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...trails Morales by some six percentage points in recent polls. So Morales - a 46-year-old Aymara Indian farmer who leads Bolivia's coca growers union and narrowly lost the Presidency in 2002 - could win this Sunday but still be snubbed in the Congress next month. That would likely prompt his millions of mostly indigenous followers to turn to what they call "street democracy," as they have done in numerous and often violent protests that ousted two Presidents since 2003. A MAS official even suggested last week that Morales would, if necessary, take power "by force," although the candidate quickly...
...move that reflects the case’s watershed significance, the Supreme Court announced last month that it will release audiotapes of tomorrow’s proceedings to news organizations immediately after oral arguments. The court has only arranged for the prompt release of audiotapes in a handful of landmark cases—beginning with Bush v. Gore in December...
...move that reflects the case’s watershed significance, the Supreme Court announced last month that it will release audiotapes of tomorrow’s proceedings to news organizations immediately after oral arguments. The court has only arranged for the prompt release of audiotapes in a handful of landmark cases—beginning with Bush v. Gore in December...
...persuasive when explaining Rice’s appeal to moderates, he perhaps underestimates how the Republican Party’s base—white men—would respond to the nomination of an African-American woman. Indeed, Morris’s naiveté goes so far as to prompt the declaration that Rice’s election would sound the death knell for racism in America, much as John F. Kennedy’s assumption of office (ostensibly) marked the end of anti-Catholicism. His analysis of Rice’s potential win seems to overestimate its effect...
...office, but is less and less visible. Meanwhile, Benedict himself doesn't seem particularly preoccupied with playing to the mass media. Some Vatican officials have expressed growing frustration that there has not been a predicted major shakeup in the top Church hierarchy. Perhaps further leaks to the media will prompt an end to Benedict's heavenly patience...