Today voters in the Bolivian province of Santa Cruz overwhelmingly approved a measure providing for financial and security autonomy for the province. The country's president Evo Morales questioned the legality of the referendum and claimed that the measure had "failed." The conduct of Morales and his government fueled the referendum; the president has sought to nationalize industries in Santa Cruz as part of his goal of making the economy socialist. Morales called for talks with Santa Cruz and other provinces that are contemplating similar autonomy votes.

BURMESE MAY 10 REFERENDUM HAS AN INVITATION LIST: This video is a news report from Singapore, where citizens of Myanmar are lining up to vote at the country's embassy there. But it's not enough to be a Burmese citizen. This constitutional referendum offered by Myanmar's military junta is such a sham that it has an invitation list! And many of the Burmese lined up to vote -- and interviewed for this report -- aren't on it.