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President Evo Morales is to push for a new constitution to transform Bolivia and increase the power of its indigenous majority after his sweeping victory in Sunday's recall referendum
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President Evo Morales jump-started a stalled drive to rewrite the nation's constitution a day after a national referendum reaffirmed his mandate
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It amounts to the worst of both worlds: a state-controlled economy in which the government shirks its social responsibilities
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A national referendum endorses socialist President Evo Morales but it also buttresses the positions of governors in states seeking autonomy
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The squad will consist of some 300 officers in five centres
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There are an estimated 219 political prisoners currently held in Cuban jails, 15 fewer than in January this year
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Morales said he would convoke Bolivia's governors along with other social groups once all results are in from Sunday's referendum, which endorsed his leftist agenda by an impressive 63.5 percent, with three-fifths of the vote counted.
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Morales won a clear mandate in Sunday's election with more than 60 percent support but the four leading governors who oppose him and want autonomy for their provinces also comfortably survived their recall votes, and Bolivian politics remain deadlocked.
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Morales said he would push for a new constitution that will be opposed by his powerful foes, the governors of the four states in eastern Bolivia known as the ''half moon'' for the states' geographic shape. Voters in those four states ratified their govern
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The Cuban Commission on Human Rights said the number of known political prisoners had fallen by 15 to 219 in the first half of 2008, but that short-term detentions of dissidents had increased dramatically.