us-war-on-horizon/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Zoo A Maternity Ward For Endangered Species</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rio&#39;s zoo has been abuzz with activity in recent months, welcoming new arrivals to its collection of animals as it battles to try to save many of the nation&#39;s endangered species.    Among its rare res&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-zoo-a-maternity-ward-for-endangered-species/</link>
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		<title>Latin America&#39;s Textile Industry Seeks Rebound</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Countries such as Brazil resorted to their own huge domestic market, while Argentina and Colombia diversified production to find new ways of staying afloat. Still, the region&#39;s garment industry is ant&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/latin-americas-textile-industry-seeks-rebound/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4 Million Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) &#8212; The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a  million renovation.  Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4-million-renovation/</link>
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		<title>Heavy rain, winds cause outages in Northeast, mid-Atlantic - CNN</title>
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New York Times


Heavy rain, winds cause outages in Northeast, mid-AtlanticCNNWind and rain on Saturday wreaked havoc on trees and power lines in the Northeast. (CNN) &#8212; Heavy rains and hurricane-force winds that surpassed 70 miles per hour in places toppled trees, left more than a half-million people without power and suspended &#8230;Intense Wind and Rain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/heavy-rain-winds-cause-outages-in-northeast-mid-atlantic-cnn/</link>
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		<title>Fluke or trend? Senate vote may offer hint - Boston Globe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Globe and Mail


Fluke or trend? Senate vote may offer hintBoston GlobeScott Brown&#39;s stunning upset over Attorney General Martha Coakley gave Massachusetts Republicans momentum they haven&#39;t seen in a generation or more. If a relatively unknown Republican state senator could best a statewide officeholder and &#8230;Dems, GOP Pressure Fence-Sitters Over Health Care Reform BillFOXNewsCalling shots in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/fluke-or-trend-senate-vote-may-offer-hint-boston-globe/</link>
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		<title>Export Institute To Push Trade With Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Israel Export Institute has just signed an agreement with the Brazilian firm BRAIS, which provides representation for Israeli exporters in Brazil. The new pact took shape in the wake of Elbit Syst&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/export-institute-to-push-trade-with-brazil/</link>
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		<title>Obama calls for overhaul of No Child Left Behind law - Washington Post</title>
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Reuters


Obama calls for overhaul of No Child Left Behind lawWashington PostPresident Obama proposed overhauling the No Child Left Behind law that was his predecessor&#39;s hallmark education initiative, aiming to eliminate several of the measure&#39;s controversial mandates on public schools but adding new ones. &#8230;Obama promise: Brighter education futures for kidsThe Associated PressObama Calls for Sweeping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/obama-calls-for-overhaul-of-no-child-left-behind-law-washington-post/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[is getting a  million renovation.  Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the statue. It has also been damaged by lightning strikes over the years.  Workers this week started repl&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation-9/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Set For Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $US4 million renovation.Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the statue. It has also &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-set-for-renovation/</link>
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		<title>Indycar Qualifying Postponed Due To Track Issues In Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizers had to set up the track in only about three months following the announcement that the IndyCar Series would be coming to Brazil for the first time since the CART series raced in the Latin A&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/indycar-qualifying-postponed-due-to-track-issues-in-brazil-2/</link>
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		<title>Brazil&#39;s Christ Statue Gets Facelift</title>
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazils-christ-statue-gets-facelift/</link>
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		<title>Indycar Qualifying Postponed Due To Track Issues In Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Organizers had to set up the track in only about three months following the announcement that the IndyCar Series would be coming to Brazil for the first time since the CART series raced in the Latin A&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/indycar-qualifying-postponed-due-to-track-issues-in-brazil/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a  million renova&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation-8/</link>
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		<title>Indian It Companies Eye Latin American, African Markets For Business Expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Lokender Singh, Jaipur, March 13 : While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new and non-&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/indian-it-companies-eye-latin-american-african-markets-for-business-expansion-2/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[View of the Statue of Christ, the Redeemer lit up at night on Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil circa, 1995. (Hulton Archive, Getty Images)   RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) &#8212; The iconic statue of Chri&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation-7/</link>
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		<title>Indian It Companies Eye Latin American, African Markets For Business Expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JAIPUR:  While the companies across the world are taking their time to overcome the  impact of recession, Indian Information technology companies are exploring new  and non-commercial markets in Latin&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/indian-it-companies-eye-latin-american-african-markets-for-business-expansion/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a  million renovation. Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation-6/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[View of the Statue of Christ, the Redeemer lit up at night on Corcovado mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil circa, 1995. (Hulton Archive, Getty Images)   RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) &#8212; The iconic statue of Chri&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation-5/</link>
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a  million renova&#8230;
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO &#8212;  The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a  million renovation.Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of the sta&#8230;
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO &#8212; The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a  million renovation.  Heavy rains have eroded portions of the face and hands of t&#8230;
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		<title>Rio&#39;s Christ Statue Getting $4m Renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this photo taken March 9, 2010, the statue of Christ the Redeemer is seen surrounded by scaffolding in Rio de Janeiro. The iconic statue that was inaugurated in 1931, is getting a  million renova&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rios-christ-statue-getting-4m-renovation/</link>
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		<title>Dixon Fastest In First Indycar Practice In Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO: New Zealander Scott Dixon was fastest in the first practice session for the IndyCar season-opener on the streets of South America&#39;s biggest city.
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/dixon-fastest-in-first-indycar-practice-in-brazil/</link>
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		<title>Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country&#39;s support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday.
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-president-lula-to-travel-to-middle-east-2/</link>
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		<title>Famous Brazilian Caricaturist Murdered</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Villas Boas&#39; death was a &#39;tremendous loss.&#39;  &#39;Glauco has been a great chronicler of Brazilian society, he understood the customs of our people and ex&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/famous-brazilian-caricaturist-murdered/</link>
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		<title>Brazilian Gov&#39;t To Improve Air Passengers&#39; Rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[/enpproperty&#8211;&#62; BRASILIA - Air passengers will be better compensated for flight delays and cancellations under new Brazilian legislation, which is waiting for approval by Congress.
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazilian-govt-to-improve-air-passengers-rights/</link>
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		<title>Lebanon To Host Brazil&#39;s Largest Trade Delegation To Date</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to promote the economic exchange between Lebanon and Brazil, the Embassy of the Republic of Brazil have the honor to inform that the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Tr&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/lebanon-to-host-brazils-largest-trade-delegation-to-date/</link>
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		<title>Brazil&#39;s Economy Contracts For First Time In 17 Years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO &#8212; The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 percent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Thursday. It was the &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazils-economy-contracts-for-first-time-in-17-years/</link>
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		<title>El Salvador Foreign Minister Describes Visit To Cuba As Historic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) &#8212; Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez Bonilla, who is in Havana on an official visit at the invitation of his counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, described this visit as a &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/el-salvador-foreign-minister-describes-visit-to-cuba-as-historic/</link>
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		<title>Brazilian Judge Awards $1m In Air France Suit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than  million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year&#39;s crash that killed more than 200 pe&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazilian-judge-awards-1m-in-air-france-suit/</link>
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		<title>Brazil orders recall of Fiat model</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Italian group fined Rm for continuing to sell the cars after it had been warned of the alleged defect by Brazil&#8217;s national traffic department
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-orders-recall-of-fiat-model/</link>
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		<title>BP / Devon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the party! BP has long wanted to get into Brazil, so now it is taking over the US independent’s assets in deep sea waters off the coast
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/bp-devon/</link>
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		<title>Cuban Political Prisoners&#8217; Controversy Backfires On Lula Da Silva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most influential Senators from Brazil&#8217;s ruling Workers Party remembered President Lula da Silva that world figures such as India&#8217;s Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King appealed&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/cuban-political-prisoners-controversy-backfires-on-lula-da-silva/</link>
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		<title>French Families Want Equal Compensation For Doomed Brazil Flight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shrink  PARIS - A French support group says it will seek equal compensation for the families of French victims of the crash of Air France Flight 447 after a Brazilian judge awarded more than  millio&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/french-families-want-equal-compensation-for-doomed-brazil-flight/</link>
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		<title>Norovirus Again Attacks &#8220;vision Of The Seas&#8221; Cruise In Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Royal Caribbean&#8217;s cruise vessel &#8220;Vision of the Seas&#8221; which last week was struck with an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness has again suffered a similar bout while sailing along the&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/norovirus-again-attacks-vision-of-the-seas-cruise-in-brazil/</link>
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		<title>Brazil And Its Drivers Pumped As Indycar Invades Sao Paulo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazil&#39;s IndyCar drivers (from left) Raphael Matos, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Vitor Meira, Ana Beatriz Figueiredo, and Mario Romancini, pose with the Grand Prix trophy during a news conference i&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-and-its-drivers-pumped-as-indycar-invades-sao-paulo-2/</link>
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		<title>Brazil And Its Drivers Pumped As Indycar Invades Sao Paulo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazil&#39;s IndyCar drivers (from left) Raphael Matos, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Vitor Meira, Ana Beatriz Figueiredo, and Mario Romancini, pose with the Grand Prix trophy during a news conference i&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-and-its-drivers-pumped-as-indycar-invades-sao-paulo/</link>
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		<title>Mexico Stocks Lower After Mixed Economic Reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) &#8212; Mexican stocks slipped Friday, losing grip of earlier advances as investors pushed past a mixed batch of local and U.S. economic data.      Mexico&#39;s IPC equity index fell &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/mexico-stocks-lower-after-mixed-economic-reports/</link>
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		<title>Lula Da Silva Criticizes The Press, Attacks &#8220;false Democrats&#8217;&#8221; Editorials</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian president Lula da Silva blasted the &#8220;false democrats&#8221; who write &#8220;fancy editorials&#8221; in newspapers, suggesting the media corporations are attempting to embarrass his go&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/lula-da-silva-criticizes-the-press-attacks-false-democrats-editorials/</link>
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		<title>Unemployment Among Latin America Youths Fuels &#39;lost Generation&#39;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Victor Rodriguez wants to be a graphic designer, but sees no opportunities for that now amid soaring unemployment among Latin America youths. He break dances at red lights for cash.
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/unemployment-among-latin-america-youths-fuels-lost-generation/</link>
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		<title>Rate Concerns Cut Into Brazilian Stocks&#60;/font&#62;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian stocks fell Monday, weighed down by worries that an interest-rate  hike may be issued next week.   The Bovespa equity index fell 0.4% to 68,575, as utility, finance and home-  building share&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/rate-concerns-cut-into-brazilian-stocksfont/</link>
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		<title>Culture Clash Threatens Future Of Brazil-canada Mining Giant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The crisis that has emerged between Vale and Inco executives threatens to damage Brazil&#39;s status as an emerging  economic powerhouse seeking to spread its tentacles worldwide. However, it has also bee&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/culture-clash-threatens-future-of-brazil-canada-mining-giant/</link>
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		<title>Guatemala, El Salvador Ordered To Heed Rulings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN SALVADOR, Mar 12, 2010 (IPS) - Guatemala and El Salvador have a terrible record in terms of compliance with the recommendations and sentences handed down by the inter-American human rights bodies &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/guatemala-el-salvador-ordered-to-heed-rulings/</link>
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		<title>Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will express his country&#39;s support for peace efforts in the Middle East when he travels to the region on Saturday. Lula, who is to visit Israel&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-president-lula-to-travel-to-middle-east/</link>
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		<title>Gastroenteritis Strikes Cruise Ship In Brazil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/gastroenteritis-strikes-cruise-ship-in-brazil/</link>
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		<title>Gastroenteritis Strikes Same Cruise Ship In Brazil For The 2nd Time; 47 Passenger Sickened</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO, Brazil - Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that la&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/gastroenteritis-strikes-same-cruise-ship-in-brazil-for-the-2nd-time-47-passenger-sickened/</link>
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		<title>Brazil Deal To Test Bp&#39;s Deepwater Edge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BP&#39;s all-cash  billion purchase of international assets from Devon Energy is the oil major&#39;s biggest transaction since its  billion joint venture with Russia&#39;s TNK in 2003. It barely budges BP&#39;s s&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/brazil-deal-to-test-bps-deepwater-edge/</link>
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		<title>Dixon Looks For Brazilian Blend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The inhabitants of Sao Paulo are about to get a rude awakening this weekend, when the sound of IndyCar V8 engines boom off the buildings surrounding the street circuit in Brazil&#39;s largest and richest &#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.riopoint.com/2010/03/dixon-looks-for-brazilian-blend/</link>
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