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| Jun. 24 |
Paraguay |
Senate blocks president's early exit Senate failed to muster a quorum, thereby frustrating Duarte's bid to resign 2 months before the end of his term to join that same legislative body
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| Apr.25 |
Brazil |
Plans to control access to Amazon Congress is to be asked to consider a law which could require foreign visitors and workers in the Amazon region to have a permit
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| Apr.12 |
Haiti |
Prime minister ousted over food prices| Parliament has voted to dismiss Jacques Edouard Alexis after deadly protests over rising food prices. 16 of 27 senators voted for the dismissal. Rising cost of living in the country that sparked deadly clashes between protesters and U.N. peacekeepers earlier. Presi... | |
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| Oct.16 |
Venezuela |
Chavez reforms go to parliament The parliament, made up exclusively of supporters of Chavez, has started to debate his proposed changes to the constitution
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US bill on Armenia moves forward
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| Mar.13 |
Ecuador |
MPs clash with police Sacked legislators clash with police, amid an escalating power struggle with the president
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| Jan.31 |
Venezuela |
Lawmakers give Chavez sweeping powers A congress wholly loyal to the President approved a law granting him authority to enact measures by decree
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| Jan.18 |
Venezuela |
Rule by decree passed for Chavez| National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the President the power to rule by decree for 18 months | | |
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| Dec.1 |
Mexico |
Fracas mars inauguration  | Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election | | |
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| Oct.30 |
Mexico |
Congress asks Ruiz to quit Violence returns to Oaxaca. The Congress has called on the governor of the state to step aside to restore order
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
Leftist lawmakers muzzle President Fox| Vicente Fox was forced to forego the state-of-the-nation address after leftist lawmakers stormed the stage | |
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Parliament approves Cabinet
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| Nov.30 |
Brazil |
Lula's scandal-hit ally impeached President's former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, has been expelled from Congress over a corruption scandal
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| Aug.16 |
Chile |
Chile reforms Pinochet-era system Congress is effectively restoring full civilian authority over the nation's military
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| Jun.26 |
Guantanamo |
Conditions 'better' at Guantanamo Members of the US Congress who toured the prison have said that conditions there are improving
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| Jun.9 |
Bolivia |
Unrest halts Congress The parliament has suspended a session after a miner was shot dead and protests escalated
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| Jun.8 |
Bolivia |
Emergency Congress to name President Lawmakers have flown to historic capital of Sucre to open a session to name a replacement for Carlos Mesa
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
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| Apr.20 |
Ecuador |
Congress votes out president| Lawmakers replaced Lucio Gutierrez with Vice President Alfredo Palacio who orders the arrest of former leader | |
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| Oct.2 |
Haiti |
Police hold Senate leader Senate president and 2 other politicians have surrendered after barricading themselves in a radio station
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| Apr.10 |
Mexico |
Fox asked to abstain from U.N. vote Legislators signed a letter imploring government to abstain from an Human Right's Commission vote on Cuba
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| Feb.15 |
Mexico |
PRI pushes death penalty vote Politicians are suggesting the death penalty may be the best way to stop skyrocketing crime rates
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| Aug.4 |
Bolivia |
Congress elects Lozada president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, a U.S.-educated, pro-market former president, is to lead the country for 5 years
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Former king opened loya jirga
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| Jan.5 |
Argentina |
Rescue plan approved Lower house has given approval to an emergency economic plan. President Duhalde given broad powers
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