JORGE RUEDA

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Venezuela authorities charge 8 in Ramos kidnapping

Venezuelan authorities formally charged eight suspects Wednesday in the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos.

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Venezuela's Chavez finishes 3rd round of chemo

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he felt great and playfully boxed for television cameras on Friday as he emerged from his third round of chemotherapy for cancer.

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Deaf, disabled kids harmonize in Venezuela program

When the choir begins, only some of its young members sing aloud. The rest make music silently through sign language, wearing white gloves as their hands perform an elaborate choreography in unison.

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Chavez, allies lead push for Libya mediation

As Moammar Gadhafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away.

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Soap opera off air in Venezuela after gov't demand

A Venezuelan television station has stopped airing a Colombian soap opera after government regulators demanded its removal saying the program was offensive and denigrating to Venezuela as a country.

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Chavez calls burning of gov't building terrorism

Venezuelan authorities have evidence of arson in a fire that badly damaged a government building used by officials carrying out farm seizures, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday, calling it an act of terrorism.

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Venezuela expropriates 2 more companies, ranchland

President Hugo Chavez announced the expropriation of two more companies Sunday, the latest among hundreds of enterprises taken over in the socialist leaders campaign to make Venezuela less capitalistic.

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Chavez targets alcohol, smoking in Venezuela

President Hugo Chavez says he wants Venezuelans to stop drinking so much alcohol, and he has ordered the military to crack down on businesses selling beer on the streets or after legal hours.

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Chavez takes to Twitter to fight critics online

President Hugo Chavez has joined the ranks of those who say, "If you can't beat 'em, tweet 'em."

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Venezuelan Web site rejects Chavez's allegations

A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism, but announced it had banned the visitors who posted the inaccurate rumors.

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Venezuela says US violating airspace from Curacao

Venezuela's government said Thursday that U.S. military counter-drug flights from nearby Dutch islands are violating its airspace in preparation for an attack. A U.S. official denied the allegation.

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Leftists form Latin America regional movement

Hundreds of leftists gathered in Venezuela's capital have set plans for a regional movement in Latin America and are expressing support for insurgent groups like the rebels in Colombia.

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Report: Venezuela to exhume MLB pitcher Gonzalez

Venezuelan authorities reportedly will exhume the body of former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez to probe whether he was killed last year by lightning, as an autopsy determined, or was the victim of a deadly robbery.

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Venezuelan authorities arrest opposition leader

Venezuelan authorities have arrested an opposition leader for alleged violence during a protest.

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Venezuela's Chavez sees 'good signals' from US

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he sees "good signals" from the United States after Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles was charged with lying about his involvement in a series of 1997 bombings in Cuba.

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Moves against Chavez foes denounced in Venezuela

The mayor of Venezuela's capital just lost much of his authority. The mayor of Maracaibo, the country's second-largest city, is in hiding. Soldiers have taken over ports once controlled by governors who are members of the opposition.

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Venezuela's Chavez faces new challenges

Modest opposition gains in state and local elections, coupled with sagging oil prices, could hamper President Hugo Chavez as he lays the groundwork for a new attempt to persuade Venezuelans to do away with term limits.

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Venezuelan satellite launched from China

Chinese and Venezuelan scientists hovered over radar screens, a Russian combat jet flew overhead and satellite dishes tilted toward the skies as Venezuela tracked the launch of its first satellite on Wednesday.

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Venezuela car sales fall as growth slows

Sales of new cars in Venezuela fell 27.4 percent in the first half of the year, reversing a recent upward trend as economic growth slowed and President Hugo Chavez capped foreign car imports in a bid to boost domestic production.

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Venezuela's Chavez renounces man claiming to be son

President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday denied that he's the father of a man claiming to be his illegitimate son. It was the first time Chavez responded publicly to the claims of 31-year-old Salomon Fernandez, who says his mother became pregnant after an encounter with Chavez in the city of Maracay.

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British Judge Rules Against Exxon Mobil

A British judge ruled against Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday, tossing out an order to freeze $12 billion in assets belonging to Venezuela's state oil company in a case that stemmed from the nationalization of a project last year.

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Chavez Says US Can 'Shove' Terror List

President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by Washington to undermine him for political reasons.

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Chavez Says US Can 'Shove' Terror List

President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by Washington to undermine him for political reasons. Chavez said the "threat to include us on the terrorist list" is Washington's response to his own successes in the region.

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46 Killed in Venezuela Plane Crash

A Venezuelan passenger plane slammed into a steep mountainside in the Andes, killing all 46 people on board, officials said.

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Santeria Surging in Venezuela

The man says he is possessed by a god. He shouts, his body trembles and he lifts a sacrificed lamb to his lips, drinking its blood from the jugular.

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