Spanish PM aims to take over Catalan govt; residents aghast
(WorldNews Spain)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- The Spanish government announced an unprecedented plan Saturday to sack Catalonia's separatist leaders, install its own people in their place and call a new regional election, using previously untapped constitutional powers to take control of the prosperous region that is threatening to secede. After a special Cabinet session, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he wants the country's Senate to allow central ministers to take over functions from all the members of the Catalan government, including control over the regional police, finances and the public media. In an effort to derail the independence movement led by the separatist politicians, Rajoy...