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30 October 2011     22:13 ET A former left-wing rebel has been elected mayor of the capital, Bogota, as Colombians vote in local elections. Gustavo Petro, 51, a former guerrilla with the defunct M-19 movement, won 32% of the vote after running a “zero corruption” campaign. His main opponent Enrique Penalosa, the favoured candidate of former [...]

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Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:01am EDT Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda was chosen on Monday to become Japan’s sixth prime minister in five years, but has to overcome a divided parliament and deep rifts in the ruling party if he is to make more of a mark than his predecessors. Noda is considered a safe pair [...]

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August 9, 2011 Mayor Ed Lee, who in January promised to fill out his predecessor’s term as a caretaker and swore off aspirations to run for the job this fall, on Monday announced plans to enter the race, upending a crowded political field.Surrounded by a media crush, Lee requested filing papers at the city’s election [...]

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