Clowning Around in Brazil

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"Runoff vote likely in Brazil’s presidential election; Rousseff, in lead, was handpicked by outgoing chief" by Bradley Brooks, Associated Press  |  October 4, 2010

SAO PAULO — A one-time Marxist guerrilla chosen by Brazil’s beloved leader to succeed him took a wide lead in yesterday’s presidential election, but a second-round vote seemed inevitable, said top officials within the government and the ruling party.

Dilma Rousseff, 62, a career bureaucrat running under the ruling party’s ticket, would be Brazil’s first female leader and has vowed to continue the market-friendly policies of outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which have lifted millions out of poverty.... 

Rousseff is the personal choice of the outgoing president, universally known as Lula, who led Brazil to unparalleled economic growth, increased the nation’s political clout on the global stage, and leaves office with 80 percent approval ratings....

Something U.S. politicians can only dream of! 

See what happens when you TAKE CARE of YOUR PEOPLE?!!

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