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01/27/2006:

"Chile's New President: Washington's Best Ally"

...Progressives reliance on identity politics is in sharp contrast with the historical materialist approach adopted by right wing political regimes and the big business press, which focus on her [Bachelet's] political practice over the past 15 years, her role as a Cabinet minister (Health and Defense Minister) and her unconditional adherence to neo-liberal free market policies and US regional military doctrine.

To understand the meaning of Bachelet's election and why the Bush regime is ecstatic one must delve briefly into the background of the so-called "Left-center" regimes, which have governed Chile over the past 16 years.
counterpunch.org

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Friday, January 27th, good call. posted:

YEA! SOMEONE GETS IT! the center-left liberals are the ones who have the ability to counter radical shifts towards people power as in Venezuela and Bolivia - I always thought she was well groomed for her position.