Ecuador: When The Cops Took On The President -- Time Magazine
The good news from Ecuador is that no coup materialized on Thursday after angry national police officers roughed up President Rafael Correa — who in his own rage dared them to "kill me!" — and kept him sequestered in a Quito hospital before soldiers extracted him that night. The bad news is that Ecuador — which has seen seven different governments in the past 13 years — has yet another volatile political crisis on its hands, just when it looked as though it was finally morphing into a more stable, oil-rich Latin American nation. The question now: Will Correa work to calm the country, which is part of the leftist, anti-U.S. bloc headed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, or will he use Thursday's melee as an excuse to dissolve Congress and go after his foes?
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More News On the Unrest In Ecuador
'Coup' drama plunges Ecuador into uncertainty -- BBC
Ecuador calm after police unrest -- Al Jazeera
Police unrest under control, Ecuador official says -- L.A. Times
Ecuador's president promises to punish his enemies after day of chaos -- The Guardian
Five killed amid Ecuador attempted 'coup' -- The Telegraph
Ecuador's Correa Asserts Control, Police Chief Quits -- New York Times/Reuters
Ecuador Police Chief Resigns After Uprising -- New York Times
State of siege in Ecuador as Rafeal Correa takes on rebel police -- Christian Science Monitor
Ecuador neighbours reopen borders after 'coup attempt' -- BBC
Dramatic Video of a Standoff in Ecuador -- New York Times
Correa May Use Failed Uprising to Push Ecuador Changes -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Ecuador revolt: Attempted coup or uprising? -- Yahoo News/AP
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