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  1. Detroit's Monsters Thrive on a Diet of Cheap Gas


    New York Times - Simon Romero - 8 hours ago

    Many of the vintage land yachts tooling around Caracas today were imported during the heyday of “Venezuela Saudita,” Saudi Venezuela, in the early 1970s, ...


  2. Oil won't pay for Venezuela socialism: US cable


    Petroleumworld.com - 19 hours ago

    Venezuela cannot afford the extensive social programs vaunted by Hugo Chavez's ...Caracas. ... amid an economic recession, inflation and soaring crime rates in
    Venezuela halted flight crew in 2008 over remark- The Associated Press
    Venezuela opponents wary of Chavez decree powers- Reuters
    Chavez and the good old days of Marxist misadventure- Globe and Mail
    Reuters Africa - Sify
    all 765 news articles »


  3. Venezuelan President receives Sheikh Abdullah


    WAM - Emirates News Agency - 4 hours ago

    WAM Caracas, Dec. 13th, 2010 (WAM) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received here the visiting UAE Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al ...
    Abdullah bin Zayed signs two agreements in Venezuela- WAM - Emirates News Agency
    all 98 news articles »


  4. Documents: US aimed to counter Chavez, arms deals


    Fox News - 16 hours ago

    AP CARACAS, Venezuela – US diplomats discussed efforts to counter Venezuelan... President Hugo Chavez's influence in Latin America and tried to dissuade Russia
    documents: US tried to curb clout of Chávez- Seattle Times
    US 'tried to stop delivery of missiles to Venezuela'- Business Day
    Venezuela acquires 1800 antiaircraft missiles from Russia- Washington Post
    all 71 news articles »


  5. WikiLeaks: Venezuela-Iran nuclear link ridiculed in cable


    Jerusalem Post - 20 hours ago

    By JTA CARACAS (JTA) --Rumors that Venezuela is helping Iran develop a nuclear bomb were ridiculed in a new cache of diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks ...
  6. 1970s cars survive in Venezuela


    Daily Caller - Simon Romero - 50 minutes ago

    CARACAS, Venezuela — Ascending the narrow streets that wind through this city's ...
  7. WikiLeaks: Socialist tortillas offer a taste of Venezuelan revolution


    CNN International - Tim Lister - 2 days ago

    A customer buys food as others line up at an Arepera Socialista restaurant in Caracas, Venezuela. (CNN) -- The US Embassy in Caracas ...
    Cablegate Chronicles: Socialism's Tangible -- and Tasty -- Benefits- The Atlantic
    Chavez's socialist sandwich emporium- Foreign Policy
    all 5 news articles »


  8. US embassy cables: Safety concerns at Venezuelan oil fields used ...


    The Guardian - 3 days ago

    Thursday, 15 October 2009, 21:59 CONFIDENTIAL SECTION 01 OF 03 CARACAS 001333 ... sector investment in Venezuela, growing difficulties in doing business, ...
    US embassy cables: Venezuelan officials 'extremely upset' at ...- The Guardian
    EXCLUSIVE-UPDATE 2-Venezuela orders oil firms to lift output- Forex Pros
    all 10 news articles »


  9. Horse racing a strong 2nd to baseball in Venezuela


    Kitsap Sun - Christopher Toothaker - 2 days ago

    28, 2010, fans gestures while watching a horse race during the Caribbean Classic Series at the Rinconadais racetrack in Caracas, Venezuela. ...
  10. WikiLeaks cables dismiss Hugo Chávez's nuclear ambitions


    The Guardian - 3 days ago

    The US has privately scorned Hugo Chávez's nuclear ambitions as empty bluster despite Venezuela's energy deals with Iran and Russia. US diplomats in Caracas ...
    WikiLeaks: Russia sold Chávez over 100 anti-aircraft missiles- El Universal
    Iran Placing Medium-Range Missiles in Venezuela; Can Reach the US- Hudson New York
    Venezuelan military cooperation with Russia sets off alarms in ...- VHeadline.com
    all 10 news articles »


  11. Venezuela Threatens Takeover of Large Banks


    Wall Street Journal - Dan Molinski - 4 days ago

    CARACAS—President Hugo Chávez threatened to take control over the ... Mr. Chávez, who has brought his own brand of socialism to Venezuela, ...
    Chavez Threatens to Nationalize Banks on Lending- Bloomberg
    all 9 news articles »
  12. Hotels shelter Venezuelans affected by floods


    The Associated Press - 6 days ago

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan soldiers took charge at several privately owned hotels Monday to help accommodate some of the thousands of people who ...
    More than 90000 displaced by rains in Venezuela- Fox News
    Venezuela moves flood-hit families into resort hotels- Reuters Canada
    Chavez's Party Wins Eight Races in Venezuela Elections- Bloomberg
    Latin American Herald Tribune - Sydney Morning Herald
    all 782 news articles »


  13. Chavez Plan to Legislate by Decree Sparks Criticism in Venezuela


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 1 day ago

    ... the crisis caused by the rains CARACASVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ... Bolivarian processes” he has led in Venezuela for 11 years, Romero said. ...


  14. Diana C. Ristow


    Sheboygan Press - 2 days ago

    Diana C. Ristow, age 44, of Kiel, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 with her family at her bedside in her native country of Caracas, Venezuela after a long ...
  15. Latino panelists share their experiences of life in Prescott


    Prescott Daily Courier - Cindy Barks - 6 hours ago

    Carlos Vicente Marcano, a native of Caracas, Venezuela who arrived in Prescott nearly five years ago, left his Venezuelan home in 2000 to seek a better ...
  16. WikiLeaks and Latin America


    Tiwy.com - news of Latin America - 2 hours ago

    ... and Bogota, while the remaining 7000 originated from Caracas, Quito, La Paz, ...Venezuela and Bolivia. ... and Evo Morales and is already mining uranium in


  17. Venezuelan President Turns Palace into Storm Shelter


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 Dec 2010

    CARACAS – Sixteen families left homeless by recent torrential rains in this capital were received by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the presidential ...
    Venezuela grapples with worst flooding in decades- AFP
    More than 30 dead from heavy rains in Venezuela- Washington Post
    UPDATE 1-U.S. views Chavez in "axis of mischief" - leak- Reuters
    New York Times - BBC News
    all 1075 news articles »


  18. Group: Near 14000 murders in Venezuela last year


    Washington Post - Christopher Toothaker - 3 days ago

    AP CARACAS, Venezuela -- Close to 14000 people were murdered in Venezuela last year and the figure could be significantly higher, ...
  19. Venezuela Oil Price Rises to $82.53


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 2 days ago

    CARACAS -- Venezuela's weekly oil basket rose $3.36 this week from the previous week, with oil prices slipping in international markets. ...


  20. Venezuelan Skies Start To Clear After Heavy Rains Kill Dozens


    Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

    CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Weather conditions are expected to improve over the weekend in most parts of Venezuela following several weeks of intense rain storms ...
  21. WikiLeaks sheds light on plight of Venezuela's Jews


    Jerusalem Post - Gil Shefler - 2 Dec 2010

    Jewish community raises concerns with US diplomats in Caracas regarding the hostile environment created by the Chavez government. Venezuelan ...
    Fears, doubts over Iran's ties in South America- Washington Post
    Wikileaks Cables: US Embassy Helping Cubans Get to Miami from ...-Venezuelanalysis.com
    Venezuelan scientists doubt nation has uranium, according to ...- MiamiHerald.com
    Jewish Chronicle - Discountvouchers.co.uk
    all 147 news articles »


  22. Venezuela F1 driver flies flag for socialist Chavez


    Reuters Canada - Diego Ore - 3 days ago

    CARACAS (Reuters) - As an admirer and friend of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, new kid on the block Pastor Maldonado will bring a rare dash ...
  23. 6000 Indians rescued from flooded zone in Venezuela


    Fox News - 5 days ago

    Caracas – More than 6000 Wayuu Indians living in the La Guajira area of the northwestern Venezuelan state of Zulia were rescued early Tuesday from areas ...
  24. Venezuela: Doctors Treat Storm Victims


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    Caracas, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) A contingent of doctors is working to protect the health ...Venezuelan Health Minister of Health Eugenia Sader announced. ...
  25. Heavy rains destroy piece of Venezuela Jewish history


    Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 5 days ago

    CARACAS, Venezuela (JTA) -- Persistent heavy rains have destroyed a key piece of Venezuelan... Jewish history dating from the colonial era, according to the
  26. Venezuela Receives Second Shipment of Nicaraguan Aid


    Inside Costa Rica - 1 day ago

    CARACAS - Venezuela received Friday a second shipment of 10 tons of humanitarian aid from Nicaragua, which includes blankets and sheets for those affected ...
  27. Venezuela's Collapsing Health-Care System


    FrontPage Magazine - 5 days ago

    A “confidential” US Embassy cable from Caracas, just released by Wikileaks, says socialist Venezuela's healthcare system is in “disarray” – and the poor are ...


  28. Unemployment in Venezuela Closes Nine percent in October


    Inside Costa Rica - 4 days ago

    CARACAS - The National Statistics Institute (INE) of Venezuela said Monday that unemployment in October closed at nine percent of the working force. ...
  29. Venezuela seeks to regulate Internet with media bill


    Reuters Canada - Frank Jack Daniel - Bill Trott - 3 days ago

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela plans to include the Internet in a law that regulates the media, under a proposed bill presented to parliament on Thursday ...
  30. Venezuela Nov inflation steady at 1.5 pct


    Reuters Africa - Frank Jack Daniel - 5 days ago

    By Eyanir Chinea CARACAS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Venezuelan consumer prices rose 1.5 percent for the second consecutive month in November as the impact of a ...
    Venezuela's accumulated inflation at 24.9 percent so far this year- El Universal
    all 2 news articles »
  31. Venezuela oil chiefs told US data falsified -report


    Reuters Africa - 3 days ago

    CARACAS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The state oil company at the heart of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's anti-US revolution manipulated exports, top officials ...
  32. Chavez Seeks Decree Powers Ahead of New Congress as Opposition ...


    Bloomberg - Daniel Cancel - 43 minutes ago

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ... 5 would be unconstitutional, Caracas-based newspaper Ultimas Noticias ...
  33. Chavez Takes On Venezuela's Last Opposition TV Station


    Wall Street Journal - Dan Molinski - 23 Nov 2010

    CARACAS (Dow Jones)--A war of words that ... the fugitive owner of Venezuela's... last remaining opposition television
    Venezuela TV owner denies Chavez murder plot- Reuters
    Venezuela bans Chavez image use- BBC News
    Venezuela's Chávez Calls Opposition TV Channel Owner “A Fugitive”- Fox News
    New Zealand Herald - Venezuelanalysis.com
    all 470 news articles »


  34. Venezuela Consumer Prices Rise Less Than Expected


    Bloomberg - Daniel Cancel - Charlie Devereux - 5 days ago

    Annual inflation in Caracas rose 26.9 percent from 27.6 percent in October ... Venezuela's... government in November raised the price of corn flour and rice by
  35. Telefonica's Venezuela unit pays roaming debts-reports


    Reuters - Andrew Cawthorne - Lisa Von Ahn - 3 days ago

    CARACAS Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan subsidiary of Spanish telecom company Telefonica (TEF.MC) has paid $600 million in debts to foreign roaming ...
  36. Chavez threatens Venezuela unit of Spain's BBVA bank


    Reuters - Mario Naranjo - Frank Jack Daniel - 5 days ago

    CARACAS Dec 7 (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday threatened to expropriate any bank that stands in the way of ambitious plans to ...
    Chavez loyalists rush in new top Venezuela judges- Reuters Africa
    Pro-Chavez lawmakers appoint 9 justices to Venezuela's Supreme Court- Winnipeg Free Press
    Venezuela Govt Takes Partial Stake In TV Station Opposed To Chavez- Wall Street Journal
    Fox News - Independent Online
    all 196 news articles »


  37. Rains in Venezuela Cause 3 Deaths in Caracas, 2 in Miranda State


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 26 Nov 2010

    CARACAS – The ceaseless rains that have fallen for several weeks in VenezuelaCaracas on Friday and two earlier in Miranda state, ... caused three deaths in
    Venezuela's Death Toll from Rains Rises to 7- Latin American Herald Tribune
    Heavy Rains Cause Severe Damage in Venezuela- Inside Costa Rica
    Heavy rains falling in Venezuela caused three more deaths in Caracas-VHeadline.com
    all 5 news articles »


  38. Rising cases of torture in Venezuela


    El Universal - 2 days ago

    The information was provided by the 21st annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in Venezuela that he NGO presented on Thursday in Caracas. ...
    Venezuelan Police Kill 2685 Citizens- Fort Liberty
    all 12 news articles »


  39. World Football - Latam round-up: San Martin crowned


    Yahoo! Eurosport UK - 47 minutes ago

    ... ago while LDU Quito won the title in Ecuador and Deportivo Tachira in Venezuela. ... Champions Caracas FC bowed out with a 3-0 away win over Zamora. ...


  40. Venezuela GDP Shrank For Sixth Straight Quarter In 3Q


    Wall Street Journal - Dan Molinski - 16 Nov 2010

    CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Venezuela's gross domestic product shrank for the sixth straight quarter from July through September, but the pace of ...
    Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz back in Venezuela- The Associated Press
    Chavez Calls for Unity of Venezuelan People- Radio Cadena Agramonet
    Venezuela's economy shrinks 0.4 percent in 3Q- BusinessWeek
    BusinessWeek
    all 191 news articles »
  41. STATE OF EMERGENCY: 29 Dead from Rains in Venezuela


    Latin American Herald Tribune - 30 Nov 2010

    ... decree is an “administrative requisite” aimed at helping the government deal with the situation caused by the rains CARACAS – The Venezuelan government ...
    Rains in Venezuela hit more than 7500 households- El Universal
    all 5 news articles »


  42. WikiLeaked: Castro misreads WikiLeaks, Washington misreads Castro


    Foreign Policy - Charles Homans - 6 hours ago

    She's presumably referring to this cable from the Caracas embassy, ... Cuban medical personnel were being forced against their will to work in Venezuela. ...
  43. WikiLeaks cable: Passenger thought Americans called Venezuelan ...


    WND.com - Aaron Klein - 1 day ago

    30, 2008, the US embassy in Caracas received word the American Airlines crew had been detained, apparently after a friend of a Venezuelan politician ...
  44. Sale of patrol boats to Venezuela caused divisions in Spanish ...


    El Universal - 3 days ago

    The agreement to sell military weapons, agreed by Bono on a trip to Caracas in January 2005, increased US concerns over the rapprochement between Venezuela ...
    Chavez is a brute and a clown, Evo an ignoramus and Ortega a ding ...- GlobalPost (blog)
    all 4 news articles »


  45. Venezuelan TV chief seeks asylum


    The Guardian - 26 Nov 2010

    The owner of a Venezuelan television channel opposed to the government of ... fled to the US in June after the Caracas government issued a warrant for his ...
    Venezuelan TV Executive Seeks Asylum in US- Voice of America
    Chávez Stresses the Need of Strengthening PSUV Unity- Inside Costa Rica
    Chavez calls for speeding home building for flood refugees- People's Daily Online
    Financial Times (blog) - Venezuelanalysis.com
    all 844 news articles »
  46. Venezuela: Online Porn After Midnight Only... Or Else


    AVN News (press release) - Tom Hymes - 2 days ago

    CARACAS, Venezuela—Yet another country is planning to censor the internet, this time with twist. A bill introduced in the Venezuelan parliament ...
  47. 73000 evacuated due to Venezuela rains


    Sify - 5 Dec 2010

    Caracas, Dec 5 (IANS) Over 73000 people have been evacuated from 11 Venezuelan states due to heavy rains that has led to the death of at least 32 people in ...
    Venezuelan Government Helps 47681 Affected by Rains- Inside Costa Rica
    all 3 news articles »
  48. The World from The Hill: House GOPs, 'thugocrats' exchange salvos


    The Hill - Bridget Johnson - 13 hours ago

    Sheesh,” the Venezuelan Embassy tweeted Dec. 1. At a Caracas event on Nov. ... Y.) is also a vocal critic of Venezuela who has few fans in Caracas. ...
  49. Caracas deports Colombia 'rebels'


    BBC News - 17 Nov 2010

    Venezuela has deported three suspected left-wing rebels to Colombia, a sign of improving relations. Colombia says one belongs to the Farc rebel group, ...
    Venezuela deports 3 suspected rebels- Times and Transcript
    Venezuela has paid USD 280 million to Colombian businessmen- El Universal
    Venezuela Deports 3 Suspected Leftist Rebels To Colombia- RTT News
    Venezuelanalysis.com - Laredo Sun
    all 175 news articles »
  50. DECISION 2010: Vincentians gearing to elect new government


    Jamaica Gleaner - 5 hours ago

    The NDP has already signaled that it would remove the island from the Venezuela-led Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) that Caracas is promoting as ...


  51. Venezuela Rules out Famine after Rain Emergency


    Inside Costa Rica - 3 days ago

    CARACAS - The president of the National Confederation of Farmers and Ranchers of Venezuela... (Confagan), Jose Agustin Campos, has ruled out a famine following
  52. Research and Markets: Venezuela Real Estate Report Q4 2010 - The ...


    SunHerald.com - 6 days ago

    Our sources in Venezuela confirmed that the few new commercial Real Estate projects under way in Caracas and elsewhere have been put on hold. ...
  53. AP Top News at 6:30 p.m. EST


    Newsday - 1 day ago

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