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Opponents rally against education bill in VenezuelaCOBIJA, Bolivia -- For two hours, President Evo Morales huddled in this jungle city with a dozen area mayors as they pitched public-works projects -- to be financed directly by Venezuelan President Hu...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Foes warn Chavez seeks indoctrination in schoolsRiot police and national guard troops surrounded Venezuela's parliament Tuesday as parents, teachers and students led a street demonstration over an education bill many say heralds the ''Cubanization'...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Venezuela mulls takeover of local Pfizer plantVenezuela's government may seize control of a shuttered medicine plant that belongs to Pfizer Inc.Commerce Minister Eduardo Saman says the government could takeover the plant if an agreement to get th...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Obama should explain Colombia basesVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez says President Barack Obama should meet with Latin American leaders to explain why the United States is seeking a deal with Colombia to use some of the South American ...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Trinidad state oil company sells $850 million bondsBy John Detrixhe NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg) -- Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd sold $850 million of 10-year dollar bonds in its first dollar-denominated debt sale in two years. Petrotrin, as...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Venezuela to snub Colombia in car purchaseVenezuela has said it will purchase up to 10,000 vehicles from Argentina, making good on a threat to scuttle trade with Colombia in favor of other trade partners. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had ...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Venezuela considers suspending Colombian gas importCARACAS, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government is considering halting the import of Colombian gas on account of the recent political impasse between the two neighboring countries, local media ...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Venezuela signs agreements to boost Argentine tradeBy Matthew Walter and Jose Orozco CARACAS, Venezuela (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, seeking to ease his dependence on Colombian imports, met with Argentine President Cristina Fernand...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009Putin pledges modern oil technology for VenezuelaBy Gleb Bryanski SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) -- Russia will use the most modern oil extraction and processing technology if it wins access to Venezuela's oil deposits, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a...
Big News Network Wednesday, August 12, 2009How vulnerable is your state to oil pricesNational Resources Defense Council says Mississippi most vulnerable to fuel hikes Montana 2nd on the survey; South Carolina 3rd, followed by Oklahoma, Louisiana Residents of Connecticut would be least...
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