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Che's Legacy Fading in Latin America

Today's leftists pick ballots over armed rebellion

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 6, 2007 6:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Che Guevara’s face still adorns T-shirts, mugs, even bikinis, but today's Latin leftists are picking modern means to his ends, Reuters reports. Recent articles are blasting the cult of Guevara while lefty leaders plug elections over armed rebellion. “Ours is 21st Century socialism,... Read full story »

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