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For the Global Thinker

Thursday, November 15, 2012

The World's Poorest President


Great story...

It's a common grumble that politicians' lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president - who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay.

READ MORE HERE...
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20243493

Uruguay, Your Gov't Drug Dealer

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay came one step closer to turning the government into the country's leading pot dealer on Thursday, as lawmakers formally introduced to Congress a framework for regulating the production, sale and consumption of marijuana.
The proposal is much more liberal than what Uruguay's government initially proposed months ago, when President Jose Mujica said only the government would be allowed to sell.

READ MORE HERE...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/uruguay-marijuana-law_n_2139792.html?utm_hp_ref=world

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