Venezuela Preps for Regional Vote
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
On the weekend, delegates to the foundational congress of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) centered on mechanisms for the election of …
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Venezuela says no need for OPEC to up output
Reuters UK – UK
CARACAS, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Venezuela does not believe OPEC needs to increase output to tame high oil prices despite pressure from consumer nations, …
uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2141443220080121

Venezuela and Italy to develop joint projects
Mathaba.Net – London,UK
Venezuela and Italy will strengthen their bilateral ties through the development of several projects among their regions, Venezuela ‘s Minister of Foreign …
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Venezuela: Honduran Government urged Congress to approve the …
Mathaba.Net – London,UK
Those projects depend on the budget for social development, which could come from the cooperation entity (Petrocaribe) boosted by Venezuela, and that will …
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Chavez announces measures to combat food scarcity in Venezuela
Earthtimes – London,UK
Chavez has admitted that food is scarce in Venezuela and said the the government is partially to blame. The president introduced price controls on basic …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/176326,chavez-announces
-measures-to-combat-food-scarcity-in-venezuela.html

Venezuela: Delahunt urged Chavez to keep the humanitarian exchange
Mathaba.Net – London,UK
The North American Democrat Congressman William Delahunt encouraged the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, …
mathaba.net/news/?x=578754

An Excuse to Bomb Venezuela?
By Doug Bandow
Administration officials and conservative activists talk in terrified tones about Venezuela, almost as is Adolf Hitler has been reincarnated down south and is preparing to march. Hugo Chavez is a nasty piece of work, but isn’t able to …
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Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it’s ‘treason’ – CNN.com
CNN – By AP/CNN Writers – Jan. 21 (News Report) – “I’m putting you on alert,” Chavez said. “If there’s a producer that refuses to sell the product … and sells it at a higher price abroad … ministers, find me the proof so it can be …
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US drug czar points finger at Chavez
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
With some exceptions, State Department and counter-narcotics officials typically have made anonymous remarks disparaging Venezuela’s weak drug interdiction …
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chavez21jan21,1,7225378.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Colombian rebels release nine hostages
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez recently brokered the release of two high-profile FARC hostages, though a dispute over his role in negotiations has …
news.theage.com.au/colombian-rebels-
release-nine-hostages/20080121-1n67.html

FARC: “terrorists” or “belligerents”?
World War 4 Report – Brooklyn,NY,USA
But Chávez said in a speech to Venezuela lawmakers Jan. 11 that the FARC and ELN are “true armies that occupy real space in their country. …
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Chavez: Uribe fit to be mafia boss, not president of Colombia
Chicago Tribune – United States
By IAN JAMES | AP 7:03 PM CST, January 20, 2008 CARACAS, Venezuela –
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called Colombia’s president a “pawn” of the US …
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orld/chi-ap-012008-chavez,1,4846377.story

Venezuela’s Chavez: Socialism still our goal
Green Left Weekly – Chippendale,NSW,Australia
Discussion and debate has exploded as the battalions of the new United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) — initiated by Chavez to unite the grass roots …
www.greenleft.org.au/2008/736/38128

Colombia: Venezuelan ammunition reaching rebels
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
The officers said their evidence came from inspections of ammunition seized from guerrillas in northeastern Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, …
www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/387332.html