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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said it looks like a deal will be worked out between President Obama and Capitol Hill Republicans that would allow the three long-stalled trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to pass. "I think [members] are distracted with the debt issues," he said. "I think [the trade deals] are passed after the debt limit." (Associated Press)
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Gabriel Carvajal of Cali, Colombia, dips his head into a sprinkler while 4-year-old Emmanuel Contreas of Boston rubs his head in Washington on Wednesday. "The heat is never as bad as this where I live in Colombia," Mr. Carvajal said. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, center, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 30, 2011, to charge the Obama Administration of political tactics that undermine pending trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. From left are: Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo.; Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz.; Hatch; Sen. John Thune, R-S.D.; and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. (Associated Press)
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A Colombian music troupe performs as people dance to their tunes at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit of the 45th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Handmade Colombian crafts and instruments are displayed for sale at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit of the 45th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Colombian volunteers perform ceremonial music and dance at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit of the 45th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A Colombian volunteer weaves a basket by hand in front of a crowd at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit of the 45th Annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Ernesto Cuevas, a volunteer with the Colombia exhibit at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, plays a guitar while resting on a hammock during the festival's opening day Thursday, June 30, 2011.(Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A drummer with the Colombian dance and music troupe performs at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit on opening day of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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A Colombian dance and music troupe performs at the "Colombia: The Nature of Culture" exhibit of the 45th annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The program highlighted Colombia's diverse cultural and natural heritage, featuring 100 participants from the country's six primary ecosystems and three major cities. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Diego Molano Vega, the Colombian minister of information communication and technology, is traveling to promote his country's "Vive Digital" plan. "We are looking for a partner that can invest with us," he said, while making his pitch in Washington. (Photograph compliments of the government of Colombia)
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** FILE ** Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, seen here conferring with President Obama in New York in September, are to meet again in Washington to complete a side agreement on labor issues to a free-trade pact. (Associated Press)
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Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, signs autographs to fans before an exhibition match against Rafael Nadal, of Spain, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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A cargo ship heading for the Panama Canal passes fishing vessels. Colombia's president dreams of creating a rail line that would capture some of the trade now using the Canal. Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos, below, says the plan for a railway linking the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean is "quite advanced" but others doubt it. (Associated Press)
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner tells senators that if trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and Panama aren't approved, U.S. "business just goes to other countries." (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2009 file photo, singer Juanes, of Colombia, performs during the "Peace Without Borders" concert at the Revolution square in Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, file)
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Soldiers and a resident carry a body recovered from the site where a landslide buried houses trapping dozens beneath mud and rubble following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. At least 12 bodies were dug out of the mud. The Red Cross attributes more than 180 deaths to floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
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A soldier walks at the site where a landslide buried dozens of homes following weeks of drenching rains in Bello, northwestern Colombia, Sunday Dec. 5, 2010. The Red Cross attribute more than 180 deaths to heavy rains in Colombia so far this year. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)
