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Fidel and Hugo, Evo and Hugo. Ah yes lefty Latin America has its buddies and now Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Mexican president Felipe Calderón are trying to create a new type of Latin American male bonding, aligning their two economic powerhouse nations to work for the growth of all of Latin America. Calderon said :

President Lula and I know that our prosperity will only be complete and permanent if it comes with the prosperity of our neighbors.

This was followed by calls for a group hug. Ok not really but these two are an unlikely pair. Calderon is considered right of center and fairly Bush/U.S. friendly but Lula is considered more left and well left instantly means enemy of the U.S. in most cases.

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