Mockus

BOGOTA, Colombia - A conservative former defense minister who promises to build on Alvaro Uribe's security gains easily defeated a maverick outsider in Colombia's election Sunday but fell short of the votes needed to avoid a presidential runoff.

BOGOTA, Colombia - A former defense minister pledging to build on Alvaro Uribe's security gains and a maverick outsider whose campaign was a civics lesson on ending a culture of corruption were the favored candidates in Sunday's presidential election.