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Congress Allows Controversial Vote on Puerto Rico's Status to Move Forward

By Mariela Rosario | 05/03/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to authorize a referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico. For over 112 years, Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth property of the United States; Puerto Ricans living on the island are unable to vote in presidential elections and their representative to the Congress has no official say in political matters. Since the...

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Evo Morales Enacts New Bolivian Constitution, Appoints Women to Half of Cabinet Seats

By Mariela Rosario | 01/25/2010 - 11:57 | 4 Comments

After easily winning reelection in Dec. 2009, Bolivian president Evo Morales was sworn in to serve his second term over the weekend. With the mandate Morales received from the overwhelming majority of Bolivian voters who gave him a new five-year term, Morales immediately implemented big changes.

The first was to enact a new Bolivian constitution that...