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Bolivia Moves to Nationalize Gas Industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - President Evo Morales issued a decree nationalizing Bolivia's vast natural gas industry Monday, sending soldiers to occupy gas fields and threatening to evict foreign companies unless they give the Andean nation control over the entire chain of production.

Bolivia nationalizes gas industry (CNN.com) - LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- President Evo Morales has decreed he is nationalizing Bolivia's vast natural gas industry, sending soldiers to occupy gas fields and threatening to evict foreign companies unless they give the Andean nation control over the entire chain of production.

Bolivian President Seizes Gas Industry (Washington Post) - CARACAS, Venezuela, May 1 -- Bolivian President Evo Morales seized control of the country's natural gas industry Monday, sending soldiers to occupy fields that he contends private companies have plundered for years.

Morales Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (Washington Post) - LA PAZ, Bolivia -- President Evo Morales nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry Monday, ordering foreign energy companies to send their supplies to a state company for sales and industrialization.

Morales Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (AP via Yahoo! News) - President Evo Morales nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry and oil Monday, ordering foreign energy companies to send their supplies to a state company for sales and industrialization.

Bolivia Moves to Nationalize Gas Industry (ABC News) - Bolivian President Evo Morales Moves to Nationalize Natural Gas Industry

Bolivian President Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (Fox News) - President Evo Morales nationalizes Bolivia's natural gas industry, ordering soldiers to immediately occupy the country's natural gas fields.

Bolivia nationalizes natural gas and oil industry (USA Today) - President Evo Morales nationalized Bolivia's natural gas and oil industry Monday, ordering foreign energy companies to send their supplies to a state company for sales and industrialization.

Bolivian president aims to nationalize natural gas industry, sends troops to fields (San Diego Union-Tribune) - LA PAZ, Bolivia, 6:32 p.m. May 1 (AP): President Evo Morales decreed he was nationalizing Bolivia's vast natural gas industry Monday, sending soldiers to occupy gas fields and threatening to evict foreign companies unless they give the Andean nation control over the entire chain of production.

Pearl farm purchase 'positive sign for industry' (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - There are changes under way in Australia's pearling industry, with a major distributor and marketing company buying its first pearl farm.