Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in La Paz September 16, 2009. Morales said that the US 'have not the moral authority' to question the anti-narcotics war in Bolivia. Myanmar, Bolivia and Venezuela 'failed' in their efforts to meet international anti-drug measures, which could result in sanctions, US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Wednesday. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference in La Paz September 16, 2009. Morales said that the US 'have not the moral authority' to question the anti-narcotics war in Bolivia. Myanmar, Bolivia and Venezuela 'failed' in their efforts to meet international anti-drug measures, which could result in sanctions, US State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said Wednesday.

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  1. 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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  1. Bolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Cocapata, near Cochabamba, October 26 ,2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  2. Bolivian President Evo Morales (C) wears a Mexican hat as he poses with students in La Paz October 26,2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  3. Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) is congratulated by a supporter during a rally in Batallas near La Paz October 26, 2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  4. Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) blows out the candles on a cake offered by high ranking military officers to celebrate his 50th birthday in La Paz October 26, 2009. Next to Morales is Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera.
  5. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), greets supporters during celebrations for his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  6. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), greets supporters during celebrations for his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  7. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), celebrates his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  8. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), celebrates his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  9. (L-R) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  10. (L-R) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  11. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  12. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brazilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon, Restrepo and representatives of the US State Department Craig Kelly are visiting Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  13. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brasilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  14. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton(R) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal shake hands after the signing of a $540 Million (USD) proverty reduction grant agreement between the US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) and the Republic of Senegal at the US State Department September 16, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
  15. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, shake hands after a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  16. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, next to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, answers questions during a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.

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