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Chile’s textbook mine rescue brings global respect (AP)

October 14th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean Presidential Press Office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, greets miner Juan Carlos Aguilar after he was rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Ibanez, Chilean Presidential Press Office)AP - Chile’s 33 rescued miners posed with the president and were poked by doctors on Thursday, itching to reunite with families and sleep in their own beds for the…

Iran’s president brings political baggage to NY (AP)

September 16th, 2010

FILE - In this May 3, 2010 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a conference to review the workings of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at United Nations Headquarters. Iran's president will likely swagger into New York next week in much the same style as past visits for the annual U.N. General Assembly: ready to take his jabs at America on its home turf. But any outward confidence on the big U.S. stage contrasts sharply with his increasingly public power struggles back in Iran that could shape the tone of the Islamic republic for years to come. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Iran’s president will likely swagger into New York next week in much the same style as past visits for the annual U.N. General Assembly: ready to take his…

Wyclef Jean brings sizzle to Haiti election (AP)

August 20th, 2010

Haiti's presidential candidate and  hip hop artist Wyclef Jean , center, walks surrounded by security at his mother's house in Croix de Bouquets, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. Jean says he has received death threats, which is why he is in seclusion until the electoral list is released. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - An anxious public waited Friday to hear whether hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean would be allowed to run for president of Haiti, but one thing was already certain: The…

Clinton brings phones, promises to quake-hit Chile (AP)

March 2nd, 2010

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, extends her arms as she is greeted by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, left, at the airport in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a small dent in Chile’s growing needs following a massive earthquake, handing over 25 satellite phones while promising more Tuesday…