Joanna
mike larkin wrote:
> "Uruguay strengthened South America's political tilt to the left,
> electing the country's first leftist president as part of a regional
> shift by voters disenchanted by U.S.-backed free-market policies many
> blame for recent economic upheaval.
>
> Municipal elections also reaped gains for left-leaning governments in
> Venezuela and Chile.
>
> In Uruguay, the victory of socialist Tabare Vazquez in Sunday's vote
> highlighted a dramatic change for a staunch U.S. ally. During the
> five-year rule of outgoing centrist President Jorge Batlle, relations
> with the United States had blossomed at a time when left-leaning and
> populist leaders took power in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. "
>
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> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=7&u=/ap/20041101/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/latin_america_drifting_left
> <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=535&ncid=535&e=7&u=/ap/20041101/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/latin_america_drifting_left>
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