http://www.newsvine.com/evo-moralesNewsvine - evo-moralesen-usCopyright 2013Sun, 24 Feb 2013 01:04:27 +0000Mon, 20 May 2013 08:32:25 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033959-bolivia-leader-unable-to-meet-ailing-chavezhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17033959-bolivia-leader-unable-to-meet-ailing-chavezunvenezuelaboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsWed, 20 Feb 2013 22:14:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17005105-morales-nationalizes-spanish-owned-airport-companyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17005105-morales-nationalizes-spanish-owned-airport-companyboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsnationalizationltMon, 18 Feb 2013 16:27:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, announces that he is nationalizing the Spanish-owned venture, SABSA, that runs the country's three main airports, at the Jorge Wistermann Airport in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The affected company, SABSA, runs the airports in the cities of La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. Morales' move Monday is the latest in a series of nationalizations he has ordered of mostly Spanish investments in what he considers public utilities. (AP Photo)</p><p>Soldiers walk on the tarmac of the international airport in El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, after President Evo Morales announced that he was nationalizing the Spanish-owned venture, SABSA, that runs the country's three main airports, including Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. Morales' move Monday is the latest in a series of nationalizations he has ordered of mostly Spanish investments in what he considers public utilities. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17001919-chavez-opponents-demand-answers-about-his-cancerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/18/17001919-chavez-opponents-demand-answers-about-his-cancervenezuelachavez1ststate-departmentevo-moralessouth-americanhugo-chavezworld-newsldwritethruequatorial-guinealtin-caracas'at-caracas'Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:56:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Chavez remains in Havana undergoing unspecified treatments following his fourth cancer-related operation on Dec. 11. He has hasn't been seen or spoken publicly in more than two months. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)</p><p>FILE - In an Oct. 12, 2012 file photo Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is flanked by portraits of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar, during a press conference at the Miraflores palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez returned home to Venezuela early Monday Feb. 18, 2012, after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, file)</p><p>A woman holds a painting of President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather around Bolivar square after his return to the country in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn't offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters gather in Bolivar square after President Hugo Chavez' return in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn't offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman reacts to the camera as supporters holding pictures gather in Bolivar square after President Hugo Chavez' return in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn't offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a heart-shaped placard with his image in Bolivar Square, where supporters gathered to celebrate his return, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez arrived at 2:30 a.m. and was taken to the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return, outside the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez arrived at 2:30 a.m. and was taken to the military hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman holds a painting of President Hugo Chavez as supporters gather around Bolivar square after his return to the country in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. The government didn't offer an explanation as to why Chavez made his surprise return while he is undergoing other treatments that have not been specified.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Welcome home and get well messages for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are taped to a board on a wall near Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said. Hundreds of Chavez supporters celebrated his return in downtown Caracas, chanting his name and holding photos of the president, in the nearby plaza. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A banner bearing a photo of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is displayed on a building of the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where the ailing leader is expected to continue his treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Caracas' military hospital, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a celebration marking the leader's return, in Bolivar Square, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. The woman holds a cutout image of Chavez along with a Saint Judas statue and a note that reads in Spanish: "Thank you St. Judas," because she believes her prayers to the Catholic saint helped in the return of the ailing president. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez celebrates his return at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez celebrates his return at Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez celebrate his return to the country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Caracas' military hospital, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Police officers stand outside the military hospital where President Hugo Chavez was taken after his return from Cuba in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez at arrived at 2:30 a.m. and was taken to the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An inflatable doll depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sits in front of Venezuela's National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Caracas' military hospital, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela' s President Hugo Chavez holds up a sign that reads in Spanish "Love with love my president" as she attends a celebration marking his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, one of them holding a sign that reads in Spanish "We are all Chavez," sit after his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman shows a tattoo depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a celebration marking his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez cries as she attends a celebration marking his return to his country at Bolivar square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, and was being treated at the Caracas' military hospital, his government said. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez point and read aloud welcome and get well messages written on pieces of paper taped to a wall near Bolivar Square in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a photo of him as she celebrates his return, outside the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of medical treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery. Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on television that Chavez arrived at 2:30 a.m. and was taken to the military hospital in Caracas, where he will continue his treatment. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An inflatable doll depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sits at a street food stall outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman, with her face painted with the colors of the Venezuelan flag, holds up a doll depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez outside the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Chavez returned to Venezuela early Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, triggering street celebrations by supporters who welcomed him home while he remained out of sight at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this photo provided by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, smiles during a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Morales is in Caracas Tuesday to visit Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is back home after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Office)</p><p>A man dressed in costume as one of Venezuela's forefathers, Francisco de Miranda, walks along a pedestrian street in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba, but he remained silent and out of sight on Tuesday, closed away in a tightly guarded military hospital, leaving the nation to speculate about whether he can still govern, and for how long. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pray for his health during a Mass at the Ministry of Education headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Chavez is back in Venezuela after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba, but he remained silent and out of sight on Tuesday, closed away in a tightly guarded military hospital, leaving the nation to speculate about whether he can still govern, and for how long. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Musician Javier Munoz, 46, plays his instrument as he sells music outside of a cafe in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba, but he remained silent and out of sight on Tuesday, closed away in a tightly guarded military hospital, leaving the nation to speculate about whether he can still govern, and for how long. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A man reads a local newspaper covered with pictures of supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, in a plaza in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Chavez is back in Venezuela after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba, but he remained silent and out of sight on Tuesday, closed away in a tightly guarded military hospital, leaving the nation to speculate about whether he can still govern, and for how long. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Men read newspapers in a plaza in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. President Hugo Chavez is back in Venezuela after 10 weeks of cancer treatment in Cuba, but he remained silent and out of sight on Tuesday, closed away in a tightly guarded military hospital, leaving the nation to speculate about whether he can still govern, and for how long. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A mural depicting Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and the words in Spanish "Healing" covers a wall along a downtown street in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. Chavez remained silent and out of sight after his return was announced on his Twitter account Monday. The government said he was continuing unspecified medical treatments at Caracas' military hospital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>William Montoya, 28, a supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, holds a picture of Chavez with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia that reads in Spanish "We shall overcome!" as he stands outside the military hospital where Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez decorates a motorbike at a moto-taxi station near the military hospital where Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman peers through a bus window that is covered in the Spanish words: "Chavez is alive" near the military hospital where President Hugo Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a poster of Chavez behind people waiting in line to enter a military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment at this hospital, but the people in line are there for routine hospital visits unrelated to the president. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>The words in Spanish "Chavez is back" covers a red car's window above an image of Chavez on the car door in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. President Hugo Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo provided by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, shakes hands with a National Guard soldier, left, upon his arrival to the Military Academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Morales is in Venezuela to visit Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, whose sudden return to his country after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. At center, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Office)</p><p>Evo Morales, right, President of Bolivia, listen to speakers at a United Nations General Assembly meeting, marking the global launch of the International Year of Quinoa of Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. President Morales has been named Special Ambassador for the International Year of Quinoa, to raise awareness of the nutritional, economic, environmental and cultural value of quinoa, a food that has been traditionally cultivated for thousands of years in Andean communities. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)</p><p>People drink beverages at a food stand where a poster hangs of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez near the Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The government has not released a single photo of Chavez since his return from Cuba on Monday, and that has some Venezuelans doubting whether he's in the military hospital. Others insist he is there, just out of sight while undergoing treatment. Chavez, who has been undergoing cancer treatment in Cuba on and off since June 2011, has said he has had tumors removed from his pelvic region and has undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatment. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A man hangs a banner showing a picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez outside the Military Hospital, where Chavez is allegedly receiving treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. The banner reads in Spanish "Chavez is not a man, he is a people who advances. We will live and triumph." No one has yet publicly described a visit with Chavez at the hospital, and Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Wednesday that he had met only with relatives and doctors but was unable to see Chavez himself when he visited the hospital. Speaking at the United Nations, Morales said that Chavez "is in a very difficult spot with his health." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Plastic protected mages of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are displayed for sale in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government said that the country's ailing president was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital in Caracas. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A banner bearing a photo of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is displayed on a building of the Carlos Arvelo Military Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government said that the country's ailing president was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital in Caracas. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds a calendar with an image of Chavez near the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government said that the ailing president was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Curious onlookers stop to watch the goings-on at the military hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government said that the country's ailing President Hugo Chavez was continuing unspecified medical treatments at the military hospital. Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be preparing to relinquish power and make way for a successor and a new election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman holds a candle along with a poster of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at a candlelight vigil to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The Venezuelan government provided an update on Chavez's condition Thursday night, saying that he remained at a military hospital in Caracas and that "the medical treatment for the fundamental illness continues without presenting significant adverse effects." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People hold up candles during candlelight vigil for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government has not given details about the treatment Chavez is undergoing, and hasn't identified the type or exact location of the tumors that have been removed from his pelvic region. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People hold up candles during candlelight vigil for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Chavez hasn't spoken publicly since before he underwent his latest cancer surgery on Dec. 11. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A woman holds a picture of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez as she lights a candle during a vigil to pray for Chavez's health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Government officials have said Chavez is breathing through a tracheal tube, but they have also shown a few letters and other documents with his signature. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People hold up candles and images of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during candlelight vigil to pray for his health as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. The government has not given details about the treatment Chavez is undergoing, and hasn't identified the type or exact location of the tumors that have been removed from his pelvic region. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>People pray for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment during a vigil in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Chavez hasn't been seen since he returned to Venezuela on Monday from Cuba, where for 10 weeks he was recovering and fighting complications following his latest cancer surgery Dec. 11. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Indigenous supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez dance around a bonfire during a vigil to pray for Chavez as he remains in a hospital undergoing cancer treatment in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Chavez hasn't been seen since he returned to Venezuela on Monday from Cuba, where for 10 weeks he was recovering and fighting complications following his latest cancer surgery Dec. 11. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A protester dressed as a death holds up pan during an opposition demonstration against of the devaluation of the currency in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Venezuela's government announced on Friday, Feb. 8 that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-anticipated change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. Venezuela's government has had strict currency exchange controls since 2003 and maintains a fixed, government-set exchange rate. While those controls have restricted the amounts of dollars available at the official rate, an illegal black market has flourished and the value of the bolivar has recently been eroding. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A protester shows a fake bill that reads in Spanish "This is the revolution. Poor Bolivar" with the value of 100 crossed out and 54 written next to it, at an opposition demonstration against of the devaluation of the currency in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Venezuela's government announced on Friday, Feb. 8 that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-anticipated change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. Venezuela's government has had strict currency exchange controls since 2003 and maintains a fixed, government-set exchange rate. While those controls have restricted the amounts of dollars available at the official rate, an illegal black market has flourished and the value of the bolivar has recently been eroding. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A protester holds up a picture of Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro that reads in Spanish "Big red package, plus inflation" during an opposition demonstration against of the devaluation of the currency in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Venezuela's government announced on Friday, Feb. 8 that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-anticipated change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. Venezuela's government has had strict currency exchange controls since 2003 and maintains a fixed, government-set exchange rate. While those controls have restricted the amounts of dollars available at the official rate, an illegal black market has flourished and the value of the bolivar has recently been eroding. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642952-bolivia-leader-says-chavez-in-therapy-for-returnhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/22/16642952-bolivia-leader-says-chavez-in-therapy-for-returnvenezuelaboliviachavezevo-moraleshugo-chavezworld-newsltTue, 22 Jan 2013 15:44:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://susananthony.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16591120-bolivian-lawmaker-caught-on-video-allegedly-raping-an-unconscious-woman-saloncomhttp://susananthony.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16591120-bolivian-lawmaker-caught-on-video-allegedly-raping-an-unconscious-woman-saloncomrapeevo-moralesworld-newsviolence-against-womenwar-on-womendomingo-alcibia-riveraSat, 19 Jan 2013 01:53:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16465086-partial-victory-for-bolivia-in-coca-fighthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/11/16465086-partial-victory-for-bolivia-in-coca-fightboliviacocaevo-moralesworld-newsevo-morales'ltFri, 11 Jan 2013 16:00:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Gift bags of coca leaves with packaging that reads in Spanish "God created coca leaves and no one will be able to prohibit its consumption" lay at a coca vendor's stall, to be handed out to people attending an upcoming event celebrating traditional coca chewing, at a legal coca leaf market in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. President Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of Bolivia, has finally attained a partial, if largely, symbolic victory. A year ago, Bolivia temporarily withdrew from the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs because it classifies coca leaf, the raw material of cocaine, as an illicit drug. It has now rejoined, with one important caveat: The centuries-old Andean practice of chewing or otherwise ingesting coca leaves, a mild stimulant in its natural form, will now be universally recognized as legal within Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>People enter a legal coca leaf market, some carrying bags of coca leaves, under a stained glass window decorated with an image of a coca leaf in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. President Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of Bolivia, has finally attained a partial, if largely, symbolic victory. A year ago, Bolivia temporarily withdrew from the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs because it classifies coca leaf, the raw material of cocaine, as an illicit drug. It has now rejoined, with one important caveat: The centuries-old Andean practice of chewing or otherwise ingesting coca leaves, a mild stimulant in its natural form, will now be universally recognized as legal within Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A market vendor shows her coca leaves to the camera as she waits for clients, to which she sells one pound of leaves for 35 Bolivianos, or about $5 U.S. dollars, inside a legal coca leaf market in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. President Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of Bolivia, has finally attained a partial, if largely, symbolic victory. A year ago, Bolivia temporarily withdrew from the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs because it classifies coca leaf, the raw material of cocaine, as an illicit drug. It has now rejoined, with one important caveat: The centuries-old Andean practice of chewing or otherwise ingesting coca leaves, a mild stimulant in its natural form, will now be universally recognized as legal within Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A coca vendor shows her coca leaves for sale as she waits for clients inside a legal coca leaf market in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. President Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of Bolivia, has finally attained a partial, if largely, symbolic victory. A year ago, Bolivia temporarily withdrew from the 1961 U.N. convention on narcotic drugs because it classifies coca leaf, the raw material of cocaine, as an illicit drug. It has now rejoined, with one important caveat: The centuries-old Andean practice of chewing or otherwise ingesting coca leaves, a mild stimulant in its natural form, will now be universally recognized as legal within Bolivia. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/29/16234578-bolivia-expropriates-spanish-energy-subsidiarieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/29/16234578-bolivia-expropriates-spanish-energy-subsidiariesspainboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsltexpropriationsSat, 29 Dec 2012 16:22:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The exterior of Spanish energy company Iberdrola is seen, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. President Evo Morales has nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. Morales issued a decree Saturday allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. Soldiers guarded the installations of the electricity distribution companies, marked with signs reading: "Nationalized". (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)</p><p>The exterior of Spanish energy company Iberdrola is seen, in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. President Evo Morales has nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola. Morales issued a decree Saturday allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. Soldiers guarded the installations of the electricity distribution companies, marked with signs reading: "Nationalized". (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)</p><p>In this photo released by Bolivia's Presidency Press Office, Bolivia's President Evo Morales signs a decree allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. The decree read by Morales also calls for Iberdrola to receive indemnification after an independent firm is hired within 180 days to determine the value of the nationalized shares. Bolivia's Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera is pictured at left. (AP Photo/Presidency Press Office, Jose Lirauze)</p><p>Marked with signs reading: "Nationalized," soldiers stand guard outside the offices of Electropaz, an electricity distribution subsidiary of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29. 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales issued a decree Saturday allowing the takeover of shares in Electropaz and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. The decree read by Morales also calls for Iberdrola to receive indemnification after an independent firm is hired within 180 days to determine the value of the nationalized shares. (AP Photo)</p><p>Marked with signs reading: "Nationalized," soldiers stand guard outside the offices of Electropaz, an electricity distribution subsidiary of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29. 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales issued a decree Saturday allowing the takeover of shares in Electropaz and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. The decree read by Morales also calls for Iberdrola to receive indemnification after an independent firm is hired within 180 days to determine the value of the nationalized shares. (AP Photo)</p><p>Military police stand guard outside Transportadora de Electricidad belonging to Spanish company Red Electrica in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29. 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales nationalized the company in May, which controlled 74 percent of energy transmission in Bolivia. Morales nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola, Saturday, and issued a decree allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Military police stand guard outside Transportadora de Electricidad belonging to Spanish company Red Electrica in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29. 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales nationalized the company in May, which controlled 74 percent of energy transmission in Bolivia. Morales nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola, Saturday, and issued a decree allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Soldiers stand guard outside Transportadora de Electricidad belonging to Spanish company Red Electrica in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, Dec. 29. 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales nationalized the company in May, which controlled 74 percent of energy transmission in Bolivia. On Saturday, Morales nationalized electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola and issued a decree allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in the Andean nation. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093585-venezuela-vp-in-cuba-to-visit-ailing-chavezhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/22/16093585-venezuela-vp-in-cuba-to-visit-ailing-chavezvenezuelachavezevo-moraleshugo-chavezworld-newschristmas-eveltnicolas-maduroSat, 22 Dec 2012 22:36:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Musicians perform in front of an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez that reads in Spanish "singing, dance, life and hope" during a concert in support of him marking the 8th anniversary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas group, ALBA, in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday Dec. 17, 2012. Chavez is recovering in Cuba from a surgery, his fourth operation related to his pelvic cancer since June 2011. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro raises a clenched fist in solidarity at a group of people gathered in front of the National Pantheon during a ceremony marking the 182nd anniversary of the death of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Once a Catholic church, the building is now the burial place of Bolivar and other dignitaries. The hero's sarcophagus is the centerpiece at the Pantheon, displayed on the main altar. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Pierre Denis, who works at Venezuela's embassy, carries an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez after holding a Mass to pray for Chavez's health in Petion-Ville, Haiti, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Chavez is recovering in Cuba from surgery, his fourth operation related to pelvic cancer since June 2011. (AP Photo/ Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)</p><p>In this picture released by the Cuban newspaper Juventud Revelde, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, is welcomed by Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez at the Jose Marti international airport in Havana, Cuba, early Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Evo Morales is in Cuba to visit Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from a surgery, his fourth operation related to his pelvic cancer since June 2011. (AP Photo/Juventud Revelde, Estudios Revolucion)</p><p>FOR USE AS DESIRED, YEAR END PHOTOS - FILE - In this July 24, 2012 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a pair of pistols that he says belonged to Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony marking 229th anniversary of Bolivar's birth at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Bolivar is the namesake of Chavez's Bolivarian Revolution movement, and his government is putting the finishing touches on a new mausoleum to house Bolivar's remains. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>A girl gestures as she holds up an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a concert in support of him marking the 8th anniversary of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas group, ALBA, in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday Dec. 17, 2012. Chavez is recovering in Cuba from a surgery, his fourth operation related to his pelvic cancer since June 2011. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)</p><p>Commuters, one carrying a bicycle, rides a public bus in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, a member of Venezuela's navy touches an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez after a mass in support of him in Havana, Cuba. Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said late Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 night that he had spoken by telephone with Chavez and that the leader is up and walking following cancer surgery in Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A snapshot of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is surrounded by a trio of religious prayer cards and a sign that reads in Spanish; "Merry Christmas" on a red background hanging at a state-run market in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The obsessive, circular conversations about Chavez's health dominate family dinners, plaza chit-chats and social media sites in this country on edge since its larger-than-life leader went to Cuba for emergency cancer surgery more than two weeks ago. The man whose booming voice once dominated the airwaves for hours at a time has not been seen or heard from since. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A vendor wearing a T-shirt with an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez sells vegetable at a state-run market in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The obsessive, circular conversations about Chavez's health dominate family dinners, plaza chit-chats and social media sites in this country on edge since its larger-than-life leader went to Cuba for emergency cancer surgery more than two weeks ago. The man whose booming voice once dominated the airwaves for hours at a time has not been seen or heard from since.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Iconic T-shirts styled with images of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are displayed for sale next to a T-shirt of Venezuelan musician Ali Primera, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. The obsessive, circular conversations about Chavez's health dominate family dinners, plaza chit-chats and social media sites in this country on edge since its larger-than-life leader went to Cuba for emergency cancer surgery more than two weeks ago. The man whose booming voice once dominated the airwaves for hours at a time has not been seen or heard from since.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this photo provided by Cuba's state newspaper Granma, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez , left, talks with Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, center, as Venezuelan Attorney General Cilia Flores watches at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Maduro arrived in Cuba to visit Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from a surgery&#8212; his fourth operation related to his pelvic cancer since June 2011. (AP Photo/Granma, Juvenal Balan Neyra )</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15053906-bolivian-pres-says-hes-received-100k-in-ponchoshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/09/15053906-bolivian-pres-says-hes-received-100k-in-ponchosboliviapresidentevo-moralesworld-newsponchosltFri, 9 Nov 2012 19:16:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this June 15, 2012 photo, wearing a traditional poncho, Bolivia's President Evo Morales gestures during a ceremony at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia. Morales said on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 that his personal wealth has increased by $100,000 dollars due to ponchos given to him as gifts from mayors and supporters during his public appearances. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2008 file photo, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, wearing traditional poncho, waves to supporters in El Alto, Bolivia. Morales said on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 that his personal wealth has increased by $100,000 dollars due to ponchos given to him as gifts from mayors and supporters during his public appearances. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14816909-penn-gets-multiple-requests-in-boliviahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/31/14816909-penn-gets-multiple-requests-in-boliviapennboliviaevo-moralesworld-newssean-pennltWed, 31 Oct 2012 04:09:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, and U.S. actor Sean Penn pose for photographs before participating in a friendly soccer match in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, listens to U.S. actor Sean Penn in the presence of the media as they meet at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>U.S. actor Sean Penn leaves the presidential palace after meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales as presidential guards look on in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14396585-morales-relations-with-us-awfulhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14396585-morales-relations-with-us-awfulusboliviamoralesevo-moralesworld-newsltFri, 12 Oct 2012 17:38:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, Bolivia's President Evo Morales waves to photographers upon his arrival to the Summit of South American and Arab Countries in Lima, Peru. Morales said Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, during a ceremony marking "Decolonization Day" that relations with the U.S. Embassy in La Paz have become so bad they are "like a turd." (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, Bolivia's President Evo Morales waves to photographers upon his arrival to the Summit of South American and Arab Countries in Lima, Peru. Morales said Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, during a ceremony marking "Decolonization Day" that relations with the U.S. Embassy in La Paz have become so bad they are "like a turd." (AP Photo/Karel Navarro, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13939820-bolivia-enacts-law-to-save-amazon-river-dolphinshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/18/13939820-bolivia-enacts-law-to-save-amazon-river-dolphinsboliviadolphinsscienceevo-moralesltTue, 18 Sep 2012 15:17:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 23 , 2010 file photo, a rescued baby river dolphin is cared for by biologists on the Pailas River in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, a new a law to protect Amazon river dolphins. The new law bans fishing for the freshwater dolphins and encourages programs to protect them and their habitats, which have been damaged by erosion, pollution and woodcutting in the river basins. (AP Photo/Dado Galdieri, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13731236-bolivia-denounces-us-extradition-denialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/07/13731236-bolivia-denounces-us-extradition-denialboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsltex-presidentFri, 7 Sep 2012 17:58:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13022815-bolivia-polls-natives-on-jungle-highwayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13022815-bolivia-polls-natives-on-jungle-highwayboliviaevo-moralesworld-newshighwayjungleltMon, 30 Jul 2012 01:28:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People, one carrying a Bolivian flag, ride a boat at the Isiboro river on the outskirts of San Miguelito, part of the TIPNIS reserve, Bolivia, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Members of 69 Indigenous communities are holding a referendum to decide if they accept a project of the Bolivian government to build a road across the TIPNIS reserve. The project faces opposition from Amazon indigenous groups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales former allies who, split with him over it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>People read information before voting in a referendum in San Miguelito, part of the TIPNIS reserve, Bolivia, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Members of 69 Indigenous communities are holding a referendum to decide if they accept a project of the Bolivian government to build a road across the TIPNIS reserve. The project faces opposition from Amazon indigenous groups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales former allies, who split with him over it. The sign reads in Spanish "TIPNIS Referendum Inauguration." (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Children walk arround in San Miguelito, part of the TIPNIS reserve, Bolivia, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Members of 69 Indigenous communities are holding a referendum to decide if they accept a project of the Bolivian government to build a road across the TIPNIS reserve. The project faces opposition from Amazon indigenous groups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales former allies, who split with him over it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>An indigenous craftswoman works in San Miguelito, part of the TIPNIS reserve, Bolivia, Sunday, July 29, 2012. Members of 69 Indigenous communities are holding a referendum to decide if they accept a project of the Bolivian government to build a road across the TIPNIS reserve. The project faces opposition from Amazon indigenous groups, Bolivia's President Evo Morales former allies, who split with him over it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12039386-bolivias-leader-wants-oas-to-scrap-rights-bodyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/03/12039386-bolivias-leader-wants-oas-to-scrap-rights-bodyhuman-rightsboliviameetingevo-moralesworld-newsltoas-meetinginteramerican-commissionMon, 4 Jun 2012 03:05:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994563-bolivia-senators-asylum-bid-embarrasses-moraleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/31/11994563-bolivia-senators-asylum-bid-embarrasses-moralesboliviasenatorevo-moralesworld-newsamerican-statesasylumltamerican-states'brazilian-embassyThu, 31 May 2012 21:06:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman walks past the embassy of Brazil in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday May 30, 2012. Opposition Bolivia' Senator Roger Pinto took refuge in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz and asked the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff for political asylum. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A woman walks past the embassy of Brazil in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday May 30, 2012. Opposition Bolivia' Senator Roger Pinto took refuge in the Brazilian embassy in La Paz and asked the government of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff for political asylum. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/01/11488494-bolivias-president-nationalizes-electrical-gridhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/01/11488494-bolivias-president-nationalizes-electrical-gridboliviaevo-moralesworld-newselectricalgridltelectrical-gridTue, 1 May 2012 18:25:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales sings his national anthem during an event at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Morales says his government is completing the nationalization of the country's electricity industry by taking over its electrical grid from a Spanish-owned company. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Military police stand guard outside Transportadora de Electricidad, the Spanish electricity grid’s Bolivian subsidiary, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Bolivia's President Evo Morales says his government is completing the nationalization of the country's electricity industry by taking over its electrical grid from the Spanish-owned company, Red Electrica. (AP Photo)</p><p>An effigy of Bolivia's President Evo Morales flames after demonstrators set it on fire at a May Day event in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Morales announced Tuesday his government is completing the nationalization of the country's electricity industry by taking over its electrical grid from a Spanish-owned company. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A woman dressed in black mourning colors shouts slogans against the government of Bolivia's President Evo Morales during a May Day march in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Morales announced Tuesday his government is completing the nationalization of the country's electricity industry by taking over its electrical grid from a Spanish-owned company. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Manifestantes prenden fuego un muñeco que representa al presidente Evo Morales durante una marcha en La Paz, Bolivia, el martes 1 de mayo de 2012. (AP foto/Juan Karita)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10655366-bolivia-pushes-for-acceptance-of-coca-leaf-chewinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10655366-bolivia-pushes-for-acceptance-of-coca-leaf-chewingundrugconferenceevo-moralesworld-newsMon, 12 Mar 2012 18:15:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Bolivian coca growers chew coca leaves during the so-called "National day of coca leaf-chewing" in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday March 12, 2012. Bolivia held a national campaign in defense of chewing the coca leaf, known locally as "acullico," parallel to a request for the legalization of this practice which Bolivia's President Evo Morales will make at a UN meeting in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Musicians play traditional Bolivian flutes during the so-called "National day of coca leaf-chewing" in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday March 12, 2012. Bolivia held a national campaign in defense of chewing the coca leaf, known locally as "acullico," parallel to a request for the legalization of this practice which Bolivia's President Evo Morales will make at a UN meeting in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>A coca-grower woman holds coca leaves during the so-called "National day of coca leaf-chewing" in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday March 12, 2012. Bolivia held a national campaign in defense of chewing the coca leaf, known locally as "acullico," parallel to a request for the legalization of this practice which Bolivia's President Evo Morales will make at a UN meeting in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Women coca growers hold coca leaves during the so-called "National day of coca leaf-chewing" in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday March 12, 2012. Bolivia held a national campaign in defense of chewing the coca leaf, known locally as "acullico," parallel to a request for the legalization of this practice which Bolivia's President Evo Morales will make at a UN meeting in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. Morales is on a one-day visit to Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. Morales is on a one-day visit to Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. Morales is on a one-day visit to Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales speakes during a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Bolivia's President Evo Morales, prior to their talks at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Bolivia's President Evo Morales, prior to their talks at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p><p>Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Bolivia's President Evo Morales, prior to their talks at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Monday, March 12, 2012. In background a painting of Austrian empress Theresia. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)</p> http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10424722-sean-penns-an-idiot-and-a-fool-falklands-hero-simon-weston-hits-backhttp://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/16/10424722-sean-penns-an-idiot-and-a-fool-falklands-hero-simon-weston-hits-backprince-williamevo-moralesworld-newssean-pennjose-mujicachristina-kirchnerfalklands-herosimon-westonThu, 16 Feb 2012 13:50:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10397860-lowlands-indians-abandon-bolivias-presidenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10397860-lowlands-indians-abandon-bolivias-presidentboliviaindianevo-moralesworld-newstroublesltMon, 13 Feb 2012 17:52:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this April 15, 2011 file photo, effigies, made from donkey carcasses, representing Bolivia's President Evo Morales and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera serve as a road barricade during a protest demanding an increased minimum wage in Apacheta, outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia. The Andean country's long-downtrodden Indian majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document, making poor, landlocked Bolivia a "plurinational" republic, the country's first indigenous president is under attack for essentially ignoring it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Jan 30, 2012 file photo, a group of Indians demanding the construction of a controversial jungle highway clash with police officers in La Paz, Bolivia. The Andean country's long-downtrodden Indian majority adored President Evo Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document, making poor, landlocked Bolivia a "plurinational" republic, the country's first indigenous president is under attack for essentially ignoring it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 18, 2011 file photo, protesters carry flags representing their indigenous movement as they advance towards the capital in protest of government planned highway that would cut through a nature reserve, in La Cumbre, Bolivia. The Andean country's long-downtrodden Indian majority adored Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document, making poor, landlocked Bolivia a "plurinational" republic, the country's first indigenous president is under attack for essentially ignoring it. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday Jan. 23, 2012 file photo, Bolivia's President Evo Morales speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of his new cabinet members at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia. The Andean country's long-downtrodden Indian majority adored Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document, making poor, landlocked Bolivia a "plurinational" republic, the country's first indigenous president is under attack for essentially ignoring it. At back is a painting depicting Bolivia's colonial indigenous leader Tupac Katari. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Dec. 30. 2010 file photo, a demonstrator walks with an image of Bolivia's President Evo Morales that reads in Spanish: "Traitor," during a protest against fuel hikes in La Paz, Bolivia. The Andean country's long-downtrodden Indian majority adored Morales as he championed a new constitution that promised the nation's 36 ethnicities unprecedented autonomy. But three years after voters overwhelmingly approved that document, making poor, landlocked Bolivia a "plurinational" republic, the country's first indigenous president is under attack for essentially ignoring it. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10251969-former-close-ally-of-bolivian-president-sentencedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10251969-former-close-ally-of-bolivian-president-sentencedboliviacorruptionevo-moralesworld-newsltFri, 27 Jan 2012 18:04:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://jacksoetopo.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10233827-gas-for-37-cents-why-fuel-costs-more-or-less-elsewhere-latimescomhttp://jacksoetopo.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/25/10233827-gas-for-37-cents-why-fuel-costs-more-or-less-elsewhere-latimescomunited-statesevo-moralesworld-newsrecent0160-related-nigeriacredit-pius-utomi-ekpeiemily-alpert-photo0160-ltWed, 25 Jan 2012 15:07:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/08/8704966-bolivia-dea-not-welcome-backhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/08/8704966-bolivia-dea-not-welcome-backusboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsdealtTue, 8 Nov 2011 22:35:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/19/8404087-bolivias-morales-abandons-amazon-jungle-highwayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/19/8404087-bolivias-morales-abandons-amazon-jungle-highwayboliviaevo-moralesworld-newshighwayjunglela-pazltamazon-indiansjungle-highwayThu, 20 Oct 2011 00:07:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Two women embrace as thousands of indigenous Amazonians arrive in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Children line a street to greet the thousands of indigenous Amazonians arriving in La Paz, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, after a 63-day trek from their villages to reject the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters arrive after a 63-day trek from their villages to La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, to protest the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters arrive after a 63-day trek from their villages to La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011, to protest the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters gather at San Francisco square after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, as they arrive in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>People welcome protesters arriving after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest the proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters arrive after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest a proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters arrive after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest a proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory in the Amazon, led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>People welcome protesters arriving after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest a proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory in the Amazon, led by Bolivia's President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Protesters arrive after a 63-day trek from their villages to protest a government proposed road through the heart of an indigenous territory in the Amazon in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2011. After a police crackdown on marchers on Sept. 25, Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced the suspension of the highway, saying he will let voters in the affected region decide its fate. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>A protester is blocked by security from reaching Morillo Square in front of government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>A protester is blocked by security from reaching Morillo Square in front of government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales gestures during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, gestures during a press conference next to his Communication's Minister Ivan Canelas during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Delegates for protesters against a controversial government planned highway enter the government palace for a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales about the project in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday Oct. 21, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, second from the left, talks with indigenous leaders who are against the construction of a government planned highway during a meeting at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Oct. 21, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Indigenous leader Fernando Vargas enters the government palace for a meeting with Bolivia's President Evo Morales about a controversial government planned highway in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday Oct. 21, 2011. Protesters arrived to La Paz on Wednesday after an estimated 242-mile march from Trinidad that began Aug. 15 to protest a government planned highway that would cut through the Isiboro-Secure Indigenous Territory National Park, home to 15,000 indigenous people. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/16/8351413-bolivians-rebuke-morales-in-judicial-ballothttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/16/8351413-bolivians-rebuke-morales-in-judicial-ballotelectionsboliviaevo-moralesworld-newsjudicialevo-morales'ltmost-boliviansSun, 16 Oct 2011 18:13:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An electoral worker shows that a ballot is free of any marks before turning over the ballot to a voter in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>A woman looks over the ballot while voting in the judicial elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Voters search for their names on the electoral rolls taped to a wall outside a polling station in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>A voter signs her signature after casting her ballot in the judicial elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in their country's judicial elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Voters search for their names on the electoral rolls taped to a wall outside a polling station in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in their country's judicial elections in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Voters search for their names on the electoral rolls taped to a wall outside a polling station in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales holds up his ballot before casting his vote in the judicial elections in Villa 14 de Septiembre, a village in the Chapare region of Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Millions of Bolivians will chose 56 candidates among a field of 114 to fill judicial positions; 28 of which will be judges for the country's top tribunals, including the Supreme Court. (AP Photo)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales, right, gives a press conference about judicial elections as his Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera looks on in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Exit polls indicated that most Bolivians taking part in Sunday's election for top judges cast invalid votes in a what would be a stinging rebuke for Morales. The election was for 56 judge positions on Bolivia's top four tribunals, including its supreme and constitutional courts. Opposition leaders had called on voters to cast invalid ballots in protest, arguing the election was only called to strengthen Morales' hold on power since the 114 candidates were chosen by a Congress dominated by the governing MAS movement. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales arrives for a press conference about judicial elections in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday Oct. 16, 2011. Exit polls indicated that most Bolivians taking part in Sunday's election for top judges cast invalid votes in a what would be a stinging rebuke for Morales. The election was for 56 judge positions on Bolivia's top four tribunals, including its supreme and constitutional courts. Opposition leaders had called on voters to cast invalid ballots in protest, arguing the election was only called to strengthen Morales' hold on power since the 114 candidates were chosen by a Congress dominated by the governing MAS movement. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)</p>