| A protester blocks a highway in La Guardia, Bolivia, 20 | | | | from their states. President Morales recently won an |
| Aug 2008Demonstrators opposed to Bolivian President | | | | overwhelming victory in a national recall referendum |
| Evo Morales' reform plans have set up roadblocks in | | | | and says the outcome reaffirms his mandate and |
| parts of the country's energy-rich east on the second | | | | validates his plans. Four opposition governors were |
| day of an anti-government strike.President Morales | | | | reaffirmed in the referendum as well.The president's |
| condemned the protest Wednesday and threatened | | | | critics are also concerned about the president's |
| to take measures to restore order. Tuesday, the | | | | proposals to write a new constitution. They say Mr. |
| conservative governors of five low-lying eastern | | | | Morales leans too far to the political left and is allied too |
| states began the strike to demand greater autonomy | | | | closely with Venezuela's socialist president, Hugo |
| for their energy-rich region. Mr. Morales' critics oppose | | | | Chavez. Some information for this report was |
| his plans to redistribute natural gas revenues to the | | | | provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. |
| poor, saying they want to keep more of that income | | | | |