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(By VIVIAN SEQUERA, Associated Press Writer) The Colombian military searched rugged southern jungles Tuesday for a governor seized by a commando unit of suspected leftist rebels in the country's first major political kidnapping in years.At least 10 men in military uniforms abducted Gov. Luis Francisco Cuellar from his home in Florencia, capital of the southern state of Caqueta, late Monday, killing a police guard and blasting open the governor...  

ReutersAbducted governor killed by rebels, Colombian authorities sayWashington PostBOGOTA, COLOMBIA -- A Colombian governor kidnapped by leftist rebels was killed shortly after he was snatched from his home in a rural southern state, authorities said Tuesday. The acting governor of Caqueta state, Patricia Vega, ...Kidnapped Colombian provincial governor confirmed deadXinhuaAbducted Colombia governor found deadLos Angeles TimesColombian...  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Under pressure from government troops, Marxist rebels killed a provincial governor Tuesday after kidnapping him in a pre-Christmas raid in southern Colombia. Colombian authorities said the rebels slit the throat of Luis Francisco ...  

Bogota, Colombia (AHN) - The body of kidnapped Colombian governor, Luis Francisco Cuellar was found beheaded. Leftist rebels kidnapped the governor from his home on Monday night. The kidnapping and burtal murder of one of the country's top lawmakers ...  

ReutersKidnapped Colombian provincial governor confirmed deadXinhuaBOGOTA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The body of Caqueta's 69-year-old provincial governor Luis Francisco Cuellar was found on Tuesday after Cuellar was kidnapped by rebels Monday night, Colombian officials confirmed. Cuellar's body was found in the rural area ...Colombian provincial governor killed by suspected Farc rebelsguardian.co.ukAbducted governor killed by rebels, Colombian...  

Leftist guerrillas are believed to have kidnapped Gov. Luis Francisco Cuellar. The move is seen as a challenge to President Alvaro Uribe, whose crackdown on rebels has greatly reduced violence. Colombian armed forces, under orders from President Alvaro Uribe, searched in the jungles of Caqueta state today for Gov. Luis Francisco Cuellar, who was...  

BOGOTA, Colombia — The governor of a southern Colombian state was found dead Tuesday less than 24 hours after being abducted by leftist rebels in the the first kidnapping of a major Colombian politician since 2002.  

The body of a kidnapped Colombian state governor who had been abducted, allegedly by leftist fighters, has been found with his throat slit, according to the Colombian president. Alvo Uribe, the president, announced that the body had been found on ...  

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian state governor was kidnapped after gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked his home on Monday in an assault authorities believe was carried out by left-wing FARC guerrillas.  

Colombia’s two largest guerilla groups, the FARC and ELN, have announced plans to cooperate in their fight against the government of President Alvaro Uribe. The groups announced the move in a joint statement published on the New Colombia News Agency (ANNCOL) website, which is sympathetic to their cause.  

Chihuahuas have been flying out of California since other states learned about the glut of little dogs in the Golden State.A group of 25 dogs has already arrived at the Humane Society for Greater Nashua in New Hampshire, thanks to Grey's Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl, Kinder4Rescue in Studio City and American Airlines.A group of 43 was set to leave for New Hampshire this week but bad weather in the east caused a delay, said Kathy Davis...  

This past January a policy directive of Colombian President Uribe outlined the National Plan for the Consolidation of Territory (Plan Nacional de Consolidación Territorial). The short, assertive and results-oriented memo instructed Colombian national, local, military and civilian authorities to work together to attain a stronger grip over strategic swaths of land, recovered from guerrilla control, within a period of 18 months. Two objectives...  

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This Saturday, December 12th, San Francisco Bay Area purveyors TRUE will be dropping the Cali Collection, an assortment of apparel and New Era caps paying tribute to the Golden State. Pictured below are the Cali 2 and Cali revisited caps, the anchors of the collection. The Cali 2 cap also happens to be the final [...]  

A report by Ecuador ’s government said American military personnel stationed at an air base in Manta helped with intelligence to plan the 2008 attack by Colombian forces on an encampment of Colombian rebels in Ecuadorean territory. More details ...