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Stories for November 8th 2006

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US: Democrats “ready lo lead”.

  The Democrats have pulled off an historic win to seize control of the US House of Representatives after a dozen years of Republican rule in a resounding repudiation of a war, a president and a scandal-scarred Congress

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivian electricity for Chile, why not?

  Bolivia confirmed Wednesday that the bilateral dialogue with Chile includes possible energy integration, but ratified that the century old claim to a sea outlet tops the agenda.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  US Energy: oil should stabilize in 60/62 dollars pb

  The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, is forecasted to reduce production by 800.000 barrels per day towards the end of 2006, according to the latest estimate from the United States Energy Department, DoE.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Democrat landslide questions President Bush's agenda

  Democrats gained control of the House of Representatives and are one seat short, still disputed, from carrying the Senate according to the latest results from the United States mid term elections.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Rumsfeld, first victim of the Democrats' victory

  President George W Bush praised outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld who resigned following the Tuesday landslide victory of the Democrats that campaigned criticizing the Iraq war and his poor performance as head of the Pentagon.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina pulp mills conflict reaches Washington

  The pulp mills conflict between Uruguay and Argentina has reached Washington where the World Bank will be deciding in the coming weeks on a credit for one of the companies involved in the massive undertaking, Finland's Botnia.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Floor price for oil: 50 US dollars says Chavez

  Oil prices should have a floor of 50 US dollars per barrel and crude exporting countries will coordinate efforts to prevent it from breaking that threshold said Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile launches an ambitious tourism promotion plan

  Chile launched Wednesday an ambitious four year plan to promote tourism with the target of having three million foreign tourists visit the country by 2010 and income generated topping the two billion US dollars mark.

• Wednesday, November 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay cancels debt and stand by program with IMF

  Uruguay announced its intention to repay early all outstanding obligations to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), amounting to an estimated 1.080 billion US dollars. Finance minister Danilo Astori also announced the canceling the current Stand-By Arrangement which extended until 2008.