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...order, in some parts of the country government supporters began to organize themselves to defend the government, sparking increasingly bitter confrontations. It took until last Friday for Morales to declare martial law and send troops into the regional department of Pando. There, on Tuesday, they arrested Leopoldo Fernandez, the Prefect of the Pando department, accusing the opposition leader of spearheading violence...
...Fernandez, who was accused in 2006 of training paramilitaries - an accusation he denies - was arrested Tuesday after witnesses claimed that the gunmen at Porvenir were regional government officials under the Prefect's command. Fernandez has not commented on claims he was involved. While the arrest is likely to please Morales' base, it may cloud prospects for stabilizing the situation through dialogue. Opposition leaders Tuesday Opposition leaders demanded the release of Fernandez and all "political prisoniers" apprehended on charges relating to last week's violence. While the opposition leaders left the door open for dialogue, the incarceration of Fernandez doesn...
...serving as Prime Minister for the third time, Berlusconi was greeted by a mix of reactions, from over-the-top support to deep cynicism. Near the Prefect headquarters in central Naples, where the four-hour afternoon meeting was held, was a giant banner saying Berlusconi was worthy of sainthood. But there were also organized protests of at least 10 different groups, including one citizen association that carried bags of trash with Berlusconi's picture plastered...
...cognizant of our spiritual grounding harking back to this country's origins. The truth is that the previous Pope and the handpicked bishops that rule the dioceses have driven out any plain talkers. That was all done with the iron hand of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger behind the scenes as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He wants a church made up of Ave Maria University zealots - the chosen few who will preserve Catholicism as the Pope envisions it in all its medieval splendor. To think that the church has gone from John XXIII to this Pope...
...cognizant of our spiritual grounding harking back to this country's origins. The truth is that the previous Pope and the handpicked bishops that rule the dioceses have driven out any plain talkers. That was all done with the iron hand of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger behind the scenes as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He wants a church made up of Ave Maria University zealots--the chosen few who will preserve Catholicism as the Pope envisions it in all its medieval splendor. To think that the church has gone from John XXIII to this Pope...