The last time I was in Panama ... Canal, which was financed, built, and once operated by the U.S., to U.S. control. Creation of the canal was heartily supported by President Theodore Roosevelt ...

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President Donald Trump has said he wants to take the Panama Canal back from it, arguing in social media posts and rallies, and even in his inauguration speech, that the critical waterway is under ...

Teddy Roosevelt ... about the canal. The United States built the canal, one of the engineering marvels of the day, after helping Panama achieve independence from Colombia. Roosevelt the ...

PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared ... t reassert control over a canal the U.S. agreed to cede in the 1970s. Here's a look at how we got here: It is a man-made waterway that uses ...

Teddy Roosevelt ... he goes to war with Panama, Trump can't reassert control over a canal the U.S. agreed to cede in the 1970s. Here's a look at how we got here: It is a man-made waterway that ...

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PANAMA CITY — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the ... Trump can’t reassert control over a canal the U.S. agreed to cede in the 1970s. It is a man-made waterway that uses a series of locks ...