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DutchLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 07:30 PM
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Billionaire Pinera wins Chile presidential election
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From the BBC:

Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera has won Chile's presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule.

Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat after results from 60% of polling stations showed Mr Pinera with 52% of the vote to Mr Frei's 48%.

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Mr Pinera, 60, made his fortune introducing credit cards to Chile.

He now owns a television channel, a stake in Chile's most successful football club and has millions of dollars in investments.


More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8464136.stm

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Reads like a second Berlusconi to me. Why? Will people *ever* learn?
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