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World Briefing | The Americas: Bolivia: Opposition Calls StrikeOpposition leaders in six of Bolivia’s nine provinces, including Santa Cruz, the country’s economic powerhouse, called a 48-hour general strike to begin today to protest the rushed approval of a draft constitution that would give more power to President Evo Morales. Protests in the city of Sucre, where Congress is based, over the weekend led to at least three deaths and hundreds of injuries after clashes with the police. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationFrench diplomacy takes step in a new direction...Tight race prompts mad rush to replenish candidates’ war chests... Iraq delays executions of Saddam henchmen... Dominicans Say Cockfighting Is in Their Blood... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | The Americas: Bolivia: Opposition Calls Strike |
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