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Laura Zuniga: Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested In Gun-Filled Truck

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
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Only in Mexico? Are the Mexicans trying to take the “ONLY IN” title from the Aussies? I calls it the “girls will be girls” story of the week!

Laura Zuniga: Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested In Gun-Filled Truck
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A reigning Mexican beauty queen from the drug-plagued state of Sinaloa was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck filled guns and ammunition, police said Tuesday.

Miss Sinaloa 2008 Laura Zuniga stared at the ground, with her flowing dark hair concealing her face, as she stood squeezed between seven alleged gunmen lined up before journalists. Soldiers wearing ski masks guarded the 23-year-old model and the suspects.

LatAm leaders agree to end border crisis

Friday, March 7th, 2008
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LatAm leaders agree to end border crisis

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela agreed Friday to resolve their angry recriminations over a cross-border Colombian commando raid, a crisis that has brought troop movements and talk of war.The uneasy neighbors joined in a declaration noting that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe apologized for the last weekend’s attack on a Colombian rebel base in Ecuadorean territory and that he pledged not to violate another nation’s sovereignty again.