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2 hrs ago | snuilas.snu.ac.kr | Hugo Chavez Frias

The United States is Terrified

Venezuela is now going towards independence, and the United States is frantic. That’s why you have this hysteria about Chavez. It’s not because he’s attacking anyone or anything like. It’s hysteria because he’s not following orders. It’s kind of like Serbia, but much more serious, because this is a big energy producer.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

www.vanguardngr.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Lessons from Venezuela

VENEZUELAN Ambassador to Nigeria, Enerique Fernando Arrundell, could not have offered his advice on Nigeria's management of its petroleum resources at a better time.

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www.laht.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela Steps-Up Land Takeovers

By Jeremy Morgan Latin American Herald Tribune staff CARACAS -- New force appears to have been injected into President Hugo Chavez's once much-vaunted and controversial policy of expropriating rural land which his officials deem to be lying idle or not being put to productive use.

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Related Topix: World News, Hugo Chavez, Agriculture, Science,

english.eluniversal.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela, Nicaragua to Conduct Joint Military Exercises

Western Hemisphere The armies of Nicaragua and Venezuela will conduct military exercises aimed at training their air and naval forces, reported on Thursday official sources in Managua.

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Related Topix: Nicaragua, World News, Central America, US Military, US Air Force

english.eluniversal.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

French Navy Finds Vessel Filled with Cocaine from Venezuela

Politics The French Navy interdicted a sailboat carrying 968 kilograms of cocaine estimated at about USD 59.7 million bound to the Netherlands Antilles from Venezuela, the French government reported on Friday.

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Related Topix: Netherlands Antilles, FIFA Soccer

www.google.com.co | Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela's Bolivar Plunges On Bank Nationalization Fears

CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Venezuela's currency fell sharply against the dollar in black market trading Thursday, reaching a two-month low as worries over bank nationalizations spurred local investors and everyday Venezuelans to trade in bolivars for greenbacks.

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www.businessweek.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Colombia cuts power supplies to Venezuela, Ecuador

Colombia's energy minister says drought has forced his country to reduce exports of electricity to neighboring Venezuela and Ecuador.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

www.hotelsmag.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Government Creates State-owned Hotel Chain

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed a decree ordering the establishment of Cadena de Hoteles Caribes de Venezuela, a state-owned hotel chain, with an initial capital of VEF 20mn .

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daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Another Neo-fascist Day in Venezuela

Chavez said that the opposition wants to win the National Assembly elections of next year so that it can make a "constitutional" coup like in Honduras to get him out.

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www.eluniversal.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Colombia Denies Preparing Military Attack Against Venezuela

Western Hemisphere The Colombian government denied on Wednesday claims that Bogot is preparing a military attack against Venezuela, and denounced Venezuelan Vice President Ramn Carrizles arguing that Colombia's stance has been "not to fall into provocations" despite "insults." "The facts speak for themselves," Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel ...

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colombiareports.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Dominican Republic agrees to Mediate Colombia-Venezuela Conflict

The Dominican Republic Wednesday accepted a request from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to mediate the conflict between Colombia and Venezuela.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, Leonel Fernandez

www.venezuelanalysis.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela Pledges Support for Palestinian Statehood during Abbas Visit

Mérida, November 29th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) -- The president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, addressed the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) and met with President Hugo Chavez on Friday in Caracas, and the Venezuelan government pledged its support for the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state.

“We demand that the international community and the world understand that for sixty years, Palestine has wanted to live as a free, peaceful, independent, and sovereign country like the rest of the countries in the world,” said Abbas in the National Assembly. “We have inherited the [task] of constructing a democratic state in Palestine where Jews, Christians, and Muslims live in equal conditions,” he said.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

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Chavez launches fresh warning against private banks

Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez issued a fresh warning against private banks Wednesday, threatening to place them all under government control two days after closing four institutions.

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www.bloomberg.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela Dollar Bonds Plunge on Chavez Bank Takeovers & Threats

Venezuela's benchmark dollar bonds plunged, sending yields to a four-month high, after President Hugo Chavez threatened to seize more banks following the governments takeover of four lenders.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Hugo Chavez, World News, Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria, Banking, New York

www.bloomberg.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Uribe Says Venezuela Has a "Berlin Wall" With Colombia

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Venezuela has put up an illegal trade embargo that is becoming a a oeBerlin Wall,a cutting off the South American neighbors.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, Hugo Chavez

www.reuters.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Colombia says Venezuela imposes Cuba-like embargo

Chavez, a fierce U.S. critic allied with Cuba, has ordered Colombian imports cut as his government protests Uribe's plan to allow U.S. troops more access to bases for joint initiatives against cocaine lords and leftist rebels.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, Drugs, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Tue Dec 01, 2009

www.semana.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Former president of Mexico against Uribe's re-election

In his visit to Estoril, Portugal to take part in the Iberoamerican Summit, Mexico's former president, Vicente Fox, recommended president Uribe to refrain from seeking a third term in office.

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www.bloomberg.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

Colombia Bonds Gain on Slow Inflation; Venezuela Bolivar Falls

Colombiaa s peso bonds gained, pushing yields near a three-year low, as investors bet inflation slowed last month, boosting appetite for fixed-rate securities.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, South America, World News, Colombia, Stamford, CT

www.theglobeandmail.com | Hugo Chavez Frias

How Long Could Venezuela's Slump Last?

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Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries),

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Venezuela Expels Hundreds of Foreign Miners

Venezuela has expelled hundreds of miners from Colombia and other countries without warning, causing chaos in this border town, Colombia's Defense Minister Gabriel Silva has said.

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