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Julie Saltman
Posted inPolitical Animal, Politics

UNREST IN ECUADOR

by Julie Saltman

UNREST IN ECUADOR….Ecuadorean President Lucio Gutierrez called off the state of emergency he imposed yesterday to quell protests in Quito calling for his resignation. The military, which under the state of emergency was charged with maintaining public order, was not visible on the streets Saturday as thousands of people disobeyed the decree and staged a […]