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Colombia's politician Betancourt and Colombia's President Uribe attend a news conference at Casa Narino palace in Bogota
03 Jul 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Colombia's politician Ingrid Betancourt (C) and Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe attend a news conference at the Casa Narino palace in Bogota July 3, 2008. Betancourt and three U.S. hostages held for years by guerrillas were rescued on Wednesday after soldiers posing as aid workers duped their captors into putting them on a helicopter. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA)
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