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Understanding the Chilean Presidential Election
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and compare everything to California People have long compared Chile with California, and for good reason. They are both (relatively) thin, long countries, with every climate imaginable just a few hours away or, … Continue reading
PIÑERA FACES FALLOUT AFTER BONUS PLEDGE
Tuesday, 25 August 2009 In a presidential race that is already testing the limits of campaign negativity, two of the leading candidates have found something new to criticize: Sebastián Piñera’s open “bribe†to the Chilean public, a promise to give … Continue reading
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Tagged bonus, bribe, Eduardo Frei, Marco Enriquez-Ominami, presidential election, Sebastian Piñera
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CHILE’S FINANCE MINISTER PUMMELS PIÑERA
Thursday, 23 July 2009 Conservative presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera’s economic proposals range from misguided to erroneous, Finance Minister Andrés Velasco said in an interview published Wednesday in the daily El Mercurio. Velasco, one of President Michelle Bachelet’s few ministers to … Continue reading
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Tagged andrés velasco, bachelet, CODELCO, copper, finance, Piñera, presidential election
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