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In Venezuela, Expectations for Oliver Stone Documentary "South of the Border"
Region: VenezuelaThe trailer for the documentary called “South of the Border” from U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, which profiles Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, has been a topic within Venezuelan blogosphere. Many are sp... more
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Venezuela: Another Miss Universe Crown
Region: Venezuela
After Miss Venezuela was selected as winner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant for the second time in a row, and which was the sixth Venezuelan in the history of this pageant to win, the Venezuelan blogosphere exploded wi... more
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Venezuela imposes media restrictions, closes radio stations
Region: VenezuelaPer The New York Times, the Venezuelan government is setting new regulations on cable television, while revoking the broadcast licenses of 240 radio stations. Government telecommunications agency head Diosdado ... more
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Hugo Chavez Lackeys Gag Speech Of Visiting Author
Region: New YorkVenezuelan authorities detained writer and journalist Alvaro Vargas Llosa for two hours after arrival for a pro-democracy forum as reported by the Associated Press http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-lt-ven... more
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President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela called Obama 'Ignorant'
Region: VenezuelaHugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, called US President Barack Obama, ‘ignorant’ and said that the US president has a lot to learn about Latin America. Philstar.com reports The Venezuelan leader said h... more
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Cocaine-laden US bound plane crashes near Honduras,
Region: Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: A Cocaine-carrying plane crashed near northern Honduras, killing the pilot, according to Honduras authorities. The plane was carrying some 2200 lbs, 1000 kilogram of Cocaine, although some 2... more
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Miss Venezuela Crowned Miss Universe
Region: Viet NamMiss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza has been crowned Miss Universe 2008.The pageant was held in seaside town, Nha Trang of Vietnam today. Eighty beauty queens from all over world participated in this Pageant.She is the 57 ... more
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Venezuela: Left in the Dark
Region: Venezuela
- by Luis Carlos Diaz More than 13 states and the most important cities of Venezuela were affected by a power outage last Tuesday, leaving many without electricity for several hours [es]. The subway s... more
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Latin American Neo-Populists: Or how I learned that Populism is nothing but Rhetorical Poppycock
Region: VenezuelaLatin America has tragically been under the spell of populist governments through out its tumultuous history. There seems to always be an important neglected sector of the population that will always fall for the belief th... more
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Venezuela: Kusturica's Visit Becomes Political
Region: Venezuela
- by Laura Vidal Acclaimed film director Emir Kusturica visited Caracas to close out the week of celebrations for the city with a concert by his No Smoking Orchestra. After seven years from his la... more
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