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Chavez's return to Cuba for treatment rattles Venezuela

Source: The Star Malaysia, Nov 28 2012, 1:34pm CST

CARACAS/HAVANA (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was back in Cuba on Wednesday for cancer-linked medical treatment that revived questions about the viability of his socialist rule and left Venezuelans again guessing about his exa ...

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Socialism Embarrassed: Venezuela runs out of Toilet Paper

Source: Accuracy in Media  |   May 20 2013, 5:04pm CDT

WASHINGTON — Some in Venezuela are now asking whether socialism really works in Venezuela. Why? There is now a toilet paper shortage throughout the country, reports the Associated Press. Milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal are in short sup ...

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5 hours ago

Russia Delivers First Lada Cars to Venezuela

Source: RIA Novosti  |   May 20 2013, 11:47am CDT

MOSCOW, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russia has delivered a first batch of 450 Lada cars to Venezuela, said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation's international economic ...

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24 weeks ago


Quote:
"I don't understand what he has, but I hope he recovers quickly. He's a winner."


Source: The Star Malaysia

 

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10 hours ago

EDITORIAL: The bottom line

Source: Washington Times  |   May 20 2013, 6:20am CDT

Socialism has finally hit the fan in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, though he checked out just in time to miss it. He left millions of Venezuelans struggling to clean up the mess. Government price controls have the country’s shopkeepers trying manfully to ...

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19 hours ago

Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties

Source: Reuters.co.uk  |   May 19 2013, 9:57pm CDT

CARACAS May 19 (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign mini ...

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20 hours ago

Venezuela willing to normalize relations with U.S.: FM

Source: SINA English  |   May 19 2013, 9:07pm CDT

CARACAS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela is willing to normalize diplomatic relations with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and none interference in each other's domestic affairs, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jau ...

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20 hours ago

Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to US

Source: The Sun Daily Malaysia  |   May 19 2013, 8:34pm CDT

CARACAS (May 19, 2013): Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. "We are going to remain open to normalising relations with the United States," Foreign Minist ...

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1 day ago

Venezuela opposition activist freed

Source: GulfToday.ae  |   May 19 2013, 4:33pm CDT

CARACAS: Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro’s narrow election victory in April. Retired General Antonio Rivero, ...

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1 day ago

How a toilet paper shortage may temper Chavismo in Venezuela - Christian Science Monitor

Source: PBS: Blueprint America  |   May 19 2013, 2:56pm CDT

Under Hugo Chávez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chávez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company. People wait in line as they buy toilet paper in a super mar ...

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1 day ago

Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

Source: The State  |   May 18 2013, 6:08pm CDT

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election. Retired Gen. Antonio Rivero said he would "take care of my hea ...

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