Linda talks with Rudolph Ten Hoedt (HUT) about the political crisis in Ecuador, where there are three people claiming to be president. Last night, the congress voted to oust President Abdala Bucaram on grounds of "mental incapacity," but he has refused to step down, and is barricaded inside the national palace. Congress swore in its leader as interim president, but the nation's vice president is insisting that she is now president. Much depends on what the army does...for now, the military says it's not taking sides and it's up to the politicians to resolve the dispute.
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