Bolivian Senate OKs sweeping land reform
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Bolivia's Senate approved President Evo Morales' far-reaching land reform law on Tuesday, ending a weeklong boycott by opposition lawmakers who attempted to block passage of the bill.
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The Senate voted to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans
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In a vote aimed at limiting the power of local officials to take or restrict the use of private land, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to expedite property rights claims in federal courts.
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The Iraqi Cabinet approved draft legislation Monday to manage the country's vast oil industry and divide its wealth among the population
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The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a  United Nations convention to fight corruption and enhance  international cooperation in investigations and prosecutions.
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Bolivia takes full control of two oil refineries from Brazil's state-owned energy company after a compensation deal.
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Bolivia seizes control of the country's largest tin smelter complex, as the government nationalises the facility.
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National maps give them both a star, but for more than a century, the seat of Bolivia's government has been in high-altitude La Paz. Now Sucre, a provincial lowland city where the highest courts are based, wants the executive and legislative branches as well.
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by a recent referendum victory, on Sunday promised tougher land redistribution as he pressed ahead with the "revolutionary" reforms at the heart of the nation's political conflict.
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Lawmakers approved amending Ivory Coast&#39;s constitution Friday to widen the pool of potential presidential candidates, implementing a crucial reform from a French-brokered peace deal last year for this war-riven West African nation.
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Chilean senators agree to scrap provisions in the constitution widely viewed as undemocratic.
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Bolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.
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Lawmakers in divided Ivory Coast have approved a key reform measure, easing eligibility requirements for the presidency as part of efforts to move the stalled peace process forward.
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Lawmakers approved amending Ivory Coast&#39;s constitution Friday to widen the pool of potential presidential candidates, implementing a crucial reform from a French
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Across the low-lying plains in this eastern Bolivia city, green and white flags hang from storefronts and drape from cars &#151; symbols of a growing push for greater political autonomy in the country's most prosperous region.
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Farmers in Bolivia end their occupation of oil fields after the government promises more land redistribution.
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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia  - Bolivian florist Marisol  Rioja went on strike, marched in rallies and saw her sales slip  during nearly three weeks of protests for more independence in  her native Santa Cruz province.