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Guatemalan president dissolves Congress and Court
President Jorge Serrano in Guatemala City declares a ruling by decree after dissolving Congress and the Supreme Court and says elections within 60 days will form a constitutional assembly. He fires the human rights prosecutor as demonstrations mount over austerity, wages, and conditions. About 10,000 protesters marched peacefully, carrying placards of Serrano and calling for resignation.
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