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    Bolivian president goes semi-pro

    http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8521
    250 days ago in FP Passport | blogging on global news, politics, economics, and ideas · Authority: 1,190

    Bolivian president goes semi-pro Thu, 03/27/2008 - 12:30pm STR/AFP/Getty Images Evo Morales, Bolivia's populist president, has signed up with a minor league soccer team in La Paz. The 47-year-old will be a reserve player for the team Litoral, which hopes

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    Evo Morales Uses Bolivian Presidency to Lauch Football Career

    http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/evo-morales-uses-bo...
    249 days ago in The Offside - International Soccer News Blog · Authority: 318

    Evo Morales Uses Bolivian Presidency to Lauch Football Career By: Daryl | 2 Comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIvimsP97sk One of the great things about being President of Bolivia is that you get to play a lot of football. Just ask Evo Morales. Seems like every other week Il Presidente is taking part in some sort of exhibition game, like the recent high altitude friendly involving Diego Maradona (above.) Now Morales has gone one step further and signed for La Paz-based amateur Bolivian second division side Litoral. He’s only a reserve player, and at 47 years old I think it’s safe to say Morales is well past his prime. Still, having the President of the country on your books can’t hurt, right? Read the rest of this entry » Category: World Football Tags: world soccer, world football, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Litoral, Diego Maradona, World Football, Tag Index March 28th, 2008

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    Mr. President, Soccer Player

    http://www.linkbanana.com/2008/03/27/mr-president-soccer-pla...
    250 days ago in Link Banana · Authority: 4

    Mr. President, Soccer Player I’ll leave the explanation to Foreign Policy’s Passport: Evo Morales, Bolivia’s populist president, has signed up with a minor league soccer team in La Paz. The 47-year-old will be a reserve player for the team Litoral, which hopes to earn a spot in Bolivia’s top professional league next year. Morales was once a standout player for a local cocoa grower’s team and as president, has been an outspoken critic of the worldwide ban against high-altitude soccer games.

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    TODAY'S SHOW: THURSDAY MARCH 27TH 2008

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    250 days ago in The Rachel Maddow Show | Air America Radio · Authority: 7

    There are a lot of planes flying in US air space. At any given moment the only thing preventing them from crashing into each other is the air traffic control system. Unfortunately, that system is just another part of our crumbling infrustructure that's been allowed to rot from the inside out. So on today's show Rachel talks to Michael Boyd, an aviation expert. And then Rachel will be talking to Newsweek's Johnathan Alter about his latest political scoop and John Amato from Crooks and Liars about the compaint he filed against John McCain at the Federal Election Commission MENTIONED ON TODAY'S SHOW The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, now searchable online Bolivia's president Evo Morales signs on to a minor league soccer team Iraqi spokesman is kidnapped

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    Couple Quickies

    http://pundor.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/couple-quickies-2/
    250 days ago in Um. · Authority: 3

    The editorial staff here at Um has once again found itself in the weeds with a real commitment. So, in the interest of pressing deadlines, we revive our Couple Quickies feature: –The Guardian is reporting that Bolivian President (and all-around awesome duder) Evo Morales has signed on to play with a professional (albeit minor league) La Paz soccer team. We endorse this. –The American Journalism Review’s Carl Sessions Step thinks that it might be “time to panic” about the state of his profession and suggests a few ideas that might help turn things around. We also endorse this. Paper time!