By Jeremy McDermott in Medellin Ingrid Betancourt, the Colombian politician rescued after six years in captivity, was reunited with her children as she

BOGOTA, Colombia - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them helped her stay alive until a daring rescue plucked her and 14 other hostages from the jungle.
"Nirvana, paradise - that must be very similar to what I feel at this moment," Betancourt said, fighting back tears as her son reached over to kiss her. "It was because of them that I kept up my will to get out of that jungle."
oing to be stuck to them like chewing gum."

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French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt, right, hugs her mother, Yolanda Pulecio, upon her arrival at the Catam air base in Bogota.