Riot officers fire rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in La Paz, Monday, June 6, 2005. As weeks of protests bring gas, bread, and other food shortages to Bolivia's capital, President Carlos Mesa huddles with his top Cabinet advisors to discuss calling early elections, hoping to appease indigenous and labor leaders who have thrown up road blockades that have strangled La Paz and threaten to spread to other cities.(Dado Galdieri)