<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Chile</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/americas/southamerica/chile?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><description>Chile</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27050-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27050-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Chilean Interior Minister Likely to Head OAS <br>    SANTIAGO, Chile  --   The Chilean interior minister, Jose Miguel Insulza, was assured Friday that he would be elected as the next secretary-general of the Organization of American States following the withdrawal of Luis Ernesto Derbez, the Mexican foreign secretary, from the race.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Heady Experience]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9471-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9471-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Anakena Beach is a glittering little palm-fringed cove where families picnic beside the white sand. As one of my fellow visitors observed while we sipped pisco sours  --  the high-powered alcoholic drink of Chile  --  Anakena looks the way the South Pacific is supposed to look.]]></description><author> Maryann Haggerty</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[OAS Deadlocks In Election of Chief]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45391-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45391-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The Organization of American States, stymied by a six-month leadership vacuum, failed to choose a new chief yesterday as its members repeatedly deadlocked in a hard-fought election.]]></description><author> Mary Beth Sheridan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Safety Net With Some Holes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42240-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42240-2005Apr10.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile -- As Eugenio Pumarino studied investment options for his state-sponsored private pension account, the 71-year-old retiree uttered words that would be sweet music to advocates of private accounts for the U.S. Social Security system.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chile's Pragmatist Embraces Different Brand of Socialism]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50270-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50270-2005Mar19.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ COQUIMBO, Chile  --  Walking along a dirt road in this northern coastal town last week, President Ricardo Lagos was serenaded by a small orchestra perched on a plywood platform. Turning a corner, he encountered a second ensemble of cellists and violinists, playing just loud enough to overpower the first.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 U.S. Banks Held Pinochet's Accounts]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38362-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38362-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet had more than 125 accounts at a half-dozen U.S. banks, including Citibank, during the 1990s, according to a Senate report.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chile Honors Women, One In Particular]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18384-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18384-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[SANTIAGO, Chile, March 8  --  It was supposed to be a moment of silence at a ceremony in the presidential palace Tuesday marking International Women's Day.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolivian President Offers His Resignation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15099-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15099-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SANTIAGO, Chile, March 7  --  Bolivian President Carlos Mesa, facing massive protests that threaten to cripple a nation already suffering from widespread discord, submitted his resignation letter Monday to the nation's Congress.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs, PNC Settle Lawsuit Brought by Shareholders]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5771-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5771-2005Mar3.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Riggs National Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. agreed to pay $2.7 million to shareholders to settle a class-action lawsuit against Riggs directors for failing to comply with anti-money-laundering laws.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drafts Show Allbritton's Pursuit of Pinochet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2437-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2437-2005Mar2.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When Joe L. Allbritton was chief executive of Riggs Bank, he received personal gifts from Augusto Pinochet and wanted the former Chilean dictator to visit the Allbritton horse farm in Virginia, according to drafts of letters from 1996 and 1997.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allbrittons, Riggs to Pay Victims of Pinochet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53805-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53805-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Riggs Bank and two members of the bank's controlling Allbritton family agreed Friday to pay $9 million to victims of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for the bank's role in concealing and spiriting Pinochet's money out of Britain in 1999.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chile's Rights and Corruption Probes Dimming Pinochet's Legacy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48370-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48370-2005Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Eternal Flame of Liberty, christened by Gen. Augusto Pinochet in 1975, was one of the most visible monuments to his dictatorship. Recently, it was extinguished without fanfare during renovations outside the presidential palace, and the government does not plan to relight it.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs, PNC Reach New Merger Agreement]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13829-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13829-2005Feb10.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The merger was abruptly revived Thursday, clearing the way for the demise of what was once Washington's premier bank after a mortifying year of scandal.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs, PNC Continue Negotiations]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61-2005Feb4.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Riggs National Corp. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. remained "well apart" yesterday in negotiations over a purchase price for Riggs, said a source with knowledge of the talks.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs Bank Agrees to Guilty Plea and Fine]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41584-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41584-2005Jan27.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Riggs Bank Thursday admitted it was criminally liable for failing to take adequate measures to prevent potential money laundering by former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and officials of Equatorial Guinea.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Regulators Investigate Chilean Bank]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27921-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27921-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  A major bank in Chile reported yesterday that U.S.  regulators are investigating whether its two branches in the United States have complied with anti-money-laundering laws.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs Directors Silent As Scandal Unfolded]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14112-2005Jan16.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14112-2005Jan16.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In October 2002, the directors of Riggs Bank received an internal memorandum listing $1.9 million in suspicious cash withdrawals by former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet from 2000 to 2002 -- the board's first official notification of a relationship that bank regulators were investigating.]]></description><author> Terence O'Hara  and Kathleen Day</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chilean Court Upholds Indictment of Pinochet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46961-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46961-2005Jan4.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Chile's Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the indictment and house arrest of Gen. Augusto Pinochet for nine kidnappings and one homicide allegedly committed during his dictatorial rule that was marked by pervasive human rights abuses.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal Momentum Gathers in Chile Against Pinochet]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24890-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24890-2004Dec24.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SANTIAGO, Chile -- In the long struggle to seek justice for victims of human rights abuses committed during 17 years of military rule in Chile, former dictator Augusto Pinochet has repeatedly escaped efforts to prosecute him and bring him to trial. With Pinochet now under house arrest, the country's Supreme Court is said to be ready to announce Monday whether the ailing ex-general will finally be brought to court.]]></description><author> Jen Ross</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job Provision Born of Riggs Scandal]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49484-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49484-2004Dec8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/chile</guid><pubDate>Sat, 7 May 2005 21:03:32 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Congress's newly passed intelligence  bill contains a provision adopted in response to the Riggs Bank scandal: It requires senior federal bank examiners to wait a year before accepting private-sector jobs with financial institutions they regulated as government employees.]]></description><author> Kathleen Day</author></item></channel></rss>