President Jose Mujica

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  Guantanamo Turned Inmates 'Halfway into Vegetables': Uruguay President Jose Mujica

  Six former Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Uruguay as part of a push by President Barack Obama to close the US military's prison camp in Cuba were "turned halfway into vegetables" during their detention, outgoing President Jose Mujica said on Wednesday.

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  Arab Shiekh Wants This Politician's Beetle; Will Pay $1 Million

  A million dollars for a Volkswagen Beetle? That's the price an Arab sheikh has offered Uruguay's famously frugal President Jose Mujica for his sky blue 1987 bug, the weekly Busqueda reported today.

• Uruguay Marijuana Sales Delayed Until 2015: President

  Uruguay President Jose Mujica told AFP on Wednesday that sales of marijuana will be delayed until next year because of difficulties in implementing the controversial law legalizing the drug.

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  FIFA World Cup: Uruguay President Curses FIFA 'Sons of Bitches'

  Jose Mujica blasted FIFA officials for imposing a four month ban on striker Luis Suarez for allegedly biting Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during their FIFA World Cup match.

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  Upon Return to Uruguay, Suarez Is Met With Support

  Jose Mujica, Uruguay's president, met Luis Suarez on the tarmac in Montevideo as Suarez returned home after being banned by FIFA for four months for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini.

• Barack Obama Meets With Uruguay's Leader at White House

  President Barack Obama lauded trade and commercial ties between the U.S. and Uruguay Monday during his meeting with the South American nation's president.

• Uruguay's President Signs Marijuana Legalization Rules

  Uruguay's President Jose Mujica on Tuesday signed off on regulations for his country's landmark legalization of its marijuana market.