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Government Creates New Independent Superpower

Monday, August 30th, 2010

The Bolivian government announced today the creation of a new government position which will be responsible for guiding the country´s transition to community socialism…

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Indigenous Groups Ask Evo to Heed Observations

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Today several of Bolivia´s indigenous organizations jointly requested that President Evo Morales listen to their observations concerning government ministers…

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Violent Protests in Potosí Draw 100,000

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

Protests and blockades that have paralyzed the department of Potosí since Saturday grew violent yesterday when Félix Gonzales, governor of the department, tried to address…

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Governor Accuses Vice President of Drug Trafficking, Then Retracts

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Rubén Costas, governor of Santa Cruz, has accused Vice President Álvaro García Linera of involvement in corruption, drug-trafficking, and terrorism…

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VP Garcia Linera to Lunch with Chilean President

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

On June 24th a meeting between Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and Chilean President Seb Sebastián Piñera in the La…

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Cochabamba Assembly Increases Salaries

Monday, June 14th, 2010

On June 14th the Cochabamba Legislative Assembly voted for a resolution giving them each a salary of Bs. 8,500 per month ($1,214). Cochabamba Assembly secretary…

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Evo’s Sister’s House Attacked, Death Threats to Evo’s Nephews

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

On June 8th President Evo Morales’ sister formally denounced attacks on her house and death threats she and her children to a judge that she received last Saturday…

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Evo to Meet Opposition Leader Costas

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

On June 1st President Evo Morales announced that he had invited opposition leader Rubén Costas to meet with him in La Paz, which Costas, the governor of the Santa Cruz department, accepted…

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Opposition Angered by “Transitory Law”

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

The Bolivian opposition was angered by President Morales’ decision to promote the so called “Transitory Law” that will allow him to suspend governors that have judicial investigations…

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Salary Increases Pit Teachers Against Parents

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

After weeks of sporadic teacher strikes protesting what they say was an insufficient salary increase, parents of students in six macro-districts of La Paz…

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