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Bolivia nationalizes Spanish-owned electrical grid

Bolivia's leftist President Evo Morales ordered troops into the electrical grid run by Spain's Red Electrica.

Labor unions march in La Paz, Bolivia on May 1, Labor Day, ahead of President Evo Morales' announcement that Bolivia is taking control of the Spanish-run electrical grid.

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