Evo Morales

Draft constitution would shift power to Ecuador's leftist president

iht.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

A proposed new constitution grants Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa broad powers including the ability to dissolve Congress and set monetary policy, and would let him stay in office through 2017. The charter, expected...                

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US official tries to ease strains in relations with Bolivia

iht.com     11 hrs ago   1 related          

A senior U.S. diplomat tried to improve rocky relations with Bolivia's leftist government on Wednesday and local officials say he offered to cooperate in attempts to extradite a former president and defense minister. Thomas...                

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Jul 29, 2008: The Situation in Bolivia On the Eve of the National Referendum at Hudson Institute

yahoo.com     11 hrs ago          

Host: Hudson Institute. On the eve of the national recall vote scheduled for August 10 that could end Evo Morales’ reign, Hudson’s Center for Latin American Studies is pleased to bring together Eduardo Paz, President of the...                

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Wikipedia Jews Attack James Petras

robertlindsay.blogspot.com     1 hr ago          

James Petras is a fine man of the Left who has long been interested in Latin America and especially revolutionary movements down there. He's a towering intellect, and has often criticized Left movements from a Far Left...                

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It´s Going to be Interesting! - Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica

travelpod.com     11 hrs ago          

Jump to the full entry & travel map Playa Hermosa, Costa RicaIt all started in the late 1400's. Marc, the French-Canadian owner of the rustic 1600 sq. ft. beach house that Barbara, Allison, Pete, Ellen and I are renting, said....                

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Reclaiming Corn and Culture

truthout.org     11 hrs ago          

by: Wendy Call, Yes! Magazine (Photo: Eduardo Verdugo / AP) Summer 2008 Issue For 14 years, NAFTA has displaced farmers and spurred migration. The last trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States fell on...                

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Judge orders suspension of Bolivia referendum; government says it will go forward

iht.com     18 hrs ago   2 related          

A top judge is telling Bolivia's government to put off a referendum on whether the president and governors should stay in power. Magistrate Silvia Salome says electoral officials should suspend the Aug. 10 vote until the full...                

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Comparing Populism in regard to Russia and Latin Land of Liberty

wordpress.com     15 hrs ago          

Alvaro Vargas Llosa stated this thrilling cromlech comparing Russia and Latin The melting pot progressive the Washington Stay in these days(for all that the wholly speedway They could fetch inner self was concerning the Lombard...                

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apn.co.nz: A coca saleswoman shows her wares in Bolivia. Photo / AP apn.co.nz

Food shortage having surprise side effect

apn.co.nz     15 hrs ago          

Soaring food prices may achieve what the United States has spent millions of dollars trying to do: persuade Bolivian farmers to sow their fields with less potent crops than cocaine's raw ingredient. The unlikely advocate for...                

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I feel safe, the Russians may be coming to Venezuela and other nutty revolutionary stories

salon.com     yesterday   236 related          

I feel so good today. From Moscow, I not only learn that Chavez wants to spend some more money on buying weapons from Russia to complement the billions of dollars already spent, but he has also invited the Russians to establish...                

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