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  1. Venezuela's Chavez To Make Up With Spanish LeadersRead the original story

    1 hr ago | KFMB-TV San Diego

    MADRID, Spain -- Hugo Chavez was on a hug-and-make-up visit to Spain on Friday, his first since a now-infamous exchange in which Spain's normally reserved monarch told the voluble Venezuelan leader to "shut up" ...

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  2. A New Cold War in the Caribbean?Read the original story

    4 hrs ago | Inside Costa Rica

    By TIM PADGETT / MIAMI Ever since the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S. has seen the Caribbean in the way that the Romans viewed the Mediterranean: Mare Nostrum, Our Sea.

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Forman, ND, World News, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, Raul Castro, Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega

  3. Venezuela Celebrates 225th anniversary Of Liberator Bolivar's BirthRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Inside Costa Rica

    Venezuela celebrated Thursday the 225th anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar with a floral offering in the National Palace to the remains of the "Liberator," as he is called.

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  4. The Venezuelan 2008 election: update 3Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Venezuela News And Views

    Slowly the opposition keeps trudging toward an Utopian unity. What is surprising is that it is reaching it in more places than expected while some others seem doomed to see a division at least until mid ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Venezuela, La Victoria, Ecuador, Bolivar, Ecuador, Ecuador, Aragua, Venezuela, Cojedes, Venezuela, Barquisimeto, Venezuela

  5. Hugo Chavez invites Spanish king to the beachRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Pravda

    Hugo Chavez was on a hug-and-make-up visit to Spain on Friday, his first since a now-infamous exchange in which Spain's normally reserved monarch told the voluble Venezuelan leader to "shut up" at a summit in ...

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  6. Today in History - July 24Read the original story

    10 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

    ... face-to-face encounters. On this date: In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1862, the ...

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  7. Today in HistoryRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Valley Morning Star

    ... 160 days left in the year. On this date: In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1858, ...

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  8. Venezuela denies flying Colombian guerrillas to Nicaragua for Sandinista celebrationRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    CARACAS, Venezuela : Venezuela denied reports Thursday alleging that a government-owned airplane had carried Colombian rebel leaders to Nicaragua for a Sandinista celebration.

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  9. Energy Partnership Focus for Venezuelan PresidentRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | The St. Petersburg Times

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave the go-ahead for expanded operations by Russian oil companies and called for an energy alliance with Moscow during an appearance with President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, ...

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  10. Venezuela's Chavez doubts relations with US will improve if Obama is electedRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune

    CARACAS, Venezuela : President Hugo Chavez doubts that Venezuela's relations with the United States will improve if Democrat Barack Obama is elected the next U.S. president in November.

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  11. Chavez and Ceresole, and Hugo goes to RussiaRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Fausta's blog

    Today's WSJ has an article by Travis Pantin, Hugo Chavez's Jewish Problem , which highlights the ideological connection between Hugo Chavez and Norberto Ceresole.

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  12. Venezuela and Cuba: Parrot diplomacyRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Economist

    ... a generous oil subsidy that put an end to the special period, are to benefit from it. The Caricuao zoo in Caracas, Venezuela's capital, is a shadow of its former self. Its last giraffe, Napolen, died 15 years ago. Ruperta, the last elephant, has ...

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  13. This day in historyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Lincoln Daily News

    ... face-to-face encounters. On this date: In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1862, the ...

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  14. Who's best for Latin America? Both candidates have supportRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Miami Herald

    Likely Republican presidential nominee John McCain seems to have the upper hand on Latin American issues, especially on trade, say prominent Latin American intellectuals and politicians who have been following ...

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  15. Venezuela to buy more weaponry from RussiaRead the original story

    Yesterday | RIA Novosti

    Venezuela may purchase man-portable air defense systems, Il-76 transport planes and T-90 tanks from Russian in the near future, a Russian political analyst said Thursday.

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  16. Today In History July 24Read the original story

    Yesterday | WFMY-TV Greensboro

    ... face-to-face encounters. On this date: In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and his followers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in present-day Utah. In 1862, the ...

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  17. Chavez: Venezuela's military cooperation with Russia is proceeding 'at full speed'Read the original story

    Yesterday | International Herald Tribune

    CARACAS, Venezuela : Venezuela's government denied on Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez invited Russia to open a military base in his country, disputing a report by Russia's Interfax saying that Russian ...

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  18. South Africans Want to Fight PovertyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Prensa Latina

    Caracas, Jul 23 A delegation from South Africa is visiting Venezuela with the purpose to learn about this country's experiences in the struggle against poverty, diplomatic authorities said in this cpaital on ...

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  19. Cuba's Alicia Alonso to VenezuelaRead the original story

    Yesterday | Prensa Latina

    Caracas, Jul 23 Cuba Nacional Ballet director Alicia Alonso is expected in this capital Wednesday, to direct the famous ballet Giselle, an important piece from the Romanticism period closely linked to her ...

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  20. PETROCARIBE Projects Total 15 Billion DollarsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Prensa Latina

    Caracas, Jul 23 The oil-refining projects of the PETROCARIBE agreement have totaled 15 billion dollars, according to the chairman of the Energy and Mine Committee of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Angel ...

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