Leaders meet over suspect's treatment in Venezuela
Puerto Ordaz Venezuela AP Colombian President Andres Pastrana met Hugo Chavez to ease a diplomatic rift over Caracas's handling of Jose Maria Ballestas an accused NLAs hijack suspect Ballestas was briefly detained then freed by Venezuela and faces possible extradition. The leaders toured mining sites and discussed security trade and border issues as tensions lingered.
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Government bends to Zapatistas in Congress deal
Mexico's Zapatista rebels refused direct talks with Congress and spurned President Fox yet lawmakers approved a plan allowing the rebels to address an informal joint session. Fox freed seven Chiapas bases and vowed to back an Indian rights bill as the two week march to Mexico City ends amid mixed support.
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