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HACER's News Highlights from May 2nd, 2008
U.S.: Unions for Trade - by Mary O'Grady
U.S. Democrats: Hugs for Hugo - Investors Business Daily
Mexico: AMLO is Nuts - by Edgar Piña Ortiz (Spanish)
Colombia's Loneliness - by Carlos Alberto Montaner (Spanish)
Colombia: Sao Paulo Forum vs. Álvaro Uribe - by Alejandro Peña Esclusa (Spanish)
Peru to Protest Europe on Terrorism – CNN.com
Venezuela: Hugo's All-Too-Predictable Shortages - Investor's Business Daily
Venezuela: The Last Days of Chavez - by Carlos Sabino (Spanish)
Raul Isaias Baduel: "Chavez Goal is Remaining in Power" - Elpais.com (Spanish)
Venezuela: Armed Forces are Not Happy Anymore - Noticierodigital.com (Spanish)
Venezuela: Government will Control Media 24/7- Noticias24.com (Spanish)
Santa Cruz: Risking it all for the Autonomy - by Eneas A. Biglione (Spanish)
Bolivia: Long Life to the Autonomy - by Centa Reck (Spanish)
Bolivia: The New Public Structure - by Alejandro F. Mercado (Spanish)
Bolivia: Nationalizations are Morales' Answer to Autonomy - Hoybolivia.com (Spanish)
Bolivia: The Sociologists' Catwalk - by Juan Antonio Morales (Spanish)
Bolivia: Indigenism’s Trap - by Marcos Aguinis (Spanish)
Bolivia: A Transgenic Left - by Jimmy Ortiz Saucedo (Spanish)
Ecuador: The 'Unlimited' Democracy - by Fabian Corral (Spanish)
Argentina: Cristina in the Land of Make-Believe - The Economist
Tax Rebellion in Argentina and Ronald Reagan - by Marcos Hilding Ohlsson
Argentina: "If you bet on the American Dollars, you lose" - by Roberto Cachanosky (Spanish)
Argentina: The Theater of Non-sense - by Marcos Aguinis (Spanish)
Nicaragua: 250 Million U.S Dollars Disappear in Managua - Noticias24.com (Spanish)
Book Review: La Pasión según Carmela - Sudamericana (Spanish)
Opinion: Dangerous Games - by Francisco Olivares (Spanish)
Opinion: How much is a Brand Name Worth? - by Moises Naim (Spanish)
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