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New Leftists Emerge in Latin America
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Saturday March 5, 2005 10:16 PM
By KEVIN GRAY
Associated Press Writer

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) - Decades ago, Latin American leftists talked of revolution and upending political systems. Today, many with ties to the revolutionary past have taken office - pledging to help the poor, but leaving aside the rhetoric of the past. <snip>

From Venezuela to Brazil and Argentina, a new leftist tide has given rise to leaders sympathetic to the movement's struggles of the 1970s and 80s, but with significant changes in tone and politics. <snip>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4843918,00.html
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