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WORLD / NEWS Mon Dec 3, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

MSNBC -- Tensions had surged in recent weeks as university students led protests and occasionally clashed with police and Chavista groups. Jose Miguel Gomez / ReutersOpponents of Venezuela's proposed constitutional changes celebrate their victory Sunday night.C.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 11:19pm neoform

BBC News -- Tens of thousands of people are protesting in Venezuela this weekend as a TV station critical of the government is taken off the air. President Hugo Chavez has refused to renew a licence for Radio Caracas TV, claiming the station actively tries to unde.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 1, 2007 @ 2:24pm neoform

Al Jazeera -- Chavez intends to set up a new lender run by Latin American nations which he has called the 'Bank of the South'. He has pledged to support it with Venezuela's oil revenues. Separately, Chavez also offered on Sunday to contribute $250m to a new reg.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue May 1, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

FOX News -- President Hugo Chavez announced Monday he would formally pull Venezuela out of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, a largely symbolic move since the nation has already canceled its debts to the lending institutions. The leftist leader,.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 2:11pm neoform

ABC News -- ABC News' Barbara Walters sits down with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela for an interview in which Chavez shares his views on the United States, President Bush and America's 2008 presidential elections. Hugo Chavez made headlines across America when.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Feb 27, 2007 @ 6:07pm neoform

My Way News -- President Hugo Chavez ordered by decree on Monday the takeover of oil projects run by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region. Chavez had previously announced the government's intention to take a majority stake by May 1 in four heavy.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 9, 2007 @ 2:54pm mrmdc

Washington Post -- Meat cuts vanished from Venezuelan supermarkets this week, leaving only unsavory bits like chicken feet, while costly artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar, and many staples sell far above government-fixed prices. President Hugo Chavez.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Feb 1, 2007 @ 10:41am neoform

Yahoo News -- Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Dec 20, 2006 @ 8:38am neoform

Yahoo News -- Venezuela's ruling party took the first step Monday toward creating a single pro-government party, a move opponents criticized as a push to consolidate more power in the hands of President Hugo Chavez after his landslide re-election... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 22, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

MSNBC -- Rescue crews were sent Friday to find a commercial airliner carrying 46 people that disappeared in southwestern Venezuela. Officials feared the worst after residents reported hearing a crash in the mountains. The flight was reported missing 30 minutes.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Aug 16, 2007 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- President Hugo Chavez has presented his plans for changes to Venezuela's constitution, including an end to the presidential term limits. Current rules mean Mr Chavez is unable to seek re-election and will have to step down when his term ends in 2012... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jun 27, 2007 @ 1:07am neoform

BBC News -- Two major US companies have rejected a deal that would keep them working in Venezuela's most important oil field, according to state oil firm PDVSA. The government is taking over majority control of operations in the Orinoco Belt, as it extends state c.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 10:25am neoform

BBC News -- Venezuela's top court has allowed the government to take control of private TV transmitters as it prepares to replace commercial with state-run TV. Radio Caracas Television, a station critical of the government, is being forced to stop broadcasting on.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed May 16, 2007 @ 9:38am neoform

USA Today -- Venezuela will impose a limited smoking ban in bars and restaurants but has no plans to halt the production of cigarettes and tobacco, the health minister said Tuesday. Starting May 31, lighting up in bars and restaurants throughout the heavy smoking c.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Oct 29, 2006 @ 10:30pm neoform

Houston Chronicle -- The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of a leading U.S. manufacturer of electronic voting systems by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist government of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Oct 25, 2006 @ 8:10am neoform

Yahoo News -- Venezuela has agreed to drop out of the hotly contested race for Latin America's open seat on the UN Security Council and asked Bolivia to run in its place, Bolivia's president said... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Oct 21, 2006 @ 11:17am neoform

Yahoo News -- US officials believe Venezuela is emerging as a "potential hub of terrorism" in the Americas, according to a congressional report... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Oct 17, 2006 @ 2:39pm neoform

Forbes -- U.S.-backed Guatemala held a substantial lead over Venezuela in an 11th round of voting Tuesday for a Latin American seat on the U.N. Security Council, but still fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to win... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Oct 17, 2006 @ 12:17am neoform

Washington Post -- Venezuela was stymied Monday in its bid to win a seat on the U.N. Security Council, a result that shocked diplomats who had expected President Hugo Chavez's leftist, oil-rich government to gain a platform on the international stage... Read More