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Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Ecuador's Rafael Correa have used constituent assemblies to counter intransigent traditional political parties and amend constitutions to extend their time in office
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In recent weeks, officials in this country - where the government controls a media apparatus devoted to glowing coverage of the president - have appeared increasingly obsessed with the 24-hour, all-news station
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 00:00
U.S. Magistrate Judge John Facciola agreed to hold 72-year-old Walter Kendall Myers and his wife, 71-year-old Gwendolyn, in jail pending a trial
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Peruvian lawmakers suspended a controversial law that eased restrictions on lumber harvesting in the Amazon rain forest, days after it sparked clashes between police and indigenous protesters, killing dozens of people.
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Indigenous groups say government is just trying to stop efforts to protect jungle from oil and logging development. More protests are planned today.
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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said that when he takes over as president of the 12-nation Union of South American Nations in July he will propose creation of a regional body to defend governments against critics in the media.
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The triple whammy of the drug warm, swine flu and the global economic crisis have sapped out of one of Mexico's critical revenue streams
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The leader of Peru's Amazon Indians will be flown to exile in Nicaragua after seeking asylum following violent demonstrations that killed scores of police and protesters.
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The legislature in Nuevo Leon state on Tuesday approved a bill banning city and state police officers from carrying personal cellphones while on duty in an effort to stop corrupt officers from communicating with drug gangs.
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Lawmakers approved the measure late Tuesday, a day after municipal police in Monterrey pulled guns on masked federal agents during a standoff that sent motorists scrambling for cover.