IN BOLIVIA, A REBUKE TO EVO MORALES:

SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, Bolivia — While sporadic street battles erupted, voters in this divided country’s richest and second most-populous province appeared to approve a controversial measure Sunday that would make them autonomous from the leftist government of President Evo Morales.

According to an exit poll by the firm Captura Consulting, 82.7 percent of voters in Santa Cruz province supported the autonomy referendum, creating what promises to be a tense standoff between Morales and provincial leaders. The exit poll surveyed 7,980 people.

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UPDATE: More at Gateway Pundit.