Obama praises Uribe for graceful acceptance of referendum defeat

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U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday sent a letter to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, commending the Colombian official for his graceful acceptance of the Colombian Constitutional Court's rejection of the constitution-changing referendum that would have allowed Uribe to pursue a third presidential term.

In the letter, Obama applauded Uribe for providing "an invaluable example to all citizens, including presidents, in the acceptance of the law and the acceptance of the decisions of democratic institutions."

The letter was delivered to Uribe during a meeting with Obama's National Security Advisor James Jones in Chile, El Tiempo reported Thursday.

Following the delivery of the letter, Jones congratulated the people of Colombia for its "democratic stability."

Uribe sought to run for a third term as president, which is prohibited under the Colombian constitution. The Constitutional Court studied the referendum bill proposing that Uribe be allowed to run for his second re-election and found it to be unconstitutional.

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/8644-obama-commends-uribe-following-referendum-defeat.html

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1. I guess you're pretty stable if you're located in a mass grave.

Seriously, :wtf:, Obama?