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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 2008

Page

2

Freed Colombian hostage Clara Rojas reunites with son Emmanuel

Clara Rojas, freed from FARC captivity after six years, is reunited in Bogota with her son Emmanuel who was fathered by a guerrilla member and removed from her at eight months old. The boy has spent two years in foster care. Authorities plan to place Emmanuel in Rojas's permanent custody soon. Rojas declined to identify Emmanuel's father or his awareness of the child.

Associated Press Bogota Colombia Clara Rojas Rojas Emmanuel Colombian Social Services Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC Consuelo Gonzalez

Iraqi lawmakers from rival sects challenge Kurdish power

Shiite and Sunni lawmakers denounce Kurdish oil deals and influence in Kirkuk arguing they threaten national unity. The declaration steers clear of naming the Kurdish government but presses for a wealth sharing formula while regional tensions rise. A roadside bombing north of Baghdad killed a U S soldier and four were wounded in Ninevah. in Basra a senior official tied to Muqtada al Sadr was killed.

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Joint Chiefs chair backs closing Guantanamo prison

Admiral Mike Mullen said closing Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp would improve the United States image, calling the ongoing publicity damaging. He added the decision is not his to make and legal questions remain, even as Bush and Gates have urged closure.

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