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Chavez declares "electricity emergency" in Venezuela

Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-02-08 23:13:37
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela. Despite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro-electricity for 70 percent of its power needs, and a drought has hit supply since late 2009 ...
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Venezuela Protest

AP News | 2010-02-04 21:47:58
Venezuela Protest
University students clash with police during a protest against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Police blocked the protesters' march route from a downtown plaza to Congress. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Copyright 2010  AP News
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Venezuelan politics spill onto baseball field

Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-01-29 17:14:28
CARACAS (Reuters) - Rarely has the phrase "three strikes, you're out" been so controversial on Venezuela's baseball fields -- or in its politics. Opposition leaders have seized on three issues weighing on President Hugo Chavez -- uncontrolled crime, water shortages and electricity cuts -- to adopt a new sporting slogan for protests ...
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Venezuela Media

AP News | 2010-01-28 22:29:38
Venezuela Media
A woman bangs a pot as students protest in the back in Caracas, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. University students have taken to the streets daily since last Jan. 24, after government pressure led cable TV services to drop Radio Caracas Television International, which has long been a critic of Chavez ...
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