Report: Guatemalan army stole kids for adoption

Sep. 12, 2009

The Guatemalan army stole at least 333 children and sold them for adoption in other countries during the Central American nation's 36-year civil war, a government report has concluded. Many of those children ended up in the United States, as well as Sweden, Italy and France, said the report's...

Prosecutor killed in Guatemala

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Guatemalan farmers stage massive protest

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Guatemala: Ex-dictator seeks office

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Guatemalan protesters balk at trade deal

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Former rebels lose with Guatemalan voters

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler

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