Evening headlines: Epidemic may rise in storm-battered Haiti; Hugo = Fidel?

*Over 2000 Haitians may have died over the weekend from storms and mudslides cause by Tropical Storm Jeanne. (Image shows mass grave for some of those killed over the weekend).

*Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was inaugurated for a second term and promised to continue his hard-line stance against leftist guerillas and to devote more energy to social issues.

*Here’s a thought: is Hugo Chavez the next Fidel Castro?

*Gang violence in Sao Paulo has put Brazilian police on high alert.

*Argentina’s government is interested in claiming the Falkland Islands through diplomatic means, yet the British government refuses any talks of ceding the islands.

*After weeks of failed negotiations miners at Chile’s Escondida mine walked off the job and are striking.

*Lopez Obrador supporters continue hope of electoral win.

*U.S. imposes sanctions against Russia as payback for arms deal with Venezuela.

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