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...politicians and the public have also distorted People Power, using its catalyzing effect not to overthrow dictators but to dissolve democracies. A second EDSA uprising in 2001 against elected President Joseph Estrada cheapened the impact of its noble forerunner. Similarly in Thailand three years ago, an elected - if divisive - Prime Minister was forced out by massive street rallies that culminated in a military coup. In a perverse reworking of history, the Thai putsch's supporters dubbed it a victory for People Power. Later, in a bid to reclaim the leadership their side lost in another set of elections...
...policies of her successors, if not her successors themselves. She led demonstrations to remind Ramos that she had promised to dismantle America's bases in the Philippines. He complied. She joined crowds that led to the overthrow of the inept and corrupt government of the actor-politician Joseph Estrada. She also led protests against her former ally, the second woman President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, in the wake of corruption charges against Arroyo and her husband. Whenever the country appeared to be in a crisis, Cory Aquino rose above the bureaucratic procrastination that had always bogged it down...
...hospitals scoured mailrooms for suspicious letters—other hospitals reported finding similar letters, triggering a flurry of hazmat team deployments to four other hospitals in the Boston area. The letters appear to be from by a patient advocate in Westborough, Massachusetts, said BPD spokesman David Estrada. According to the online log, the suspect is “a zealous advocate for patient’s rights and makes statements critical of the care provided by these hospitals.” No arrests have been made in the case so far, according to Estrada, who declined to comment...
...women's affairs in Paraguay's new left-wing government, Gloria Rubin, whipped up a media storm in August by calling Ortega a "rapist" and protesting his invitation to President Fernando Lugo's inauguration - an event Ortega eventually skipped to avoid the heat. A week later in Honduras, Selma Estrada, minister of the National Institute of Women, resigned her government post in protest over the official invitation of Ortega to Tegucigalpa. And in El Salvador, feminist leaders are asking their government to declare Ortega persona non grata before he's scheduled to attend a presidential summit there...
...first episode and the show became a huge Comedy Central hit. • Published a novel in 1994 and has written four other books • Said in 1996 that he would retire in 10 years • In a 1997 episode of the TV game show Pictionary, CHiPS star Erik Estrada accidentally hit Maher in the face, reportedly knocking him out briefly • The year after Politically Incorrect was cancelled (2002), launched Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO • Has been nominated for nearly 20 Emmys