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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Soldiers seize Bolivia oil, gas / President's decree gives government a majority control of the energy industry

Soldiers seize Bolivia oil, gas / President's decree gives government a majority control of the energy industry
By John Otis, David Ivanonich
Making good on his main campaign pledge, Bolivian President Evo Morales ordered troops to occupy the country's oil and natural gas fields on Monday and issued a decree giving the government a majority control over the energy industry. "The pillaging of...

 



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