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More Ecuadorians Like Proposed Constitution

angus-reid.com     Aug 28, 2008   1 related          

Support for a new constitution has increased in Ecuador but it is still not enough to secure its ratification, according to a poll by Cedatos/Gallup. 44 per cent of respondents would vote in favour of the proposed body...                    

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UPDATE - America Movil to invest $200 mln a year in Ecuador (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     Aug 26, 2008          

QUITO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Telecommunications company America Movil (AMXL.MX: ) plans to invest about $200 million annually in Ecuador during its 15-year contract, a top company executive told Reuters on Monday. America...                    

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Civil Society Under Siege in the Andes

heritage.org     Aug 21, 2008          

Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez faces an election on November 23, and he’s wasting no time in further undermining civil society and consolidating his power. Jaime Daremblum of the Hudson Institute reports: On July 22, the...                    

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ALERT! Fund Ecuador to Keep Oil Underground

rainforestportal.org     Aug 21, 2008   3 related          

It is time for the international community led by Europe to step up and finance large-scale Amazon rainforest preservation to protect the Earth's atmosphere, biodiversity, and life-giving ecosystems; while helping meet needs...                    

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US base in Ecuador gets last chief before close

iht.com     Aug 21, 2008          

A U.S. Air Force officer is assuming his post as the last chief of a drug-interdiction air base in Ecuador before its lease runs out next year. Lt. Col. Jared Curtis took command Wednesday in a ceremony at the base in the...                    

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Banana Republic Behavior, Cont.

opinionjournal.com     Aug 18, 2008   1 related          

Last time we checked on Ecuador, the South American country was making itself notorious for a multibillion dollar legal shakedown of Chevron on bogus pollution charges. Now its President (and Hugo Chávez wannabe) Rafael Correa...                    

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Drilling for Oil Way, Way Offshore

time.com     Aug 17, 2008   226 related          

Download | Subscribe at iTunes Aerial of oil drilling rig in the Amazon rain forest. Drilling For Oil — In The Amazon As the price of oil soars, is the next great oilfield to be found beneath the Amazon rainforest? Download |...                    

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Charles Tannock: Latin America’s Anti-Chávez Axis

project-syndicate.org     Jul 23, 2008          

BRUSSELS – The rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages who had been held for years by FARC guerrillas marks more than a turning point in Colombia’s long war against its drug-running, Marxist guerrillas. It also...                    

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Austria

angus-reid.com     Jul 22, 2008   1 related          

Our latest polls from this past week. Virginia: Obama 44%, McCain 44% (Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Democrat Barack Obama is tied with Republican John McCain in the Old Dominion State, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports....                    

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cafebabel.com: López Garrido is now in charge in Spain of convincing the public about the benefits of the returns directive | Photo: Petezin/ Flickr cafebabel.com

New EU immigration directive: ‘policy of shame’

cafebabel.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Opposing the opinions held by the ex-commissioner and others, there is a large group that is critical of the new European directive passed in the European parliament in June. With this in mind, Diego López Garrido, Spanish...                    

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