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Chavez to permanently close brokerage firms seized in crackdown

Daily Business Review, 3 hours 11 minutes ago / enezuelan brokerages seized by the government will be permanently closed and probably liquidated by the end of the year, securities regulator Tomas Sanchez said.

Venezuela's rife crime political peril for Chavez

KNAU - Flagstaff AZ, 4 hours 3 minutes ago / Children tussle after dark on a dusty soccer field used just weeks ago as a shooting range by local drug gangs, a sign that a new police force is making a mark on one of Venezuela's most violent slums.

Hugo Chavez Defends His Record On Crime In Venezuela

The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ, 9 hours 2 minutes ago / Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended his socialist government's security record on Thursday, rejecting pre-election claims by the opposition that crime had risen sharply during his 11 years in power.

Chavez steals and destroys another successful private company

Agoracom, 9 hours 52 minutes ago / Puerto Ordaz .- $ 60 million was the amount approved by President Hugo Chavez to begin negotiating the expropriation of Complex Garcia Brothers.

Chavez breaking campaign rules: Election official!

Zee News, 13 hours 30 minutes ago / An electoral official accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends ahead of this month's Legislative Elections.

Chavez says Venezuelan government reaches deal for expropriated French-owned retail chain

The San Francisco Examiner - San Francisco CA, 16 hours 30 minutes ago / Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government has reached a $600 million deal to pay for a chain of retail stores and supermarkets that were majority owned by a French company.

Venezuela Will Pay France's Casino $600 Million For Expropriated Stores

Bloomberg.com, 23 hours 57 minutes ago / Venezuela will pay France's Casino Guichard Perrachon SA about $600 million for the nationalization of the company's hypermarkets and supermarkets in January, President Hugo Chavez said.

Seeking clues to Bolivar's death, Venezuela exhumes bones of independence hero's sisters

FOX News, Aug 31, 2010 / CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities exhumed the remains of Simon Bolivar's sisters Monday, seeking genetic clues to help them investigate President Hugo Chavez's theory that the South American independence hero may have been murdered.

Mass. candidate links rival's supporter to Chavez

Cape Cod Times - Hyannis MA, Aug 30, 2010 / Massachusetts congressional candidate Joseph Malone says a rival in the 10th District race used flawed judgment in accepting the endorsement of a longtime GOP loyalist who Malone calls "Hugo Chavez's lobbyist."

Venezuela's opposition candidates make inroads in Chavez strongholds

The Cass County Democrat Missourian - Harrisonville MO, Aug 30, 2010 / Stalin Gonzalez, an opposition candidate for Venezuela's parliament, was handing out fliers, joking with vegetable vendors and throwing his arms around frail old ladies as he made his way through a sprawling market near downtown Caracas.

Jailed Chavez opponent charged, calls case a farce

CTV News, Aug 29, 2010 / The leader of a conservative group opposed to President Hugo Chavez has been charged with hiding explosives in his home - allegations he called a farce in comments sent from his jail cell.

Venezuelan helicopter crash kills 10 soldiers

The Independent - London - UK, Aug 29, 2010 / A Venezuelan National Guard helicopter crashed during a counter-drug mission near the Colombian border, killing all 10 soldiers on board, President Hugo Chavez said.

Opposition candidates challenge Chavez's clout among poor [The Miami Herald]

Insurance News Net, Aug 27, 2010 / Aug. 27--CARACAS -- It looked like politics as usual: Stalin Gonzalez, an opposition candidate for Venezuela's parliament, was handing out fliers, joking with vegetable vendors and throwing his arms around frail old ladies as he made his way through a sprawling market near downtown Caracas.

`Forbidden? black rice more nutritious than superfoods

Simple Thoughts - Java and Web, Aug 27, 2010 / Brett Favre's job just got a whole lot tougher.

Huge cocaine stash found on ranch in Venezuela

San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA, Aug 26, 2010 / Authorities seized more than 4.4 tons (4 metric tons) of cocaine at a ranch Thursday after F-16 fighter jets intercepted a plane that was flying to pick up the load, Venezuela's top security official said.

Hugo Chavez's Popularity Hits Seven-Year Low

The Huffington Post, Aug 26, 2010 / President Hugo Chavez's allies launched their campaigns Wednesday for crucial congressional elections that come just as recession, crime and inflation have pushed the socialist leader's popularity to a seven-year low.

The killing fields of Caracas

Power Line, Aug 26, 2010 / We missed an important moment at the Miss Universe pageant on Saturday night.

Chavez government tries shooting the messenger

Harry's Place, Aug 23, 2010 / Simon Romero of The New York Times reports on Venezuela's out-of-control homicide rate, and the Chavez government's minimal efforts to deal with it.

Chavez debt trounced by Fernandez bonds: Argentina credit

Daily Business Review, Aug 23, 2010 / rgentina's fastest growth in at least three years is pushing its bond yields to the lowest relative to Venezuela in a decade while President Hugo Chavez's economy is mired in recession.

VHeadline.com Venezuela News -- English edition -- http://www.vheadline.com -- Latest 100 stories -- August 19, 2010

PR-inside.com - Austria, Aug 19, 2010 / 2010-08-19 23:05:29 - VHeadline is the last-remaining INDEPENDENT English-language source of news and views of what is happening in Venezuela -- promoting democracy in its fullest expression and the inalienable right of all Venezuelans to self-determination and the pursuit of sovereign independence without interference.

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Election official: Chavez breaking campaign rules

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 01:30 PM EDT
CARACAS, Venezuela -An electoral official accused President Hugo Chavez and his allies of breaking campaign laws by using state-run media to berate rivals and praise friends

Chavez: government to pay $600 million for stores

AP  posted:  Friday 09/03/10 04:03 AM EDT
CARACAS, Venezuela -Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government has reached a $600 million deal to pay for a chain of retail stores and supermarkets that were

Chinese company to build Venezuela port terminal

AP  posted:  Wednesday 09/01/10 06:14 PM EDT
diplomatic and trade ties with China and President Hugo Chavez has increased oil sales to China. Puerto Cabello is Venezuela's busiest seaport, handling most of the cargo that enters

Farmer-turned-hunger striker dies in Venezuela

AP  posted:  Tuesday 08/31/10 04:16 PM EDT
, his family said. Franklin Brito's emaciated figure had become a symbol for opponents of President Hugo Chavez, and they joined the family in accusing the government

Jailed Chavez opponent charged, calls case a farce

AP  posted:  Sunday 08/29/10 04:52 PM EDT
CARACAS, Venezuela -The leader of a conservative group opposed to President Hugo Chavez has been charged with hiding explosives in his home — allegations he called a

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