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!yadirF sgnitnaR modnaR issue #88

es.wordpress.com     May 30, 2008          

So now that I’m back! The Republican party was torn between to candidates and The tall, lanky Wilson pulled away easily as the Republican party fell apart. I saw let Hilary stay. split the party, heck should should start her own...                

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Lugo Shakes Up Paraguay Politics

forbes.com     May 15, 2008          

Following Paraguay's April presidential election, Hugo Chavez has a new Latin American prospect for his radical left alliance. Fernando Lugo, of the Patriotic Alliance for Change party, emerged as the president-elect, putting an end to the Colorado party's 61-year rule over the country--the...                

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Paraguay Joins South America's March Left

plastic.com     May 9, 2008   1 related          

Plastic::Politics::International: Former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, head of the left-leaning Patriotic Alliance for Change coalition, has won the presidential election in Paraguay with 41% of the vote. Blanca Ovelar of the conservative Colorado Party, which had ruled the country                

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What's up in Paraguay?

energypublisher.com     May 8, 2008          

The results of the December 16 primary elections are disputed by factions within the Colorado Party - which has ruled that has governed Paraguay for 50 years. ... Moments of great tension are unfolding in Paraguay in the long electoral process that will lead to the April...                

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Run with the Red Queen

thestar.com.my     May 8, 2008          

Political parties must change outdated ethnic-based tenets to move ahead. ... or be trampled upon? A brief tutorial: The 'Red Queen Effect' is a term created by biologist Leigh Van Valen to describe the evolutionary necessity to evolve faster than one's competitors.                

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New Paraguayan president puts people first

pww.org     May 2, 2008   4 related          

Fernando Lugo’s April 20 election victory means not only that rightist Colorado Party rule is at an end after 61 years, but also that once the former bishop assumes Paraguay’s presidency next August, another South American government will be in place serving social justice and national independence.                

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Paraguay: More Blogger Reactions to Lugo Victory

globalvoicesonline.org     Apr 30, 2008          

After a decisive victory in the recent Paraguayan presidential elections, local bloggers provide their thoughts on their hopes for the new government of Fernando Lugo, Others take a look at the tenure of outgoing president Nicanor Duarte, while others revel in the long awaited victory over the...                

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Paraguay: Lugo's election signals Latin shift

energypublisher.com     Apr 27, 2008   3 related          

UK-based Andrew Nickson says that the former Catholic bishop's election as Paraguay's president is evidence of a sense of optimism in a country inured to corrupt politicians. ... he election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a...                

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Another left turn in Latin America

signonsandiego.com     Apr 26, 2008   1 related          

Up until last week, Paraguay seemed frozen in time. While other countries in the region underwent political and social transformations demanded by electorates fed up with corrupt and elitist ruling classes, the Colorado Party of former dictator Alfredo Stroessner was in its seventh decade in power.                

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Paraguay: election ends six decades of one-party rule

wsws.org     Apr 23, 2008   13 related          

By Bill Van Auken 23 April 2008 The election victory Sunday of former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo brings an end to 61 years of unbroken rule by the right-wing Colorado Party. Lugo became known as the “bishop of the poor” after championing the cause of Paraguay’s...                

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