venezuela

Venezuela is a state in South America. It was the site of Christopher Columbus's first continental landing in South America, after which it soon became a Spanish colony.

The nation won independence  in 1821 under the leadership of its native son, Simon Bolivar and it has been a democracy continuously since 1958.

It ranks high in bloggers' interest primarily because of its populist, anti-American president Hugo Chavez, who was elected in a landslide victory in 1998. He has been the subject of intense media interest, seen generally by rightest commentators as a dangerously undemocratic demagogue, and by progressive commentators generally as a positive force for social change and source of support for the poor.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “venezuela”

• in Sports
  Jhonathan Vegas Wins the Bob Hope Classic
  Jhonathan Vegas earns his first career victory in dramatic fashion.
  by wamgolf / on Jan 24, 2011
• in Film
  DVD: Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border to Teach Us About Our Neighbors
  Oliver Stone gives South American leaders the opportunity to speak for themselves.
  by missbobetier / on Oct 24, 2010
• in Politics
  Venezuela to Develop Nuclear Program - With Iran's Help
  According to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty all countries have the right to develop peaceful nuclear energy. Venezuela, one of the signatories, is working on developing a nuclear energy program.
  by phillippemichel / on Oct 21, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “venezuela”

 

• Coletti dominates sprint race in Barcelona

  
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  Monegasque driver extends points lead  Stefano Coletti has claimed his second win of the season with a mature drive after a storming start for a dominant victory in today’s sprint race in Barcelona, controlling the pace all the way to lead home Robin Frijns and Felipe Nasr. The win was set up at the start: ...
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• Boston And Venezuela: Terrorism There And Here – Analysis

  
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  Two major terrorists’ attacks took place almost simultaneously: in Boston, two Chechen terrorists set off bombs during the annual Boston Marathon killing three people and injuring 170; in Venezuela, terrorist-supporters of defeated presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, assassinated 8 and injured 70 supporters ...
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• Maduro Blames Venezuela’s Biggest Food Company for Scarcities

  
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  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused Polar, the country’s biggest food corporation, of reducing production and hoarding products to cause scarcities in the country, and spoke of economic “sabotage” against his presidency. “We have many indications that Polar has been…reducing production and hiding ...
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• “Part of the Transition to Socialism”: Venezuela’s Labour Law Comes into Effect By RYAN MALLETT-OUTTRIM

  
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  Venezuelas new Labour Law for Workers (Lottt) came into effect this week, guaranteeing shorter working hours, longer maternity leave and pensions for all Venezuelans.
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• Frijns powers to maiden win in Barcelona

  
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  Dutchman storms to victory in feature race Robin Frijns has claimed his debut GP2 win as the Series returns to Europe, claiming victory in this afternoon’s feature race in Barcelona by utilising a sharp get away and smart race strategy to lead home a fast charging Felipe Nasr and Jolyon Palmer. Poleman ...
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• Encircling Empire: Report #21—Search and Distort Missions

  
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  Encircling Empire Reports is a selection of essays, blog posts, and news reports covering a given time period, providing links and representative extracts or key passages from each resource, usually focusing on certain countries/continents and/or processes in each report. The focus of the reports ranges from ...
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• Venezuela: Photo of the week

  
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• Antonio Rivero, un político detenido por participar en una protesta pacífica en Venezuela

  
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  Antonio Rivero Detenido por solamente hablando en una protesta pacífica. Eso es lo que pasó al ex general venezolano, Antonio Rivero. Fue detenido el 27 de abril tras ser convocado a una reunión con funcionarios del Ministerio del Interior en la sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia Nacional. Rivero ...
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• Venezuela – The Country with the Most Beautiful Women in the World

  
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  Charlie Rich once mentioned in a song if you happened to see the most beautiful girl in the world. Prince added in his own song that the most beautiful women in the world are the reasons why God made a … The post Venezuela – The Country with the Most Beautiful Women in the World appeared first on Celebrity Net ...
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• Venezuelan president, accused of electoral fraud at home, finds backing abroad

  
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  CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s embattled new president, Nicolás Maduro, worked hard this week to strengthen diplomatic ties with neighbors, winning much-needed support from some of the continent’s biggest democracies as he faced accusations at home that his government stole April’s presidential election. ...
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• The US and the Venezuelan election

  
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  Tom Hayden has some sensible observations about the US policy toward Venezuela as shown in the Obama Administration position toward the recent national elections there ( Obama Refuses to Recognize Venezuela Election Peace and Justice Resource Center 05/07/2013): President Barack Obama’s unwillingness so far to ...
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• Latin America: Investors News Letter 10 May 2013

  
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  Mexico Mexico Industry Output Falls Three Times More Than Forecast Mexico’s industrial production fell three times more than analysts forecast in March, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates for the second time since 2009 later this year. Factbox: Key facts about Mexico’s tax ...
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• US places sanctions on Iran-Venezuela bank

  
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  . The US Treasury on Thursday said the Tehran-based Iranian Venezuelan Bi-National Bank (IVB) was providing financial services to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and acting on behalf of the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI). Both the ministry
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• Amnesty International, Deutschland und Venezuela

  
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  Hier könnt Ihr die Petition von Amnesty International für die Befreiung von Antonio Rivero sehen. Rivero, ein Oppositionspolitiker, wurde von der venezolanischen Regierung grundlos inhaftiert. Bitte, macht mit! Schreibt an die venezolanische Regierung, an die venezolanische Botschaft in Deutschland, in der ...
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• Treasury Takes Action To Break Up Iran-Venezuela Oil And Shipping Scam

  
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  As Iran becomes increasingly isolated from the international financial system and energy markets, it is turning increasingly to convoluted schemes and shady actors to maintain its access to the global financial system. As long as Iran tries to evade our sanctions, we will continue to expose their deceptive ...
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• Rick Ross promoting his Porsche 911

  
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  Rick Ross is well known for featuring luxurious cars in his videos. We could see expensive Bugattis, pimped Cadillacs and all kinds of cars normal people could never purchase from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Venezuela, bescheuertes Fantasieland

  
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  Der Teufelkreis der Misswirtschaft Nicolás Maduro flog nach Argentinien, Uruguay und Brasilien, um "die Nahrungsreserve der Nation zu gewährleisten". In Wirklichkeit geht es darum, politische Unterstützung zu bekommen und die private Wirtschaft Venezuelas weiter zu schwächen. Da Venezuela einen festen ...
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• Food from Venezuela, Denmark, Belgium, and Djibouti (sort of)

  
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  We’ve done some international traveling this week.  In the kitchen.  And online.  Ahhh the blessing of experiencing a taste of four different countries, right from the comfort of our own home. Each of our boys chose a different country to study and write a report on last week.  We’re wrapping up our ...
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• STRATFOR: The Venezuelan Presidents Mercosur Tour

  
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• Washington’s Presumption

  
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  The new president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, is cast in Chavez’s mold. On May 4, he called US president Obama the “grand chief of devils.” Obama, who has betrayed democracy in America, unleashing execution on American citizens without due process of law and war without the consent of Congress, provoked ...
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