By David Gollust State Department 29 February 2008 A U.S. State Department report Friday said Colombia and Afghanistan remain the world's biggest producers of illicit cocaine and opium. The annual report faults Venezuela and Burma for inadequate effo

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By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 05 April 2007 Watch Venezuelans in US The number of Venezuelans settling in the United States is growing. Experts say the reelection in December of leftist President Hugo Chavez has triggered a wave of migratio

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By Brian Wagner Miami 18 October 2007 Venezuela's National Assembly is debating constitutional reforms that President Hugo Chavez says are necessary for his so-called 21st century socialist revolution. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that critic

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By Brian Wagner Caracas 07 January 2008 Venezuela has launched a new currency aimed, in part, at curbing high inflation rates in the oil-producing nation. Prices have risen in Venezuela due to soaring consumer demand, creating shortages of milk, suga

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President Hugo Chavez is celebrating victory in a referendum to end term limits for elected officials. The president's proposal passed with 54 percent of votes cast. The measure will allow Mr. Chavez to stay in power as long as he keeps winning elec

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Venezuela's Chavez Built Ties With Iran The relationship between Iran and Venezuela began in the 1960s, in the early days of OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. But it was during Hugo Chavezs presidency that strong ties were form

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Economists Divided Over Venezuela's New Forex System 经济学家对委内瑞拉新的外汇交易系统看法不一 In the midst of ongoing anti-government protests, the Venezuelan government has introduced a new currency exchange system to reduce t

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By Brian Wagner Miami 10 January 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has again taken the oath of office, following a landslide re-election in December. The former paratrooper is promising to continue socialist reforms thast he says are aimed at h

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By Brian Wagner Miami 07 March 2007 President Bush's latest aid package for Latin America is aimed at combating poverty and strengthening democracy across the region. But some regional experts say the plan, announced just days before Mr. Bush's trip

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By Michael Bowman Caracas 03 December 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seeking another six-year term, as Venezuelans line up to vote at a polling station in Caracas, 3 Dec 2006 voters go to the polls in one of Latin America's most closely wa

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By Michael Bowman Washington 27 November 2007 Weeks after being told to shut up by the King of Spain, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is now engaged in a bitter, highly-personalized war of words with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. VOA's Michae

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By Sean Maroney Washington 21 December 2007 Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters rejected President Hugo Chavez's sweeping constitutional reform plan. His former defense minister, General Raul Baduel, was among the opponents of the plan, and he tell

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By Michael Bowman Washington 15 February 2007 In late January, Venezuela's national assembly voted to allow President Hugo Chavez to rule by decree for an 18-month period. Since then, Mr. Chavez has moved quickly to nationalize the country's electri

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By Simon Marks Caracas 16 March 2007 watch Venezuela Oil report With oil prices hovering above $55 a barrel, petroleum-rich Venezuela is awash with money. The windfall allows President Hugo Chavez to fund numerous social programs for the country's p

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 October 2006 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez before the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2006 The war of words between Venezuela and the United States reached new heights last month, when Venezuel

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By Michael Bowman Caracas 01 December 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running for reelection at a time of brisk economic growth driven by unprecedented oil revenues. But while many Venezuelans are happily spending money, some economists are

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By Scott Stearns White House 04 March 2008 President Bush is backing Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in his stand-off with Venezuela and Ecuador. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Venezuela and Ecuador cut diplomatic ties with Col

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By Michael Bowman Caracas 05 December 2006 Venezuela remains abuzz after Sunday's re-election victory by socialist President Hugo Chavez over an opposition candidate who was barely known in the country just a few months ago. VOA's Michael Bowman rep

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By David Gollust State Department 15 November 2006 A top U.S. State Department official says he thinks Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is losing influence following his verbal attack on President Bush at the United Nations in September. Undersecre

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his government have come in for more criticism during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday. State Department officials testified about what they say is evide

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