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In this photo taken May 1, 2013, supporters of the ruling party stand around a defaced poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles during a May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelans have long been obsessed by politics, especially during the Chavez years, as the populist leader denounced his opponents as

Venezuelan politics get personal, divide families

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Family: No US access to man held in ‘nightmare’
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Family: No US access to man held in ‘nightmare’

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This undated family photo released Thursday, April 25, 2013, shows Timothy Tracy inside of a vehicle in Venezuela. The 35-year-old filmmaker from California was arrested Wednesday, by Venezuelan authorities who are accusing him of fomenting post election violence on behalf of the U.S. government. Friends and family told The Associated Press said that he had been in Venezuela since last year making a documentary about the confrontation between the opposition and a socialist government that is struggling to maintain its once-high popularity after the death of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Family courtesy photo)

US man detained in Venezuelan post-vote crackdown

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Colorado boy slain at Mexico vacation home
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Colorado boy slain at Mexico vacation home

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2012 file photo, children play in the water in Asuncion Bay, Paraguay. A poll released Wednesday of nearly 150,000 people around the world says seven of the world's 10 countries with the most upbeat attitudes are in Latin America. Gallup Inc. asked about 1,000 people in each of 148 countries last year if they were well-rested, had been treated with respect, smiled or laughed a lot, learned or did something interesting and felt feelings of enjoyment. In Panama and Paraguay, 85 percent of those polled said yes to all five, putting those countries at the top of the list. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)
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Latin Americans rank as happiest people on planet

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Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, with back to camera, greets Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla as Belize's Prime Minister Dean Barrow, right, and Honduras' President Porfirio Lobo look on after a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. Mexico and the three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)

LatAm leaders call for review of US legal pot vote

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Zoila Gomez cries during the wake for members of the Vasquez family who were buried alive when their house collapsed in San Cristobal Cucho, Guatemala, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. The family died when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck on Wednesday, collapsing the home of the Vasquez family and burying 10 of them, including a 4-year-old child, in the rubble. The quake killed at least 52 people and left dozens more missing. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Villagers mourn family; Guatemala quake toll at 52

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A dog walks near a tomb that was allegedly built by Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano, alleged leader of the Zetas, at a cemetery in the neighborhood of Tezontle in Pachuca, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The tomb is a copy of an actual church in Tezontle, which at one point had a plaque naming Lazcano as the donor. Mexico's Navy says fingerprints confirm that cartel leader Lazcano, an army special forces deserter, was killed Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 in a firefight with marines in the northern state of Coahuila on the border with the Texas. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
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US knew dead Zeta leader’s ID before body stolen

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This photo released by Mexico's Navy on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 allegedly shows the body of Zeta drug cartel leader and founder Heriberto Lazcano while in the possession of Mexico's Medical Forensic Service (SEMEFO) in Sabinas, Mexico. Mexico's Navy says fingerprints confirm that cartel leader Lazcano, an army special forces deserter whose brutal paramilitary tactics helped define the devastating six-year war among Mexico's drug gangs and authorities, was killed Sunday in a firefight with marines in the northern state of Coahuila on the border with the Texas. (AP Photo/Mexico Navy)

Mexico capo killed, then body stolen by gunmen

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The alleged leader of a faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known as

Mexico catches alleged drug capo ‘El Taliban’

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