Thousands of American tourists, clogging Washington's streets in search of cherry blossom, have every reason to be alarmed - except they do not seem to be.

BBC: By BBC Washington Correspondent Stephen Sackur

For macro longs, this is no time to be alarmed and by no means do I think this rally is close to over.

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Even if Colombians do decide they want their president to carry on, the outside world might be alarmed at the prospect.

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