12.05.2006

Tuesday's News

Flavio Sosa, one of the symbolic leaders of the APPO protests in Oaxaca, was arrested by Mexican authorities. AP

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's decisive victory
in Sunday's election gives him the mandate to consolidate power in the country. New York Times

The Financial Times provides an analysis of Chavez's win, declaring that despite his decisive win not all Venezuelan's share the Chavez vision for Venezuela. Financial Times

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza says that the root of environmental degradation in the Americas is market failure and poverty. Miami Herald

Bret Stephens writes that Chavez's resounding victory could reflect a similar reality in Mexico in six years time. Wall Street Journal

The left has captured nine of the 12 presidential races in Latin America, but the results have reflected two distinct versions of leftist agendas for the region. Miami Herald

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