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Venezuelan election law approvedVenezuela's National Assembly passes an election law that critics say will benefit President Hugo Chavez's party.
BBC Saturday, August 01, 2009Venezuelan election law ignites opposition fearsVenezuela's National Assembly easily approved an election law Friday to redraw voting districts, a step that President Hugo Chavez's opponents say will give his party a big advantage in next year's co...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009De Facto Leader Rejects Part of a DealRoberto Micheletti , the leader of the de facto government, dampened hopes for a negotiated solution to the country’s crisis on Friday, saying firmly that he would not accept the return of the o...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009Oil prices rise, but decline for the monthNEW YORK — Oil prices posted their first monthly decline since January with summer driving season petering out and stockpiles of crude and gasoline piling up. Crude ended July 44 cents a barrel...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009Venezuela orders closure of 34 radio stationsThe Venezuelan government has ordered the closure of 34 radio stations, the head of national telecommunications regulator Conatel said Friday, in the latest bid to rein in the country's media. "They w...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009Venezuela OKs redistricting opposed by Chavez foesCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan lawmakers on Friday approved an election law to redraw voting districts, a step that President Hugo Chavez's opponents say will give his party a big advantage in n...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009Venezuelan regulators pull 34 radio concessionsCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez's government and the private media. Diosdado...
Big News Network Saturday, August 01, 2009Oil prices slip below US$67 as European stocks falterLONDON -- Oil prices traded below US$67 a barrel Friday as a stock market rally in the U.S. and Asia fizzled out in Europe and as investors braced for a key economic growth figure out of the U.S.
Venezuela Star Saturday, August 01, 2009Above the Clouds in a Secret ColombiaAS crampons crunched ice, our guide, Rubará, raised his traditional woven sisal-thread handbag by his face and asked me to snap a photo. We were climbing above 17,000 feet, just shy of the summit...
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