| Venezuela Renews Electricity Emergency Power rationing extended for another 60 days due to low water levels at hydroelectric dams www1.voanews.com |
Dissident Party: No Election Pact With Chavez CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Leaders of a leftist party said Monday they won't form an alliance with President Hugo Chavez's governing party for September congressional elections because of the socialist leader's uncompromising attitude. feeds.nytimes.com |
Wyclef Jean Says Haitians 'Don't Need a Local President' Wyclef Jean, who wants to be Haiti's president, has brushed aside doubts about his eligibility and the fact that another member of the Fugees, his cousin Pras Michel, tweeted that "Wyclef Jean is the Haitian version of Sarah Palin." feeds.nytimes.com |
Ecuador's Correa Rules Out Shutting Congress For Now QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said on Wednesday he had no immediate plans to try to break his deadlock with Congress by dissolving the legislature, but had not ruled out the option after police protests last week. feeds.nytimes.com |
Marijuana Seized in Mexican Raid 11 people were arrested and Mexican security forces seized at least 105 tons of marijuana on Monday, by far the biggest such bust in Mexico in recent years. nytimes.com |