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Bolivia's Morales woos voters with cash, charisma

Cash handouts for poor families, passionate speeches against foreign companies and heavy social spending are all helping leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales in his strong campaign for re-election. Full Article at TVNZ

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  1. Bolivia's Army officers attend a military ceremony in La Paz, December 10, 2009.
  2. Supporters of Bolivia's President Evo Morales celebrate his re-election victory in La Paz December 6, 2009. Morales claimed a landslide re-election victory on Sunday as voters backed his left-wing reforms asserting greater state control over the economy and increasing social spending on the poor.

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