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NewsWhore
03-14-2007, 04:20 PM
The Senate has overridden presidential observations on a legislative proposal aimed at creating a new municipal district for Sabana Iglesia, in the province of Santiago. President Fernandez had made a sort of "pocket veto" when he returned the proposal to the Senate with a note that said that he had not authorized the measure "because of the public outcry against this type of initiative." However, all three political parties supported the measure and it was passed unanimously. Sabana Iglesia is a rural area to the south of Santiago de los Caballeros, in the foothills of the Central Mountains.

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