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State Department Sec. Clinton visits Chile following massive earthquake
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) hands a satellite phone to President of Chile Michelle Bachelet after Clinton arrived in Santiago on March 2, 2010. Sec. Clinton stopped in Chile to offer communications equipment and U.S. aid after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake devastated the country on February 27. UPI/Ivan Lepe

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Pinera cash handout seen as a vote ploy
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera pushed legislation in congress for a cash handout to 7 million poor seen by analysts as his center-right coalition's bid to counteract "the Bachelet effect."
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Bachelet to seek another term as president
Bachelet to seek another term as president
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says she plans to run again for her country's highest office.
Michelle Bachelet leaving U.N. post
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced Friday she is giving up her post as executive director of U.N. Women.
At least one dead in Egyptian protests
At least one dead in Egyptian protests
Protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails Friday in another round of demonstrations against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.
Violence against Egyptian women deplored
Violence against Egyptian women deplored
A U.N. official Friday expressed concern about increased violence against women in Egypt, particularly those taking part in protests.
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Chile thinking again of nuclear power use
Chile is thinking of meeting future energy needs with nuclear power, after more than a year of and delays caused by the atomic reactor disaster in Japan.
Two face trial for torture of Bachelet dad
Two face trial for torture of Bachelet dad
Two ex-Chilean Air Force colonels have been charged with causing the death of Gen. Alberto Bachelet after the coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power.
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I was mortified to learn this remark reached you and you were asked to comment on such a trivial matter
Brit drummer apologizes to Chile president
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Our objective is that cooperation will exactly meet and respond to our needs, our most urgent needs
Clinton brings phones, offers aid to Chile
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We face a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude that it will require a giant effort to recover
Chilean earthquake
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The United States is ready to respond to the request that the government of Chile has made so that we can provide not only solidarity, but specific supplies that are needed to help you recover from the (8.8-magnitude) earthquak
Clinton brings phones, offers aid to Chile
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Nobody can argue that taking a refrigerator is an act of survival
Aftershocks rumble through Chile
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch