7/6/09 – Latin American Leaders Face Backlash

“Latin American Leaders Face Backlash”
McClatchy Newspapers, July 6, 2009
“In general, the populists have brooked little opposition while bashing capitalism, knocking the press, denouncing the United States and dividing the public by viciously attacking real and imagined enemies. … Like Chavez, Ecuador’s Correa and Bolivia’s Morales got voters to approve new constitutions that dropped re-election bans. Correa won re-election in April, while Morales is favored to win another term in December.”
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