COLOMBIA: Uribe looks to more years fighting violence
published: Tuesday | May 30, 2006

URIBE

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (AP):

Strengthened by his landslide re-election, conservative Colombian President Alvaro Uribe yesterday prayed for good fortune in his second term and peace for this violence-wracked nation.

"I have a huge responsibility to serve the fatherland," Uribe told cheering supporters outside the Santa Teresita church in his hometown of Medellin, Colombia's second-largest city.

Foremost among his tasks will be fulfilling a pledge to end the threat from leftist guerrillas and drug traffickers, while dispelling concerns he may abuse his powerful new mandate.