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Bolivia declares emergency over forest fires
Aug 20 2010, Jaime

Wildfires are raging out of control, destroying houses and land in their path

A state of emergency has been declared in Bolivia as forest fires spread across the country.

Almost 25,000 fires have destroyed about 1.5m hectares (3.7m acres) of land...

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Nine Hurt in Bolivia Protests
Claudio, La Paz and Sucre
At least nine people were injured in a clash between truck drivers and protesters who have been blocking highways in the southwestern Bolivian province of Potosi for...
Politics & Society, Bolivia Protests, Potosi city
made popular Aug 17 2010
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Bolivia spending $500,000 in a search for uranium
Sanwali, Shimla
Bolivia has launched a small project to look for uranium in the central Potosi region, the Mining Ministry said on Monday. The government of leftist President Evo...
Environment, uranium, Mining Ministry
made popular May 18 2010
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Bolivia nationalises four power companies
SME Times, New Delhi
Bolivian President Evo Morales Saturday nationalised three power companies with foreign capital and a local electricity cooperative during a ceremony to mark...
Business, Bolivia nationalises power companies, Evo Morales
made popular May 4 2010
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Gay and bald? Evo Morales thinks you ate too much chicken
CJ, San Francisco
Male pattern baldness and the mysteries of human sexuality are no puzzles for the president of Bolivia, who has declared they are caused by eating chicken. Evo Morales...
Politics & Society, Gay, Evo Morales
made popular Apr 23 2010
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Bolivia's Evo Morales Says Consuming Chicken Can Cause Hair Loss And Impotence
Incognito, Atlanta
It’s not just religious clerics out of the Middle-East that say stupid things, politicians, from every country, open their mouths every day and make equally...
Politics & Society, Bolivia, Evo Morales
made popular Apr 21 2010
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Venezuela celebrates bicentenary with Caracas parade
Cesar, Caracas
Celebrations have been taking place in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, to mark the country’s bicentenary. A large parade included the military and different...
Politics & Society, Caracas, bicentenary
made popular Apr 20 2010
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Bolivian Military, Police Chiefs to Learn Indian Languages
Oscar, La Paz and Sucre
President Evo Morales said Friday that command-level officers in the Bolivian military and police will be required to learn one of the Andean nation’s indigenous...
Politics & Society, Evo Morales, Bolivian Military
made popular Apr 10 2010
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Bolivian President Threatens to Nationalize Sugar Growers
Alvaro, La Paz and Sucre
President Evo Morales warned that he will nationalize sugar refineries whose owners try “to sabotage the Bolivian people” by selling their product at elevated...
Politics & Society, Evo Morales, nationalize sugar refineries
made popular Mar 29 2010
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The Hateful Politicizing Of The Haitian Tragedy
Incognito, Atlanta
I am so absolutely sick of how people have suddenly decided to politicize the whole Haiti earthquake relief. I had hoped that the world would come together, for once,...
Politics & Society, Haiti, Haiti earthquake
made popular Jan 21 2010
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Morales: Uribe has cheated me
Richard, Bogota
Bolivian President Evo Morales said that he and Brazil’s government are unhappy with Colombia withholding details regarding the military bases agreement with the...
Politics & Society, US Colombia base, Arms expansion
made popular Oct 2 2009
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US-Colombia deal overshadows South American summit
Marcelo, Brasilia
It might have seemed like nothing more than a contract renewal to U.S. negotiators — a 10-year lease on space at seven Colombian bases that would improve the fight...
Politics & Society, US Military expansion, Colombia military base
made popular Aug 28 2009
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Furious concerns on US-Colombian pact – Morales argues for referendum
Hector, Brasilia
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday he will propose a South American referendum on Bogota’s decision to grant the U.S. military access to Colombian...
Politics & Society, US Military expansion, Colombia military base
made popular Aug 27 2009
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Sharp left turn
Erick, Los Angeles
It seemed so obvious for a few years, back when the Berlin Wall had just fallen, that democratic capitalism would be the only way left for a developing country to...
Politics & Society, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales
made popular May 30 2009
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A pragmatic revolution
Marcelo, Brasilia
After the turmoil and instability of 2007, Bolivia looks to be turning a corner on the troubled road to reform. Indeed, Bolivian MP René Martinez seems positively...
Politics & Society, Bolivia reforms, Evo Morales, Socialism Movement
made popular Dec 19 2008
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Bolivian president censures United States
Mariel, La Paz and Sucre
Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday said the United States has tried to thwart his political ambitions and, more recently, failed to condemn a pro-autonomy...
Politics & Society, Evo Morales, United States, Bolivia
made popular Sep 25 2008
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The reform of the pension system in Bolivia
Nicola Momente, La Paz
The government of Evo Morales has proposed a change in the pension system in Bolivia. This reform is aimed at ensure a pension for all the citizens of the Andean...
Politics & Society, reform of the pension system, Evo Morales, referendum
made popular Jul 22 2008
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Recall vote set in divided Bolivia
Joey, Baton Rouge
In a rare instance of political accord, President Evo Morales and his critics have agreed to support a recall election for Morales and all eight sitting state...
Politics & Society, Bolivia vote, referendum, Evo Morales
made popular May 13 2008
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Autonomy vote in Bolivian state a divide and conquer ploy
Kenneth, Chicago
On May 4, an illegal referendum took place in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz department (state) to decide whether the region would become autonomous from the rest of the...
Politics & Society, Bolivian autonomy, Bolivian referendum, fascism
made popular May 12 2008
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Bolivia To Vote On President's Rule
Kevin, Columbia
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president, has agreed to hold a vote of confidence on his rule amid a power struggle between his government and wealthy provinces. The...
Politics & Society, Bolivia President Rule, Evo Morales, Bolivia referendum
made popular May 12 2008
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Bolivians to hold confidence vote
Kevin, Columbia
The people of Bolivia are to hold a vote of confidence in the rule of their leftist President, Evo Morales, as he struggles to enact radical reform. Mr Morales, who...
Politics & Society, Bolivia confidence vote, Evo Morales, Bolivia constitutional referendum
made popular May 9 2008
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Bolivia's Rift
Nick, La
BOLIVIAN President Evo Morales claims to be ruling his country on behalf of an indigenous majority whose rights have been denied for centuries by an evil...
Politics & Society, Bolivia constituntional referendum, Evo Morales, Bolivia's Rift
made popular May 6 2008
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Autonomy poll threatens to derail Bolivia's revolution
Kevin, Columbia
This was supposed to be the moment Bolivia’s democratic revolution became carved in stone: a new constitution transferring power from a white elite to the...
Politics & Society, Bolivia constitutional referendum, Bolivia's revolution, Evo Morales
made popular May 3 2008
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Autonomy vote poses tough challenge for Bolivian government
Matz, Rochester
The Bolivian government headed by President Evo Morales faces a tough challenge as an autonomy referendum proposed by the Santa Cruz provincial government, possibly the...
Politics & Society, autonomy referendum, Bolivian election, Evo Morales
made popular May 2 2008
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Welcome to the Axis of Evil Bolivian President Evo Morales to Paraguayan President Elect Fernando Lugo
Matz, Rochester
Bolivian President Evo Morales came to New York this week to deliver the keynote address at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Morales became Bolivia’s...
Politics & Society, Fernando Lugo, Evo Morales, UN Permanent Forum
made popular Apr 30 2008
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Latin America: the leaders change but the injustice lives on
Andrew, Hollywood
When Fernando Lugo, a former priest and a political novice, won Paraguay’s presidential election on 20 April, he became the first man in 60 years to reach the...
Politics & Society, Paraguay election, Fernando Lugo, Evo Morales
made popular Apr 28 2008
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