20/1/08

Chávez says he chews coca daily
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
‘’If he is affirming that he consumes coca paste, he is admitting that he is consuming a substance that is illegal in Bolivia as well as Venezuela,’’ said … [chewing coca is NOT illegal in Bolivia. Ed]
www.miamiherald.com/news/ameri
cas/venezuela/story/386592.html

Hugo Chávez: Latin America’s money man
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
The Venezuelan and Cuban ambassadors to Bolivia flew here aboard the presidential jet to join the talks. The public was kept out. …
www.miamiherald.com/457/story/386580.html

Bolivia Seeks Constitution Compromise
Guardian Unlimited – UK
From AP By PAOLA FLORES AP Writer LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – Divided Bolivia took a tentative step toward reconciliation as President Evo Morales and…
www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-7231626,00.html

19/1/08

Qollauyo/Bolivia in the heart and struggle of the Indigenous …
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
VERIFY that in Bolivia, the indigenous movement and society excluded by Eurocentric (neo-colonial) policies have been fighting to achieve changes and that due to the fascism of the right that impedes, blocks, sabotages and manipulates …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/qo
llauyobolivia-in-heart-and-struggle.html

Is the mathematics, stupid!
By BOLIVIA LIBRE(BOLIVIA LIBRE)
In one hand of the equation we have the negative, brutally murderous and illegal maSSsit proposed new Bolivian constitution; one document that has all the necessary negative antibodies to make the majority of the Bolivian population to …
bolivia-libre.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-mathematics-stupid.html

Bolivia Back to Energy Talks
La Paz, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government will present a proposal about redistribution of the Direct Tax on Hydrocarbons (IDH), as continuation on Friday of the meetings among the Executive and prefectures.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8AADFADA-0B
C2-4FBB-A3C3-C62243D125FE%7D&language=EN

Unity talks suspended in Bolivia
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
Talks to end Bolivia ‘s political crisis and forge a national unity pact are in disarray after Evo Morales, the Bolivian president, shocked political rivals …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5862CF
CC-55AD-426F-BE5F-AED3C3D53F05.htm

Bolivia’s political crisis worsens as president slashes provincial …
Xinhua – China
18 (Xinhua) — Bolivia’s political impasse between the central government and provincial governments worsened Friday as President Evo Morales abruptly …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/19/content_7451247.htm

Bolivia’s Morales throws unity talks into disarray
Reuters UK – UK
By Terry Wade LA PAZ, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Talks to end Bolivia’s political
crisis were in disarray on Friday after leftist President Evo Morales
slashed …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1963022820080118

Brazil, Venezuela back Bolivia against FIFA’s high-altitude veto
Xinhua – China
18 (Xinhua) — Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Venezuela President Hugo Chavez stated their firm and total support to Bolivia in its fight …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/19/content_7450356.htm

Bolivia: The Road to Los Yungas
By Ruxandra Guidi
The coca leaf is an indispensable supplement for the often exploited, poor and working classes in Bolivia — chewing it helps to keep you awake; it suppresses hunger, eases muscle pain, gets rid of altitude sickness and indigestion, …
pulitzercenter.typepad.com/untold_stori
es/2008/01/bolivia-the-roa.html

18/1/08

Bolivia Back to Energy Talks
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government will present a proposal about redistribution of the Direct Tax on Hydrocarbons (IDH), as continuation …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8A
ADFADA-0BC2-4FBB-A3C3-C62243D125FE%7D

Bolivia’s Gas Nationalization: Opportunity and Challenges (3)
Andean Information Network – Cochabamba,Cochabamba,Bolivia As a result of its new oil and gas policy, as well as high prices, the Bolivian government’s income from gas and oil increased from $173 million in 2002 to …
ain-bolivia.org/index.php?option=com
_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=29

Those who were supposed to be ruled are ruling now
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
What Bolivia lives today is a revolution, in the meaning of a twist, a break of the old structures and patterns of ruling, a break of social, cultural, political and mental structures. It is different from a reform, which involves a …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/those
-who-were-supposed-to-be-ruled-are.html

In Bolivia, New State Pension Benefits Approved
By davebaker@benefitslink.com(davebaker@benefitslink.com)
Excerpt: “The Bolivian government has approved a plan to create a new ‘Dignity Pension’ to replace to the old solidarity bonus (Bonosol) the state provides to retired workers. The action is expected to improve retirement security in the …
www.benefitslink.com/links/20080118-059126.html

Bolivia to Explore Oilfields
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian state Fiscal Oilfield Deposits (YPFB) signed five agreements on Friday that will allow to prospect and exploit …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BDB4C
8199-A9C9-4C6C-8F78-6381E7DC12F7%7D

Europe for Morales, Bolivia Changes
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian president, Evo Morales, will explain to the European parliament the democratic changes occurring in his country, …
www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B24D09198
-B604-49B5-976E-146F42D6C3EE%7D&language=EN

Bolivian president picks poor role model in Chavez
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
It has taken root in Bolivia and now threatens to tear the nation apart. Bolivian President Evo Morales, mimicking Chavez, his ally and financial supporter, …
www.kansascity.com/273/story/449778.html

South America’s Constitutional Battles
Washington Post – United States
In three Andean countries — Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela — political leaders recently have pursued constitutional rewrites that would make it more …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/
01/17/AR2008011703438.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Academic Module: Bolivia on the Brink
By Council on Foreign Relations
Gamarra, author of Bolivia on the Brink, along with other resources to supplement the text. In the report, Gamarra encourages the US government to redirect its policy toward Bolivia to emphasize preservation of the democratic process …
feeds.cfr.org/~r/cfr_main/~3/21
8454067/academic_module.html

China, Bolivia hold cultural week
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
Diplomats and cultural attachés from China and Bolivia have met in the capital of La Paz to inaugurate a joint week-long cultural event. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=39155&sectionid=351020706

17/1/08

Bolivia: Blogger Named to National Electoral Court
By Eduardo Avila
The Bolivian blog community is generally very supportive of its members. Recently, a well-known blogger was named to a high ranking position within the Bolivian government. Normally, a pat on the back and other displays of …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/17/
bolivia-blogger-named-to-national-electoral-court/

Bolivian judges say proposed constitution illegal
Reuters UK – UK
By Terry Wade LA PAZ, Jan 17 (Reuters) – In a sign of growing opposition to leftist President Evo Morales, senior Bolivian judges said his proposed new…
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1716338820080117

China-Bolivia Culture Week kicks off in La Paz
Xinhua – China
16 (Xinhua) — Diplomats and cultural officials from China and Bolivia gathered Wednesday in the South American country’s administrative capital of La Paz …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_7438423.htm

16/1/08

Bolivia National Reforms on Table
La Paz, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The second meeting between the Bolivian government and departmental mayors wound up Wednesday with President Evo Morales proposing a 10-point agenda for national agreement.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B2B579D
CA-8F94-4E57-9439-9120C53A38C0%7D&language=EN

Bolivia Seeks Constitution Compromise
The Associated Press –
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Divided Bolivia took a tentative step toward reconciliation as President Evo Morales and autonomy-seeking opposition governors agreed …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j7AtDZzq
N-nHwPO2ovQdaTNZ52kAD8U76HE00

863 Citizen Groups Call on World Bank President to Respect …
Common Dreams (press release) – Portland,ME,USA
Last May, the government of Bolivia became the first country in the world to withdraw from ICSID, citing the court’s record of favoring narrow corporate …
www.commondreams.org/news2008/0116-10.htm

Rain Increases Flood Threat in Bolivia
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Bolivians are under threat of rivers overflowing their banks Wednesday due to the strong rains provoked by the La Niña …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BB5B165
0A-7295-45A7-A389-B90EB0350E48%7D

Bolivia Fixing Constitution, Resources
La Paz, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government accepted Wednesday to rectify the possible contradictions existing in the project of the new Constitution to review the redistribution of resources from the energy sector with …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BEB093C7
9-4F06-4C32-801D-D983AB81B425%7D&language=EN

Bolivia – Who’s Left?
By Boli-Nica(Boli-Nica)
Has Anyone seen where Bolivian leftist intellectuals, professionals, and politicians from the 70's, 80's, and 90's are? Bolivia had an active, sophisticated left, with the parties around the UDP alliance among others – some who were in …
bolicarreras.blogspot.com/2008/01/bolivia-whos-left.html

A closer look at Bolivia’s gas nationalization
Part III. Increased Gas and Oil Revenues from Nationalization Benefit Various Projects.
www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?i
dcategory=35&idSub=175&idArticle=13663

Bolivia’s capital fight fails to make the agenda at constitutional …
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) – Wien,Austria
AP LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – Bolivia’s once-violent fight to relocate its capital was reduced to a whimper Tuesday, when key talks on a new constitution …
www.pr-inside.com/bolivia-s-capital-
fight-fails-to-make-r388702.htm

Bolivia: Coca at the Villa Fátima Market
By Eduardo Avila
In La Paz, Bolivia, Ruxandra Guidi visits the Villa Fátima market, where coca is legally sold. The blog article is part of Untold Stories from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/
01/16/bolivia-coca-at-the-villa-fatima-market/

Conflict in Bolivia for Land and Power
La Paz, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Opposition inflexibility regarding the proposed autonomic statutes obey the oligarchy’s interest in legalizing their huge estates, pro-government lawmaker Cesar Navarro denounced Tuesday.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B3E45D9C
A-D2E9-42BF-8C98-307E53256CD3%7D&language=EN

Mob Justice in Bolivia
By Eli Lehrer
Thor Halvorssen’s wonderful Human Rights Foundation has published an important new report on Bolivian president Evo Morales’ efforts to introduce a system of “communal justice.” (A summary of the report is here. …
www.openmarket.org/2008/01/15/mob-justice-in-bolivia/

15/1/08

FACTBOX-Scenarios in Bolivia’s political crisis
Reuters UK – UK
Jan 15 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales and opposition governors who declared autonomy to protest his reform agenda are trying to settle …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1550068920080115

Major Gas Find in Bolivia
Energy Tribune – Houston,TX,USA
Spanish oil major Repsol YPF has discovered a new natural gas field in Bolivia that is sure to help the country’s energy program. …
www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=752

Bolivia’s ‘Bad Births’ Sit on Political Sidelines
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
La Paz Bolivia (WOMENSENEWS)—Bolivia’s 255-delegate Constituent Assembly under President Evo Morales—the country’s first indigenous leader and widely considered one of the region’s most leftist heads of state—last month narrowly …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/
bolivias-bad-births-sit-on-political.html

Bolivia for Vote if Dialogue Fails
La Paz, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government and the nine departmental prefects agreed Tuesday to hold a revocation referendum if the current dialogue between the country’s antagonistic politicians fails.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B01DB158
B-AF9D-43AE-BA72-2387372AD3EB%7D&language=EN

Bolivia’s Morales, governors try for unity accord
Reuters UK – UK
LA PAZ, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales and opposition governors negotiated late on Monday to try to strike a national unity …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1541863620080115

Bolivia, Spain Analyze Bilateral Ties
Madrid, January 14 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Relations Ministers from Bolivia, David Choquehuanca and Spain, Miguel Angel Moratinos, analyzed here on Monday the state of bilateral ties, with emphasis on migration and investments.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B7F59EE2F-D4
5A-4716-98B4-93ED37130D8B%7D&language=EN

Bolivia´s Warring Leaders Have a Talk
The Democracy Center – Cochabamba,Cochabamba,Bolivia
This week brought important political developments in Bolivia, with the meeting in La Paz on Monday between President Morales, Vice-President Garcia Linera, …
www.democracyctr.org/blog/2008/01/
bolivias-warring-leaders-have-talk.html

14/1/08

Ben Dangl on Social Movements in Bolivia
By tim(tim)
In Part 1 of the Mediamouse.org interview with author Benjamin Dangl on social movements in Bolivia, Dangl explores the last six or seven years of popular movements, the privatization of Bolivia’s water by Becthel, and the response to …
demleft.blogspot.com/2008/01/ben
-dangl-on-social-movements-in.html

Bolivia Constitution Centers Govt-Mayors Talk
La Paz, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Compatibility of key articles of the new Bolivian Constitution will center the second meeting between the government and nine departmental mayors, aimed at defining actions to reach a national agreement, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B9392B0E4-A7D8-
46AE-8CAE-71B9B1ED3BBB%7D&language=EN

12/1/08

Bolivia Towns Participate in Constitution
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government and Federation of Municipal Associations agreed on Saturday to send their observations to the…
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B6
062DFCB-E378-4C60-84F9-F9299B3618C3%7D

Bolivia’s coca growers are taking on an American soft-drink icon.
Unconfirmed Sources (satire) – USA
by Gunther Schnitzel LA PAZ, Bolivia—The farmers want the word “Coca” dropped by Coca-Cola. They argue the potent shrub belongs to the cultural heritage of …
www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=2314

Another revolutionary pilgrim in Bolovia
By Dave Riley
I am in Bolivia for one month checking out the indigenous revolution that is unfolding here. Today I bumped into 2 protests and one mass court action. The Morales and MAS goverment have a real fight on their hands to progress. …
leftclickblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/
another-revolutionary-pilgrim-in.html

Just Foreign Policy News, January 11, 2008
By Robert Naiman
5) Senator Clinton expressed sympathy for the aspirations of Bolivia ‘s indigenous majority and said the US should have done more to support the government of President Morales. The question-and-answer exchange is on posted on YouTube. …
www.justforeignpolicy.org/newsroom/blog/?p=307

11/1/08

Bolivia’s Morales may revise charter to calm crisis
Reuters UK – UK
LA PAZ, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Leftist President Evo Morales and the head of Bolivia’s constitutional assembly said they may revise the Andean country’s…
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1128936320080111

Bolivia Talks Energy Revenue Sharing
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government and municipal representatives will meet on Friday to reach consensus on positions about distribution …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B46
7034AC-34FF-43D5-B02E-F0378EA87C51%7D

Voces Bolivianas: Leaping forward to the next round
Global Voices Online – Cambridge,MA,USA
It helped teach the tools and techniques of citizen media to 23 members of
underrepresented groups in Bolivia who have already emerged as …
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/11/
voces-bolivianas-leaping-forward-to-the-next-round/

Bolivia: Talks Hold Out Hope in Polarized Country
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
(IPS) Bringing Bolivia’s four youngest and strongest sons back into the fold will not be an easy task for leftist President Evo Morales, who is attempting to keep a heavily polarised country together. …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/
bolivia-talks-hold-out-hope-in.html

Chronicling the world’s disappearing languages
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
As an academician used to trekking to such remote locations as Siberia and Bolivia, Harrison wasn’t too keen on traveling to the celebrity-studded indie …
www.philly.com/philly/news/20080110_
Chronicling_the_worlds_disappearing_languages.html

10/1/08

Bolivia: Talks Hold Out Hope in Polarized Country
Upside Down World – Hartwick,NY,USA
(IPS) Bringing Bolivia’s four youngest and strongest sons back into the fold will not be an easy task for leftist President Evo Morales, who is attempting …
upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1082/68/

Italy demands 100-plus extraditions
The Press Association –
Authorities have made the requests for 139 people involved in the military dictatorships of Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay and …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gdBo-dFHn1vVlmLJ1e5sWDM6zGFg

Hillary Clinton Questioned About Bolivia in New Hampshire
The Democracy Center – Cochabamba,Cochabamba,Bolivia
Stay tuned for more questions about Bolivia and Latin America aimed at US Presidential and Congressional candidates throughout the year. …
www.democracyctr.org/blog/2008/01/
hillary-clinton-questioned-about_10.html

Bolivia, Prefectures Talk Redistribution
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
This meeting is the result of the negotiation process that began on Monday, between the Bolivian government and the new prefectures, trying to ease the…
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BED9E
97B5-07CE-44BE-9096-C67C1C415AE0%7D

Bolivia’s deepening crisis by TOM LEWIS
By Neil Williams(Neil Williams)
Picket in front of the Bolivian embassy in London showing solidarity and support to the new constitution and the process of change in Bolivia. Bolivia Solidarity Campaign. TOM LEWIS, coauthor with Oscar Olivera of ¡Cochabamba! …
respectuk.blogspot.com/2008/01/bolivi
as-deepening-crisis-by-tom-lewis.html

Lessons for the Rest of the World – Why Bolivia Matters
By Signs of the Times(Signs of the Times)
Bolivia’s National Palace is a classic colonial building that sits on the pigeon-filled Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It’s more often called the “Palacio Quemado” or “Burned Palace” because it’s been set on fire repeatedly by …
www.sott.net/articles/show/146940-Lessons
-for-the-Rest-of-the-World-Why-Bolivia-Matters

Bolivian government rules out LNG exports
EnergyCurrent – Houston,TX,USA
BOLIVIA: BNamericas reported that Bolivia has no plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the US and Mexico, according to the South American country’s …
www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=8017

Violence and Discrimination in the Process of the Constituent Assembly
The Democracy Center – Cochabamba,Cochabamba,Bolivia
The battles over political change in Bolivia are about not one thing, but many – regional and economic interest, political party power, competing visions of …
www.democracyctr.org/blog/2008/01
/violence-and-discrimination-in-process.html

Bolivia: Energy profile
Spero News – USA
With one of the largest natural gas reserves in South America, Bolivia has the potential to become a natural gas hub in the Southern Cone (Argentina,…
www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=13486

9/1/08

Bolivia Redistributing Energy Profits
La Paz, January 9 (Prensa Latina) The redistribution of direct tax resources from Hydrocarbons (IDH) will be analyzed starting Wednesday by a joint commission of experts from the Bolivian government and nine mayors.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BFA66C844
-BD0D-4D0A-9952-4E3854EE6C55%7D&language=EN

Bolivia: Energy profile
With one of the largest natural gas reserves in South America, Bolivia has the potential to become a natural gas hub in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay).
www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id
category=35&idSub=175&idArticle=13486

Bolivia’s deepening crisis
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
While not reaching the scope or magnitude of a fully fledged social revolution, Morales’ vision for “a new Bolivia “ seeks to implement political and cultural reforms that are rightly perceived as challenging the power of Bolivia ‘s …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/
bolivias-deepening-crisis.html

Bolivia Redistributing Energy Profits
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
The Bolivian vice president Alvaro Garcia Linera explained the meeting will
allow participants to put forward their criteria on how to manage the
resources, …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B
FA66C844-BD0D-4D0A-9952-4E3854EE6C55%7D

Bolivia seeks a path to unity
CNN – USA
LA PAZ, Bolivia (CNN) — Representatives of the Bolivian government and opposition governors plan to meet next week in an effort to keep the country from …
www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/01/09/bolivia.unity/

Bolivia’s deepening crisis
Socialist Worker Online – Chicago,IL,USA
Water War in Bolivia, looks at political developments in Bolivia and what lies ahead. THE LAST year has been a time of dramatically increased social…
www.socialistworker.org/2008-1/657/657_10_Bolivia.shtml

Bolivians Criticize Government on Corruption
Angus Reid Global Monitor – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Adults in Bolivia are disappointed with the way their national administration has dealt with illegal practices, according to a …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/29571/
bolivians_criticize_government_on_corruption

8/1/08

Reuters World News Highlights 1900 GMT Jan 8
Guardian Unlimited – UK
LA PAZ – Bolivia’s leftist President Evo Morales and opposition governors agreed on Tuesday to draw up a pact of national unity to prevent rival factions …
www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7208506

Bolivia seeks solution to unrest
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales and the governors of four rebellious provinces have declared that they want to work together to solve the current political crisis in their country. After talks lasting seven hours, both sides agreed to …
www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/
5591178/Bolivia-seeks-solution-to-unrest

New Constitution and Polarization in Bolivia
At year’s end, Bolivia found itself in the midst of a divisive political crisis that threatened to dismantle the state. Meanwhile, the course of events for 2008 remains unpredictable.
news.myspace.com/politics/humanrights/item/13463253

Morales and foes say Bolivia should stay together
Reuters – USA
By Terry Wade LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Bolivia’s leftist President Evo
Morales and opposition governors struggled to overcome their bitter
differences at …
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0917596320080108

Bolivia governor goes into exile
By telder@wpherald.com (Martin Arostegui)
The former governor of one of Bolivia’s nine provinces went into exile in neighboring Peru fearing that President Evo Morales will use military force to impose a socialist con- stitution that much of the nation opposes.
wpherald.com/articles/6397/1/Bolivia-governor-goes-into-exile
/Former-governor-fears-action-of-President-Morales.html

Constitution struggle opens Bolivia’s old east-west divides
International Herald Tribune – France
AP LA PAZ, Bolivia: The symbols of Bolivia’s constitutional standoff reflect its divided soul: an Andean rainbow and a red Spanish cross. …
www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/08
/america/LA-FEA-Bolivia-Identity-Crisis.php

ForeignPolicy: Bolivia: Thwarted at the Polls, Right-Wingers Turn …
By Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet
Tensions run high as Bolivia’s elite refuse to give up power peacefully.
www.alternet.org/audits/72982/

7/1/08

Bolivia’s Morales, rivals argue before talks
San Diego Union Tribune – United States
By Terry Wade LA PAZ – Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition governors traded insults before talks Monday aimed at resolving a bitter …
www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/
20080107-0630-bolivia-politics-.html

Bolivia Hinges on Evo, Mayors Talk
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Evo Morales, and the nine departmental mayors plan to talk about the current political panorama Monday, …
www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B05BF49D
C-4896-4AB6-8367-F463BF22D73E%7D&language=EN

Fear and Loathing in Bolivia: New Constitution, Polarization
By Benjamin Dangl
This group of students and union activists are mobilizing against a civic strike led by middle class foot soldiers of the Bolivian right. These actions in the street are part of a political roller coaster that is dramatically changing …
news.nacla.org/2008/01/07/fear-and-l
oathing-in-bolivia-new-constitution-polarization/

Bolivia talking with China for El Mutun development
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
7 Jan, 2008, 1520 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: As Naveen Jindal-promoted JSPL
prepares for developing El Mutun iron ore mines in Bolivia, the Latin
American …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indl
_Goods__Svs/Metals__Mining/Bolivia_talking_with_China_for
_El_Mutun_development/articleshow/2680339.cms

Past drives Bolivian president
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
AP FILE PHOTO Bolivia’s President Evo Morales delivers a speech after receiving a copy of the new version of Bolivia’s constitution in La Paz on Dec. …
www.thestar.com/columnists/article/291531

Vinto tin smelter seizure negotiations extended until February
Mineweb – London,England,UK
Bolivia’s Vice Minister of Mining Pedro Mariovo said negotiations between the Bolivian government and Swiss miner Glencore concerning the nationalization of …
www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/min
eweb/en/page60?oid=43778&sn=Detail