<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><description>Post</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[In Bolivia, a Political Landscape Shaped by Protests]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23648-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23648-2005Apr3.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ETERAZAMA, Bolivia  --  The skin between Leonida Zurita's thumb and index finger was stiff as cowhide, callused from grasping the stems of coca plants and yanking off leaves. 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Tribunal on Former Yugoslavia Issues Last War Crimes Indictment <br>   THE HAGUE  --   The U.N. tribunal here said Tuesday that it had issued its last indictment after more than a decade of investigating war crimes committed in connection with the disintegration of Yugoslavia, and it vowed to bring all suspects to justice.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACE TIME : Local Tech Events]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22150-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22150-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Friday, March 11,    Federal Executive Breakfast  with Tom Hughes, Social Security Administration's chief information officer. Speech on information technology at the Social Security Administration, key challenges the agency faces and how the private sector can help find solutions.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18656-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18656-2005Mar8.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   President of Bolivia Withdraws Resignation <br>   LA PAZ, Bolivia  --   Bolivian President Carlos Mesa withdrew his threat to resign on Tuesday, defying warnings by indigenous leaders of a new wave of street protests.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolivian President Offers His Resignation]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15099-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15099-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ SANTIAGO, Chile, March 7  --  Bolivian President Carlos Mesa, facing massive protests that threaten to cripple a nation already suffering from widespread discord, submitted his resignation letter Monday to the nation's Congress.]]></description><author> Monte Reel</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2344-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2344-2005Jan11.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  Peruvian President's Sister Is Ordered Held <br>    LIMA, Peru --  An anti-corruption judge has placed the sister of President Alejandro Toledo under house arrest for allegedly masterminding the mass falsification of petition signatures in 1997 and 1998 to register his political party, her attorney said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bolivians Vote on Control Over Gas Reserves]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60424-2004Jul18.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60424-2004Jul18.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The referendum has split the country between its indigenous majority and European-descended elites over who should benefit most from huge natural gas reserves.]]></description><author> Kevin G. Hall</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40171-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40171-2004Jul9.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   Bolivia Deploys Forces As Referendum Nears <br>   LA PAZ, Bolivia --  Less than two weeks before Bolivians head to the polls to decide what to do with the nation's vast natural gas reserves, authorities have deployed security forces to guard against saboteurs.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake Titicaca: That's the Spirit!]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63462-2004May28.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63462-2004May28.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Through  the window of the Ormeno bus, water somewhere between the color of lapis lazuli and blue hyacinths stretched as far as I could see, with a sweep of mountains in the background. 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Here's a sample:]]></description><author> Ben Brazil</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5260-2003Nov21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5260-2003Nov21.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Daughter of U.S. Official Is Killed in Carjacking <br>   LA PAZ, Bolivia --  Assailants shot and killed the daughter of a U.S. consular officer in Bolivia during a carjacking attempt in the eastern city of Santa Cruz, officials said.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush's New Coalition]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9705-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9705-2003Nov6.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[There is concern these days that some members of the Iraq "coalition of the willing" might be having second thoughts about hanging in there. 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Gets Playoff Spot]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18271-2003Oct25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18271-2003Oct25.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hristo Stoitchkov's header in the 57th minute gives United a spot in the MLS playoffs with a 1-1 tie against Kansas City on Saturday.]]></description><author> Steven Goff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[President's Ouster Brings Pride to Bolivia's Indians]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56055-2003Oct20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56055-2003Oct20.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The 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cities across Bolivia to call on President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to resign, as popular resistance to the government spread in South America's poorest country.]]></description><author> Kevin Gray</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORLD IN BRIEF]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27202-2003Oct14.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27202-2003Oct14.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bolivian Protesters Call  For President's Ouster <br>    LA PAZ, Bolivia --  Protesters used giant boulders and burning mounds of trash as road blockades in and around Bolivia's capital Tuesday, demanding the president's resignation after days of deadly rioting and clashes.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martial Law Set in Bolivian Suburb]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17141-2003Oct12.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17141-2003Oct12.html?nav=rss_world/americas/southamerica/bolivia/post</guid><pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 7:41:10 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Bolivia's government imposed martial law on a city of 750,000 outside the Andean capital Sunday after a series of deadly clashes between troops and demonstrators protesting plans to export natural gas to the United States and Mexico.]]></description><author></author></item></channel></rss>