Archive for June 29th, 2003
Lucio: I’m No Hugo C.
Ecuadorian president Lucio Gutierrez says he won’t become an authoritarian figure, like Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. He also says he’s not pressing for amnesty for his Army buddies who helped him overthrow the president in 2000. And, finally, he claims Ecuador won’t be de-dollarizing in favor of a common Andean currency.
Strom Thrumond Update
Christopher George says good riddance to Ol’ Strom, but one constituent says Thurmond’s change in racial attitudes reflected (and even aided) similar transformations among other southerners–and recalls a time when Thurmond once got him out of a jam.