Bolivia begins to rewrite constitution
President Evo Morales launched his ambitious drive to give more power and opportunity to Bolivia’s Indian majority on Sunday, officially opening a Constituent Assembly to rewrite the nation’s constitution. Yampara Indians filed into the packed plaza in colonial Sucre at a half-jog, half-dance, while miners in hardhats sang union songs to the crashing sounds of a marching band, all celebrating the remaking of their country by the nationally elected assembly. Full Story