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Examples
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“We realize that a peace process is unrealistic before Samper leaves next year, but we can at least prepare the ground for the next president,” the affable deputy minister told me.
A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008
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Pastrana told me he might well be a presidential candidate again in 1998 and asked, as Samper had, if I could help peace efforts with the FARC and ELN.
A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008
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Samper fought off impeachment, and he regained some credibility when security forces jailed seven Cali kingpins.
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The United States had even denied a visa to Samper.
A Billion Lives Jan Egeland 2008
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Samper has publicly supported the probe by Prosecutor-General Alfonso Valdivieso and denied any links with drug lords.
High Crime? 2008
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And Samper has so little power that he can't assert control over his own military, much less the guerrillas, paramilitaries and drug lords.
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Pastrana, a conservative who lost narrowly to Samper in 1994, is the favorite of the business community -- and the U.S. Embassy.
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These days, the candidates seem to be trading places: in a debate last week, Pastrana presented a remarkably progressive peace plan, while Serpa promised to extradite his former boss, Samper, if there was a legal request to do so (and there is none now).
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Within the first few days of taking office in 1994, Samper lost much of his moral authority -- and American backing -- when it was revealed that his campaign had accepted $6 million from the Cali cartel.
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"It's getting very close to Samper," says a senior U.S. official.
High Crime? 2008
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