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Chavez won't answer US candidates' 'attacks'
Associated Press - September 19, 2008 9:03 PM ET CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says both U.S. presidential candidates have been making "gratuitous attacks" against...
WLFI.com  –  Sep 20, 2008 01:03 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from Yahoo! Venezuela expels U.S. rights group for criticism
Reuters - Venezuela brusquely expelled two activists from U.S.-based Human Rights Watch on Friday who had accused President Hugo Chavez of political intolerance and eroding democracy during nearly 10 years in power.
Yahoo!  –  Sep 20, 2008 12:38 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Hugo to the devil, city pols say
The devil he will! That's the opinion of local politicians of a move by Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron to invite President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to visit City Hall next week during the United Nations gathering of world leaders.
New York Daily News  –  Sep 19, 2008 11:40 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Venezuela Faces Loss on Lehman
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Democratic Underground  –  Sep 19, 2008 8:36 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Honduran leader: US apathy made him turn to Chavez
AP - President Manuel Zelaya said U.S. apathy toward deepening poverty in Honduras forced the longtime Washington ally to turn for help to Venezuela's leftist leader, Hugo Chavez.
Yahoo!  –  Sep 19, 2008 7:55 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Photo from MSNBC.com Venezuela expels human rights activists
Venezuela expelled two senior Human Rights Watch monitors hours after they reported that "discrimination on political grounds has been a defining feature" of Hugo Chavez' presidency.
MSNBC.com  –  Sep 19, 2008 5:22 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Venezuela expels rights activists
Armed men in uniforms apprehended José Miguel Vivanco, a Chilean citizen who is Americas director for Human Rights Watch and Daniel Wilkinson, an American who is deputy director for the Americas, and placed them on a flight to Brazil.
International Herald Tribune  –  Sep 19, 2008 5:05 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Moody's may upgrade Venezuela's foreign currency ratings
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Moody's Investors Service on Friday placed Venezuela's foreign currency ratings on review for possible upgrade, saying that the country's debt indicators have reported clear and sustained reductions in recent years. "But because political concerns have c ... more »
MarketWatch.com  –  Sep 19, 2008 3:39 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Venezuela expels 2 human rights activists
Venezuela expelled two human rights activists hours after their New York-based group reported that "discrimination on political ...
USA Today  –  Sep 19, 2008 3:30 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Venezuela expels Human Rights Watch director, deputy
José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director for Human Rights Watch, was forcibly expelled from Venezuela Thursday night after presenting a report critical of the country's human rights record.
MiamiHerald.com  –  Sep 19, 2008 2:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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