LA Quick Hits: Correa's Cops, Evo in Iran, FTA for Peru, Mex Senate Finds a Cash Cow, APRA's Pick, To Godoy or Not To Godoy & More

• Correa nixes amnesty talk for cops.
• Evo wants Iran to invest in Bolivia.
• Peru and Thailand to sign FTA next month.
• They are STILL counting votes in Lima mayoral contest.
• Mexican Senate votes to raise cigarette taxes from 10 to 35 cents. If enforced I have no doubt that Mex will be running a surplus for years on end.
• APRA ticket in Peru likely to be led by a woman, Mercedes Araoz, former Finance Minister and grad school grad of The U. APRA is President Alan Garcia's party.
• PRD flips...Godoy stays.
• China's Eximbank and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sign letter of intent to boost trade in the region.
• Mex Mayor and AMLO thorn Ebrard tries to get international cred in Spain.
• Peru and Ecuador have bi-national cabinet meeting tomorrow.

LA Quick Hits: Cholera Kills in Haiti, Juarez (Again), Hugo and Santos, Bolivia - Not So Gassy, Peru Talks Security, PRD Drops Godoy & More

• Cholera outbreak in Haiti kills 150 thus far; not in Port-au-Prince but earthquake to blame. WaPost and LAT also follow story.
• 15 youths dead in Juarez.
• Santos and Hugo to meet in Caracas on October 29.
• Bolivia gas reserves a lot lower than previously believed.
• Colombia, Brazil and Peru talk security (notice the source link and how they play down Chavez nuke plans).
• Peru says FARC is hanging out there.
• Peru talks narcos with Bolivia.
• PRD dumps Godoy. Why did they accept him in the first place. Godoy has ties to organized crime and still sits in Chamber of Deputies. He is immune from prosecution while in office.
• PAN's preemptive strike against AMLO fails - they should just ignore him. They are turning him into a martyr...again.
• Colombia has more fauna under threat than any country in world, save Mex.
• Susana Villaran still has a 14K vote lead in Lima mayoral race with over 88% of votes counted.

LA Quick Hits: FARC in Venezuela, Hugo Gets Pissed, Santos Invites Neighbors, Car Bomb in Mex, Killing Labor, Bolivar is Dead, Peru "Slows" & More

• FARC and ELN leaders are chilling out in Venezuela. Colombians have pictures and film to prove it - the evidence goes back to 2002 and...
• Venezuela is SHOCKED by the allegations...Hugo pulls his ambassador from Colombia. That Ambassador must have some pretty awesome frequent flier miles.
• You're invited! Santos invites Hugo and Correa to his inauguration...good luck with that.
• First car bomb in Mexico's drug war goes off in Ciudad Juarez - four dead.
• Mexican drug cartels have US made grenades.
• Argentina oks same-sex unions - Cristina takes a swipe at the US, of course.
• Hugo's unions take on the old unions and 75 union leaders have died. How come we only hear about Colombia?
• Cuban Commie spy is sentenced for life. His wife gets off easy with only six and three quarter years.
• Not a parody - Hugo exhumes Simon Bolivar, speaks to the remains and relates it all to a national audience. The crazy thing is that if he ran tomorrow, Hugo would probably still get re-elected.
• Cardinal Ortega visited US in June - met someone, but Obama Admin is not confirming who.
• Peruvian economy continues to sizzle, growing 9.2% in May
• Happy Birthday Plan Colombia! $8 billion, 84% reduction in terrorist attacks, 88% reduction in kidnappings, 58% in coca production and 45% reduction in homicides.
• Correa gears up for war against crime.
• Ten candidates for Prez of Brazil, only Dilma and Serra matter.
• Twelve Candidates for Mayor of Lima, right and center right candidates leading.