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...candidates in Peru and Mexico lost presidential races, the Bush Administration had reason to feel that perhaps the region's so-called "pink revolution" was ebbing like a low Caribbean tide. But this Sunday's presidential election in Ecuador may well raise it again: the likely winner is Rafael Correa, a fervent anti-yanqui nationalist and Chavez ally...
...Correa, 43, is not a military firebrand like Chavez, an indigenous standard-bearer like Bolivia's Evo Morales or a former factory worker like Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In fact, five years ago he received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois, and he was briefly Ecuador's finance minister until he was removed last year for publicly excoriating the World Bank. Soon after, Correa launched his leftist Alianza Pais (Country Alliance) Party and positioned himself as the political outsider for the 2006 presidential race. It was a smart move in an impoverished nation whose...
...country has seen six presidents chased out of office since 1997, by popular revolt, constitutional chaos or scandal. No candidates have officially announced for this year's vote, but former Economic Minister Rafael Correa, a strong critic of the IMF, free trade and the United States, could be a contender. He may find himself up against another candidate inspired by the left-wing, nativist triumph of Evo Morales in Bolivia: Auki Tituana, the mayor of the Indian ecotourism enclave Cotacachi, not far from the capital of Quito. Leon Roldos, the brother of the late President Jaime Roldos, is also...
...Correa turned herself in last Tuesday and was arraigned on charges that included kidnapping, arson and conspiracy. A judge set bail at $1 million; Correa's lawyer says he is considering an insanity defense. The police aren't convinced that Correa acted alone and say their investigation will continue. Meanwhile, some of Correa's relatives are denying they knew anything about the alleged abduction. Evelyn Vera says she never uttered the "she's not your baby" line. "They're just throwing out lies," she says. "What am I going to get out of saying that? Does it make any sense...
...Correa may have helped dupe her relatives because she appeared to be pregnant in 1997. Relatives say she told them she had given birth to a baby girl at her house on Dec. 12, three days before the alleged kidnapping. Her boyfriend at the time, Andre Moore, says he pressed his ear against Correa's naked, bulging belly and felt kicking. So what happened to the baby Correa seemed to be carrying? Says Moore: "I have no idea." He said he learned Aaliyah was not his child when he requested a paternity test in 1999. The Philadelphia city council will...