Separatist leader vows to defend Catalonia`s sovereignty after Spanish premier seeks to oust regional government
(LA Times Anaheim Ducks)

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced plans Saturday to fire the Catalan president and force fresh elections in the separatist-led region, invoking a constitutional clause never used in the four decades since Spain´s transition from dictatorship to democracy. It was a drastic crackdown...