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Hugo Chávez demands jailing of judge who freed banker
President Hugo Chávez has told his socialist party to denounce corrupt members. Photograph: Reuters
The Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez, has called a judge a criminal and demanded she be jailed for 30 years after she released one of the country's
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Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside
Hundreds of protesters were trying to disrupt the 193-nation conference, the latest action in days of demonstrations to demand "climate justice" — firm steps to combat global warming. Police said 230 protesters were detained.
Inside the cavernous
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Venezuela's Chavez Sees US Threat in Dutch Islands
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is accusing the Netherlands of letting the U.S. military use Dutch islands off his country's Caribbean coast to prepare a possible attack against his government. Chavez says the U.S. military has deployed intelligence
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Dutch deny Venezuela's claim of US attack plans
The Dutch government has denied Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claims that it is allowing the United States to use Caribbean islands to prepare a possible military attack against his country.
The Dutch government has denied Venezuelan President
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US-brokered Copenhagen climate deal still bogged down
Two years of laborious negotiations on a climate agreement ended with a political deal brokered by US President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers, but denounced by poor countries because it was nonbinding and set no overall target for
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Hugo Chavez: U.S. drone violated our airspace
CARACAS, Venezuela — An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela’s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Speaking during his weekly television and
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Chavez Wants To Rename Angel Falls, World's Tallest Waterfall
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that the world's tallest waterfall has been called Angel Falls too long and should revert to its original indigenous name instead of commemorating the U.S. pilot who spotted it in 1933.
He called
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Colombia to Chavez: Maybe 'spy plane' was Santa
President Hugo Chavez listens to a speech at a fuel distribution plant located 93 miles east of Caracas December 27, 2002 in Carenero, Venezuela. (Paula Bronstein, Getty Images)
BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia's defense chief joked Monday that Venezuelan
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George F. Will | Two mice that roared
WASHINGTON It was serendipitous to have almost simultaneous climaxes in Copenhagen and Congress. The former's accomplishment was indiscernible, the latter's was unsightly.
It would have been unprecedented had the President not described the outcome of
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Former Venezuelan president Caldera dies at 93
CARACAS, Venezuela - Rafael Antonio Caldera, the two-time president who helped establish democracy in Venezuela and issued the pardon that allowed Hugo Chavez to rise to power, died Thursday in Caracas, his son said. He was 93.
Andres Caldera, in
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Hugo Chavez, Carmaker
The fiery socialist, in a speech late on Wednesday, also said he would not hesitate to expel and expropriate plants from other Asian and U.S. automobile companies operating in Venezuela if they failed to share technology with locals. "What's this that
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Venezuelan seeks to revive anti-Chavez movement
VALENCIA, Venezuela -- They range from wealthy businessmen to boisterous students and poor single mothers, jammed together 10,000 strong in a stadium, chanting "change is possible!" and shoving forward to greet the man who is challenging President
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Measures that Chavez opponents call undemocratic
Measures which Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's opponents claim are meant to stifle political opposition, and which Chavez insists are meant only to uphold the law:
-- Chavez has refused to renew the broadcast licenses of dozens of critical radio
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Hugo Chavez claims Colombia, US could simulate attack on fake rebel camp in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela
- President Hugo Chavez is accusing Colombia and the United States of plotting to set up a fake rebel camp on Venezuelan soil to discredit his government.
Chavez accused Colombia of preparing what he called a "false positive"
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Facebook, Twitter Top List of Weird Stories in 2009
BERLIN (Reuters) - From the German town that unwittingly advertised pornography on its website to the American who interrupted his wedding to update his Facebook and Twitter accounts, the world was full of weird stories in 2009. "Standing at the alter
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Hugo Chavez mocks Venezuela coup, Fidel Castro death forecast
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez scoffed on Wednesday at U.S. magazine Newsweek's predictions that he would be toppled by a military coup and his Cuban mentor Fidel Castro would die in 2010.
In a lengthy televised New Year's
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Chavez disputes Spanish official's climate remarks
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trading barbs with Spain's environment minister over the Copenhagen summit on climate change.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is trading barbs with Spain's environment minister over the Copenhagen summit on climate
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Dutch Again Summon Venezuela Ambassador On Comments
Verhagen condemned the comments as "inaccurate, unjust and really out of place" in a statement on Friday and said he would summon Venezuela's ambassador again to explain the remarks.
Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen on Friday denied fresh
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Venezuela captures bigger drug haul in 2009
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela reported on Saturday 60 metric tons of drugs were confiscated in 2009, an 11 percent bigger haul than the previous year, and said anti-narcotics efforts had improved since it ended cooperation with the United States.
The
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Why Time Passed Obama By
Time magazine picked Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, as its Person of the Year. He gets the accolade for presiding over a “weak economy” that could have been “much, much weaker.” Pretty feeble. I can't imagine someone being
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Venezuela Shows Us How Great Socialism Is
Hugo Chavez rang in the New Year in Venezuela by rationing electricity. The government there owns damn near everything and the people are dirt poor. The country is a huge oil producer but is unable to generate much electricity because it depends on
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Venezuela biz leaders worry about energy rationing
Energy rationing imposed by President Hugo Chavez as a means of coping with a severe drought could worsen Venezuela's economic recession, business leaders warned Monday.
Noel Alvarez, president of Fedecamaras, the country's biggest business
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De facto president objects to US request he leave
Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti speaks at the graduation ceremony for students in an alternative public education program in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. Honduras' president-elect Porfirio Lobo will be sworn in on Jan. 27, the
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Honduras leader rejects US request that he quit
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Interim President Roberto Micheletti responded harshly Wednesday to U.S. suggestions that he resign before a new president takes office Jan 27.
Micheletti has been serving as president since a June coup deposed hislongtime
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Democracy, Another God That Failed
“America is Losing the Free World,” was the arresting headline over the Financial Times column by Gideon Rachman. His thesis: The largest democracies of South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia — Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, India — are all
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Chavez Devalues Currency
By John Lyons and Darcy Crowe CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez, harried by recession and declining popularity, weakened Venezuela's currency late Friday to shore up finances and stimulate economic growth before key elections this year.The move cuts Mr.
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Chavez threatens businesses that boost prices
(AP) â President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to seize businesses that raise prices as a result of last week's devaluation of Venezuela's currency.Economic analysts called the warning a futile attempt to control 25 percent inflation that is already
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Hugo Chavez: Venezuela Needs 'Socialist' Soap Operas
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez says there's too much capitalism on Venezuelan TV. So he's urging producers to start making films and TV shows that stress socialist values.
Chavez says producers should be making "socialist soap operas."
He
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Venezuela shutters stores in price-hike crackdown
CARACAS, Venezuela - Soldiers accompanied government inspectors as they temporarily shut down dozens of retail stores in Venezuela on Monday, aiming to prevent hefty price hikes after the country devalued its currency.
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TV evangelist Pat Robertson says Haiti 'cursed' by history, but quake was not God's wrath
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson says Haiti has been "cursed" because of what he called a "pact with the devil" in its history.
His spokesman said the Wednesday comments were based on Voodoo rituals carried out before a
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Chavez suspends rolling blackouts in Caracas
In this Jan. 5, 2010 photo, San Ignacio mall is seen with its lights off to reduce electricity consumption in Caracas. Venezuela relies on a single dam to generate most of its electricity and a drought has brought its water levels to dangerous lows,
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Chavez to use virtual currency for some trade
Venezuela plans to start using a new virtual currency this week to facilitate trade with a bloc of allies in Latin America and the Caribbean that President Hugo Chavez has assembled to counter U.S. influence in the region.
Chavez has hailed the
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Chavez raises Venezuelan minimum wage 25 percent
President Hugo Chavez announced a 25-percent increase in Venezuela's minimum wage Friday to try to blunt the effects of soaring inflation, and defended his handling of an energy crisis and other domestic problems.
Venezuela's President Hugo
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Hugo Chavez says Venezuela wants to improve ties with US despite differences
CARACAS, Venezuela
- Venezuela is seeking to improve diplomatic relations with the United States despite long-standing tensions with Washington, President Hugo Chavez said in an interview broadcast Sunday.
Chavez said he has given Deputy Foreign
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Pinera victory could complicate Chile's diplomacy
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Billionaire and now President-elect Sebastian Pinera invoked the calls to service of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama as he challenged Chileans to come together to improve their country.
Supporters of Chile's new
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Opponent of Hugo Chavez Imprisoned for Misusing Public Funds
CARACAS, Venezuela An opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been sentenced to two years in prison for misuse of public funds.
The Attorney General's Office says prosecutors found irregularities in contracts that Guillermo Call signed with
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U.S. troops deploy as Haiti aid operation picks up
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. Black Hawk helicopters swooped down on Haiti's wrecked presidential palace to deploy troops and supplies on Tuesday as a huge international relief operation to help earthquake survivors gained momentum.
The airborne
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Venezuela's Chavez seizes French-owned retailer
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez signed a decree to expropriate a French-owned retail chain Wednesday, accusing the retailer of improperly raising prices and hoarding goods after Venezuela devalued its currency.
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Channels forced to air speeches
Caracas - Venezuela's state-run telecommunications agency formally notified two dozen local cable television channels on Thursday that they must carry mandatory government programming, including marathon speeches by President Hugo Chavez.
Agency
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Chavez foes protest Venezuela’s domestic woes
Opposition members shout slogans against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a protest in Caracas, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Venezuelans commemorated the 52nd anniversary of an uprising that toppled the country's last dictator arguing whether their
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Venezuelan cable providers drop TV channel critical of President Hugo Chavez
RCTV was yanked from cable and satellite programming just hours after Diosdado Cabello, director of Venezuela's state-run telecommunications agency, said several local channels carried by cable television have breached broadcasting laws and should be
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Italy distances itself from US Haiti criticism
ROME - Italy's foreign minister on Monday distanced the government from harsh criticism of the U.S.
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Chavez's No. 2 resigns, citing personal reasons
Venezuela's vice president has resigned, citing personal reasons.
A government official said Monday that President Hugo Chavez has accepted the resignation of Ramon Carrizalez, who also served as defense minister.
The official does not say who Chavez
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New Honduran leader to take office, ending turmoil
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras A conservative rancher is being sworn in as Honduras' new president Wednesday, ending months of turmoil and the quest by ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to be restored to power after a coup that drew international condemnation.
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Venezuela denies violation of Colombia's airspace
CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuela denies one of its military helicopters strayed into Colombia's airspace this week.
Colombia claims a Venezuelan military helicopter flew over a Colombian army base Wednesday. Colombia's foreign ministry demanded an
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Venezuela denies violation of Colombia's airspace
Venezuela denies one of its military helicopters strayed into Colombia's airspace this week.
Colombia claims a Venezuelan military helicopter flew over a Colombian army base Wednesday. Colombia's foreign ministry demanded an explanation from
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The Fateful Geological Prize Called Haiti
A former US President becomes UN Special Envoy to earthquake-stricken Haiti. A born-again neo-conservative US business wheeler-dealer preacher claims Haitians are condemned for making a literal ‘pact with the Devil.’ Venezuelan, Nicaraguan, Bolivian,
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Hugo Chavez is hobbled, but still standing
CARACAS, Venezuela - A new slogan appearing on the T-shirts and banners of anti-government protesters in Venezuela sums up a growing sentiment about President Hugo Chavez after 11 years in power: "You're struck out."
The list of strikes against Chavez
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Analysis: Chavez's socialist project badly hobbled
CARACAS, Venezuela — A new slogan appearing on the T-shirts and banners of anti-government protesters in Venezuela sums up a growing sentiment about President Hugo Chavez after 11 years in power: "You're struck out."
In this photo taken Jan. 23, 2010,
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OAS commission urges calm amid Venezuela protests
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CARACAS, Venezuela — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights raised concerns Tuesday over clashes between supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez that have killed two people and injured dozens more.
The commission
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Feeding Frenzy
Peter McAndrews (Modo Mio) and partner Nathan Baynes have brought their Girard Avenue sandwich shop south to the Italian Market. This new Paesano's location features all of their well-loved standards — think the Paesano (beef brisket), the Arista
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Chavez turns to Cubans for help with energy crisis
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CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez has turned to his friends in Cuba for help in tackling Venezuela's energy crisis, drawing criticism for seeking advice from the communist-led island that has struggled with its own
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Venezuelan police break up anti-Chavez protest
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Police used tear gas, plastic bullets and water cannons to scatter hundreds of students protesting against the government Thursday, while President Hugo Chavez's supporters celebrated the 18th anniversary of his failed coup as
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Venezuela to spend $15 billion on energy projects
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's government says it will spend $15 billion over the next five years to increase electricity production.
Energy Minister Ali Rodriguez said Saturday the projects will add 15,000 megawatts by 2015.
Venezuela imposed
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"Venezuela Defence & Security Report 2010" now available at Fast Market Research
2010-02-07 18:39:42 - New Defense market report from Business Monitor International: "Venezuela Defence & Security Report 2010"
Central Bank preliminary estimates, GDP rose by 4.9% in 2008, already showing a loss of dynamism on the 8.4%
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Chavez hosts new radio show _ at any moment
Chavez hosts new radio show _ at any moment The Associated Press More News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new radio program in which he can take to the airwaves at any time of the day or night. Called "Suddenly, With Chavez," the show
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Pro-Chavez lawmakers plan to punish dissidents
CARACAS, Venezuela - Legislators allied with President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday they plan to adopt rules that will punish any lawmaker who abandons the socialist leader.
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Venezuela bans billboard lighting amid energy woes
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela has banned illuminated billboards as the country struggles with severe electricity shortages.
It's the latest measure aimed at reducing power consumption, which has become a top priority for
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Venezuela forges foreign alliances for Orinoco oil
Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said Petroleos de Venezuela will create joint ventures with two consortiums of foreign companies to develop two blocks in the Carabobo area of the Orinoco Belt — one of the world's largest known oil deposits.
Ramirez said
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Guayaquil march protests against Ecuador's gov't
QUITO, Ecuador—Tens of thousands of protesters crowded into downtown Guayaquil on Thursday, answering a call from the mayor of Ecuador's biggest city to demonstrate against the national government.
Mayor Jaime Nebot, a conservative, accused President
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Anti-Chavez TV vows to maintain tough stance
CARACAS, Venezuela - The major shareholder of Venezuela's only TV channel that remains critical of President Hugo Chavez denied Friday that he worked out a deal with the government to curb the station's criticism.
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Hugo Chavez in talks to buy French retail chain
Caracas: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said on Saturday he had opened talks to buy a supermarket chain owned by France's Casino, a month after expropriating another chain owned by the same group.
Buying out the Cada supermarket chain would give
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Feb. 15, the 46th day of 2010. There are 319 days left in the year. This is Presidents' Day.
On Feb. 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine mysteriously blew up in Havana Harbor, killing more than 260 crew members and bringing the
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[news] Venezuela Sells Products at Fair Prices through Nationalised Hypermarket Chain
Merida, February 16th, 2010 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Over the weekend Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez inaugurated some of the new government run hypermarkets which are taking the place of the recently nationalised Exito hypermarket chain, announced
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Honduran leader keeps military chief behind coup
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The new president of Honduras is keeping in place military leaders who ordered his elected predecessor flown into exile in a June coup.
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OAS Needs New Secretary General
Insulza promoted this move in spite of the fact that Cuba had remained a dictatorship. In Honduras he tried to reinstate former President Zelaya, although Zelaya had violated the constitution, trying to get re-elected. Insulza’s attempts to bring
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Argentina rules out military action in Falklands
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentina has ruled out military action to reassert its sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands, but insists on negotiations with Britain over oil exploration in what Argentina considers to be its
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Argentina demands oil talks with UK
« Previous « Previous Next » Next » View Gallery ADVERTISEMENT Published Date: 20 February 2010 Argentina has ruled out military action to reassert its sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands but insisted on negotiations with Britain over oil
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Venezuela's ranchers warn against arming peasants
Members of Venezuela's civilian militia hold up weapons during a rally commemorating the 151st anniversary of the Federal War in Caracas, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. During the period 1859-1864 Venezuela lived what is known as the Federal War, between
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Chavez: Saboteurs targeting Venezuela's power grid
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CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez accused his adversaries on Sunday of sabotaging Venezuela's electricity grid as part of a broader plan aimed at bringing about the system's collapse - and his downfall.
Chavez said authorities
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Neighbors rally to support Argentina over Falklands
A senior official last week said Argentina lays claim not just to the islands but to any resources found there.
Argentina and UK at odds over ownership of South Atlantic islandsFalklands government says it has "every right" to develop hydrocarbons
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Honduras adds charges against ousted leader
Critics say he was trying to extend his rule by lifting a ban on presidential re-election, as his ally Hugo Chavez has done in Venezuela. Zelaya denies such intentions, saying he was trying to shake up a political system dominated by a few wealthy
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Chavez rejects report citing rights violations
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Venezuela should boycott the Organization of American States' human rights body, saying the panel wrongly accused his government of political repression.
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Chavez hopes to ease tensions with Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he is willing to hold talks with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, on easing tensions between the South American neighbors. Chavez said he wants to "turn the page"
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Colombia court blocks Uribe from seeking 3rd term
BOGOTA (AP) -- Colombia's Constitutional Court shut the door Friday on President Alvaro Uribe's aspirations for a third straight term, ruling unconstitutional a law that would have let voters decide in a referendum whether he could run again.
The
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Sec. Clinton's Trip Includes Chile Stop
(AP) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's weeklong, five-nation tour of Latin America is certain to focus on the earthquake in Chile while she also tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.
The itinerary released before the
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Clinton to meet with Uruguay's incoming president
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Troops from Uruguay are regularly among U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed around the world, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is hoping to persuade that country's new president to continue the support.
Jose Mujica,
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Power outage halts operations at Curacao refinery
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WILLEMSTAD, Curacao Hundreds of workers at a Venezuela-run oil refinery in Curacao demonstrated Tuesday over another halt in operations caused by a power outage.
The latest blackout occurred Sunday evening at the Isla oil refinery,
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Spain says Venezuela to help with probe of links with Basque separatists, Colombian rebels
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- Venezuela has pledged to cooperate with a Spanish court that accuses the South American nation's government of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, the Spanish foreign minister said Tuesday.
Minister Miguel
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[analysis] The Accusation that Links Chávez with ETA and the FARC is Fraudulent
In an impressive and well coordinated smear campaign, the Spanish corporate media has launched a preemptive strike against President Hugo Chávez. The print media included Público, El País, ABC, El Mundo, La Razón, Cadena Ser, COPE, Libertad Digital as
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Chavez: US trying to divide Latin America
Chavez: US trying to divide Latin America The Associated Press More News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to undermine efforts by Latin American leaders toward regional unity. His remarks
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Venezuela telecom agency rejects anti-Chavez TV
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CARACAS, Venezuela A company's bid to launch two cable channels expected to be critical of President Hugo Chavez was rejected Friday, Venezuela's state-run telecommunications agency announced.
The agency said Empresas 1BC failed to
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Commentary: Hillary Clinton in South America
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered earthquake relief supplies to Chile early last week, a Spanish judge was indicting Venezuela's rabidly anti-American president, Hugo Chavez, on charges of helping two terrorist groups to plan political
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Ex-Honduran leader to pen book about 2009 coup
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CARACAS, Venezuela Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya plans to write a book describing his ouster last year.
Zelaya says Honduras' business elite was behind last June's military-backed coup that sent him into exile.
In a
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Sean Penn Wants Jail Time for Journalists Who Claim Hugo Chavez is a Dictator
You know what one of the favorite past times of dictators is? Imprisoning journalists. So It's a little strange and totally stupid that self-important actor Sean Penn is defending his friend Chavez, president of Venezuela and a known dictator, by
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Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills
Government inspectors claim some businesses hoard sugar and other foods subject to government-price controls, waiting for President Hugo Chavez's administration to raise prices before selling the goods.
The government raised the price of sugar by 30
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Gracias, Sean!
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean
Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media. In
an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" last week, Penn
slammed Chavez critics who refer to the socialist leader
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Hugo Chavez thanks Sean Penn for slamming his critics
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media.
In an appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” last week, Penn slammed Chavez critics who refer to the socialist leader
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China Delivers Venezuela Jets for Anti-Drugs Fight
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Saturday tested six training and light attack jets bought from China for defense and anti-drugs flights in a deal that dodges an embargo banning sales of U.S. weapons parts to oil exporter Venezuela. President Hugo
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Chavez: Internet Should Be Regulated
By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday while demanding authorities crack down on a critical news Web site that he accused of spreading false information.In a
