Sunday, October 31, 2004   Some good election news  Waiting for
some good news from the election? There is some. Of course, it's
not from the United States: "Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 31 -
Tabare Vazquez, a Socialist doctor running as the candidate of
an opposition coalition that includes former guerrillas,
narrowly triumphed Sunday in the presidential election, bringing
the left to power for the first time in this South American
country.  "The victory by the coalition, the Progressive-
Encounter-Broad-Front-New-Majority, whose largest faction
consists of Tupamaro guerrillas turned politicians, strengthens
a trend throughout the continent. As in the last presidential
votes in Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador and Argentina, the candidate
most opposed to American-supported free-market policies has
defeated backers of those policies." How could you not love the
"Progressive-Encounter-Broad-Front-New-Majority" coalition?
Followup: Will there be consequences of this election? At least
two:  "Vazquez, 64, vows to restore