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Weekly Report - 17 May 2005
ECUADOR: As OAS dithers, protesters target congress
With the OAS mission lamely proposing a 'dialogue of all sectors' and issuing an empty warning, protesters in Quito have again taken to the streets, now demanding the resignation of all legislators and the gathering of a constituent assembly. An attempt by congress to show that it is capable of cleansing itself backfired when it was exposed in another instance of rule-bending.
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