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Venezuela stories: 157 news summaries

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 Chavez Takes Over 
 Highways, Airports 

Key transport links now in federal hands, weakening anti-Chavez governors

Mar 13, 09 5:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuela's national assembly has voted to transfer control of the country's ports, highways and airports to President Hugo Chavez, reports the BBC. Critics say switching control of transport links from state to federal level is unconstitutional and will further weaken mayors and governors opposed to Chavez. The president's backers say... More »

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Venezuela • airport • highways • Hugo Chávez • Venezuela Constitution • transport

Chávez
Seizes US
Cargill Plant

Venezuela naionalizes
rice mill amid food shortages

Mar 5, 09 4:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Hugo Chávez yesterday took control of the Venezuelan plant of the American food company Cargill, restarting a drive toward nationalization as the country's oil revenues plummet. Reuters reports that the government seized a rice plant run by Cargill, claiming that mills are deliberately producing small amounts of rice in... More »

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Venezuela • Cargill • nationalization • rice • Hugo Chávez

 Chavez Orders 
 Army to Seize 
 Rice Plants 

Struggle over nationalization as plants fear bankruptcy

Mar 1, 09 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered the army to seize control of the nation's rice processing plants, continuing a trend of industrial nationalization by his government, reports the BBC. Chavez accused the plants of failing to meet government price quotas for grain, intended to ensure cheap food prices. The plants,... More »

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Venezuela • bankruptcy • nationalization • food prices • Hugo Chávez

ANALYSIS

Cheap Oil Keeps World Economy Off Balance

With crude under $40, investment dries up, nations lose revenue

Feb 20, 09 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Oil surged 13% yesterday in New York trading—and still closed at less than $40 a barrel, reports the Washington Post. Cheap oil has been a boon for consumers in the recession, but the collapse in crude prices has contributed to further havoc in international markets from Canada to Kuwait.... More »

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Russia • oil • Venezuela • Canada • recession • Kuwait • oil price

Venezuela Seizes Stanford Bank, Calls It Healthy

Country provided up to 30% of group's funds

Feb 19, 09 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuela has taken control of a bank run by alleged fraudster R. Allen Stanford and his Stanford International Group, the New York Times reports. A banking regulator said the retail bank is essentially healthy, but Venezuelans are still fretting. “When Venezuelan forces say nothing is wrong,” explained... More »

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(Newser) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez won a key referendum today that will keep him in office for as long as he wins elections, Reuters reports. After years of debate, Chavez supporters voted to abolish term limits that would have ended his rule in 2013. The reported margin of victory, 54% to... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Bye, Bye, Petro-Czars 

The power of petro-czars has slumped as oil prices have fallen

Feb 15, 09 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - There is one silver lining to the global recession: The economic and political fortunes of America’s oil-rich antagonists have been tarnished, Rana Foroohar writes in Newsweek. Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez have all been humbled by the falling price of... More »

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Iran • Russia • oil • Venezuela • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Vladimir Putin • Hugo Chávez • petrodollar

OPINION

 For Chavez, the End Is Near 

Referendum will keep him in power, but Venezuelan economy makes it 'irrelevant'

Feb 14, 09 4:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has a slight lead in tomorrow’s referendum that would allow him to extend his rule in Venezuela, but the realities of the country’s economy make the issue “mostly irrelevant,” Edward Schumacher-Matos writes in the Washington Post. No matter the outcome, his days are... More »

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Venezuela • socialism • dictatorship • President • Hugo Chávez • referendum • oil prices • coup d'etat

 Chavez Marks Decade in Power 

President gives Venezuela today off amid attempts to continue reign

Feb 2, 09 9:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Hugo Chavez declared a national holiday in Venezuela today to celebrate his 10th anniversary as the country’s president, Reuters reports. The festivities come during efforts by Chavez supporters to extend presidential term limits, and amid fears from some quarters that his increased power is evolving into dictatorship. But Chavez... More »

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Latin America • Venezuela • president • anniversary • Hugo Chávez • term limits

Chavez Cronies Hit Vatican HQ 
With Tear Gas

Supporters also attack opponents of lifting term limits for leader

Jan 20, 09 3:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Supporters of Hugo Chavez have claimed responsibility for a tear gas attack on the Vatican's headquarters in Caracas, reports CNN. Three canisters landed deep inside the building, which has been sheltering an anti-Chavez student leader wanted by police since June. Several people were overcome by fumes. Gas attacks elsewhere in... More »

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Chavez Quietly Courts Western Oil Firms

Falling oil prices force Venezuelan prez to swallow his pride

Jan 15, 09 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The falling price of oil is forcing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to quietly make overtures to the Western oil companies he used to harass and shun, reports the New York Times. Chavez needs the foreign expertise and purchasing power to help boost Venezuela's declining production and income. The lure of... More »

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oil • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • oil company nationalization • Petroleos de Venezuela SA • oil companies

 Venezuela Yanks Free Fuel for Poor Americans

Plunging price of oil forces Chavez to freeze fuel aid program

Jan 6, 09 3:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuela has halted its gifts of free fuel to America's poor, the New York Times reports. The controversial foreign aid project supplied heating oil to 200,000 low-income households in 23 states and on Indian reservations, but the plunge in the price of oil has hit Venezuela hard and President... More »

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energy • Venezuela • oil price • Hugo Chávez • heating oil • Petroleos de Venezuela SA • fuel subsidy

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

 Stone Shooting Chavez Flick 

Director sticking with politics for follow-up to W

Dec 11, 08 5:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone is following up his Bush biopic with a documentary on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the new wave of Latin American leftism, Variety reports. Stone, who joined Chavez earlier this year in an effort to broker a deal to free hostages held by Colombian rebels, has... More »

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Latin America • film • Venezuela • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • documentary • film director • Oliver Stone • Hugo Chávez

 Chavez Seeks 
 Power Until 2021 

Launching new constitutional battle on term limits

Dec 1, 08 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is again maneuvering to stay in power for at least another decade, the BBC reports. Chavez plans to seek a constitutional change that will allow him to seek re-election indefinitely, he told a weekend rally. Chavez lost a referendum just a year ago on a series... More »

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Venezuela • constitution • Hugo Chávez • referendum • term limits • United Socialist Party

Analysis

 After 10 Years, Chavez Faltering 

But still blustering

Nov 28, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - After 10 years in power, Hugo Chavez is as blustery as ever. He’s predicted the end of “the evil capitalist mode,” told the IMF to “commit suicide,” and this week invited Dmitry Medvedev and a flotilla of Russian warships down for joint exercises. But beneath... More »

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 Medvedev Gets 
 Cozy With Castro 

Moscow seeks to extend influence in Latin America

Nov 28, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Russian president Dmitry Medvedev is in Cuba strengthening ties with the Castro regime and attempting to broaden Russia's influence in Latin America, the BBC reports. Medvedev arrived in Havana yesterday from Venezuela where he and Hugo Chavez signed deals promoting nuclear energy and developing closer military ties. Russia is expected... More »

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Russia • oil • Venezuela • Cuba • Brazil • Raul Castro • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev • nuclear energy

 Holloway 
 Suspect: 
 I Sold Her 

Dutch man admits selling American teen on Aruba in 2005, then switches stories

Nov 25, 08 1:25 PM CST
(Newser) - After claiming—then denying—he dumped Natalee Holloway’s body in the Caribbean, Joran van der Sloot confessed to Fox News he watched her being hauled away on a vessel after selling the drunk teen in 2005 to a Venezuelan man seeking “a blonde girl.” The interview, which... More »

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Venezuela • Natalee Holloway • Aruba • missing child • human trafficking • Joran van der Sloot • missing person

 Chávez Welcomes Russian Navy

Medvedev makes first visit to Caracas

Nov 25, 08 12:45 PM CST
(AP) - Russian warships arrived in Venezuela today, a show of strength aimed at the US as Moscow seeks to expand its influence in Latin America. Venezuelan sailors fired off cannons in a 21-gun salute as the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko docked in La Guaira, near Caracas. Russian sailors dressed in black-and-white uniforms... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Caracas • helicopter • Hugo Chávez • Dmitry Medvedev • navy

Opposition Scores Key Gains in Venezuela Election

But president's backers retain majority of power

Nov 24, 08 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - President Hugo Chávez’s supporters held onto a strong majority in yesterday’s local elections in Venezuela, but the opposition party won a number of key victories, the AP reports. Chávez backers won 17 of 22 gubernatorial seats, while the opposition took the mayor’s office in Caracas... More »

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