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Poll: Is Hugo Chavez crazy or funny?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in the news for another seemingly crazy statement: Claiming that capitalism ended life on Mars.
"I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), George Bush, Elections, U.S. Navy, World Water Day
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Wednesday morning talkers: Palin's "skwirmishes," Maryland booze, and a house that looks like Hitler
On weekday mornings, I'll post the most controversial, shocking and (of course) ridiculous stories for your reading pleasure. That way, when you walk into work, you'll be the master of witty conversation. National • President's speech important,...Tags: Vice (movie), Tea Party Movement, Homes, Joe Biden, CNBC (tv network)
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Raul Castro turning 81, trying to preserve communism
Reuters* Cuba's three top leaders are octogenarians * Average life expectancy for Cuban male is 76 * No obvious successors in place By Jeff Franks HAVANA, June 2 (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro turns 81 on Sunday, another year on in his race...Tags: Political Systems, Venezuela, Parties and Movements, Communist Party, Cuba
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Latin American leftists fear Libya-style endgame in Syria
Reuters* Venezuela's Chavez a vocal supporter of Assad * Bloc warns of Western military intervention By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS, June 1 (Reuters) - A bloc of left-wing Latin American governments accused Western nations on Friday of planning to intervene in...Tags: Human Rights, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya, Antigua and Barbuda, Petroleum Industry
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Repsol's likely departure a blow to Cuba's oil hopes
Reuters* Repsol has led Cuba offshore oil exploration * Likely departure follows dry holes, YPF nationalization * U.S. embargo, high costs discourage Cuba exploration By Jeff Franks HAVANA, March 30 (Reuters) - Spanish oil firm Repsol's likely decision to...Tags: Norway, Nationalization, Petroleum Industry, Companies and Corporations, Malaysia
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Mexico ruling party candidate goes after leftist amid slide in polls
Reuters* Ruling party falling to third place in some polls * Ad calls opposition party corrupt and leftist intolerant By Mica Rosenberg MEXICO CITY, May 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling party candidate for president, Josefina Vazquez Mota, is planning to launch...Tags: Mexico, Venezuela, Felipe Calderon, Parties and Movements, Communist Party
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ANALYSIS-Lower prices, deals with allies strain PDVSA finances
Reuters* Venezuela increasingly relying on China loans deals * Big government subsidies cause losses for PDVSA at home * Company not paid in cash for 43 pct of barrels in 2011 By Marianna Parraga and Daniel Wallis CARACAS, May 29 (Reuters) - Venezuela's...Tags: Golf, Finance, Accounting and Auditing, SUVs and Crossovers, Prices
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Fugitive Venezuela judge helps elite U.S. anti-drugs unit
Reuters* DEA unit focuses on international drug traffickers * Ex-judges say judiciary corrupted by narcotics trade * Washington may seek indictments of top officials * Chavez dismisses claims as U.S. propaganda By Brian Ellsworth and David Adams CARACAS/...Tags: Organized Crime, Trials, Costa Rica, Colombia, Judges
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT May 24
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again in Moscow next month for more talks to try to end the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, but there was scant progress to resolve the main sticking points...Tags: Human Rights, Political Corruption, Tehran (Iran), Activism, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Energy deals boost Colombia-Venezuela ties despite border violence
World NowAs bi-lateral relations improve, Venezuelan President Chavez promises to send added troops to the area where FARC rebels fled after killing 12 Colombian soldiers... -
Venezuelans in the dark over Chavez's health
Reuters* A year on, secrecy shrouds socialist president's health * Mystery over illness fuels speculation ahead of election * Chavez's condition impossible to evaluate, specialists say By Helen Popper CARACAS, May 24 (Reuters) - Mystery, rumor and conspiracy...Tags: Steroids, Petroleum Industry, Caracas (Venezuela), Diseases and Illnesses, Health Treatments
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 24
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- BAGHDAD - Iran accused world powers on Thursday of creating “a difficult atmosphere" in talks on its atomic energy programme, signalling a setback in efforts to reach an agreement that would allay their fears that Iran is...Tags: Human Rights, Political Corruption, Hosni Mubarak, Wars and Interventions, United Nations
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