Daily Headlines: November 9, 2007

* Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expressed “more optimism than ever” for a possible humanitarian exchange in Colombia after meeting with a guerilla representative in Caracas.

* Latin American exporters should not be threatened by increased competition from China and India, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

* The U.S. House of Representatives passed a free trade pact with Peru after negotiations modified it to have stronger labor and environmental conditions.

* A recent poll revealed that most respondents would approve a law allowing a path for citizenship of some illegal immigrants in the U.S.

* Follow-up: Despite rejecting a similar bill last month, Uruguay’s senate passed a measure that would legalize certain forms of abortion.

Sources- Reuters, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, Angus Reid Consultants

Image- CNN