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Much has been made recently of the development of a highly-polarized left-right division within the Americas.
Each of the three NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) countries is led by a conservative government. In contrast, South American countries have elected an array of left-leaning presidents over the last five years.
This popular image of a left-right divide is reinforced by a number of additional snapshots of the leadership in the region. Fidel Castro continues to cling to power, and to life, …
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