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Uribe wins Senate seat in Colombia

By Vivian Sequera
Published March 10, 2014 7:30am ET
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Uribe wins Senate seat in Colombia
Voters check a list to confirm where they should cast their ballots during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) | Fernando Vergara

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former President Alvaro Uribe is back in elected office, and his winning of a Senate seat could potentially complicate efforts by Colombia’s government to make peace with leftist rebels.

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