Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, center, greets people outside Ecuador's government palace after attending the meeting of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. An extraordinary summit was called to discuss the region's response to the crisis in quake-shattered Haiti. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, center, greets people outside Ecuador's government palace after attending the meeting of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. An extraordinary summit was called to discuss the region's response to the crisis in quake-shattered Haiti.

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