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Chavez Calls Time for Venezuela

President orders country's clocks to make 30-minute shift

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 10, 2007 9:30 AM CST

(Newser) – In an apparent move by Hugo Chavez to thumb his nose at Washington, Venezuela turned back the clock for good yesterday. The shift creates a single-nation time zone 4 hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time. Supporters of the move say waking up earlier...   Read full story »

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