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... Top 15 pitchers sadly left out of baseball's shrine. Click here and read about Pierce and Tommy John. Ozzie is in Venezuela this week for his country's annual Home Run Derby (no, not to hit, to watch). Before he left, he joked to me: "There will be ... Comment?
Venezuela says beach cleaned after minor oil spill
Venezuela's state oil company says it has cleaned up a beach after water tainted with oil spilled along the Caribbean coast. Comment?
Hollywood Swoons for That Hair, That Baton
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... he won a conducting competition in Bamberg, Germany, in 2004. Then he was a little-known product of El Sistema in Venezuela, a network of youth orchestras created in poor neighborhoods. Mr. Dudamel had risen to lead the system's crown jewel, the ... Comment?
Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty
... other people), that Hugo Chavez was running his country into the ground. He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela's state-run oil company, into social programs. As long as the price of oil kept rising, he could do that. Unfortunately, ... Comment?
Ladytron Best Of Coming
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... Dec. 3 Bogota, Colombia @ Cha-Cha-Club (Reuben Wu) Dec. 4 Medellin, Colombia @ El Deck (Reuben Wu) Dec. 5 Caracas, Venezuela @ El Teatro (Reuben Wu) Dec. 11 Nottingham, England @ Media Building (Mira Aroyo) Tags: Ladytron Comment?
The Night Ministry Wins Free CITGO Gasoline for Fueling Good across Chicago
... on the underlying principals of solidarity and social development held by CITGO and its shareholder, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Fueling Good contest invites local ... Comment?
Twitter organizes Chavez's opposition
... to organize their political protests: Twitter. One of the greatest hurdles confronting the political opposition in Venezuela is group cohesion and organization, but through the expansion of social networking on the internet, Venezuelans and their ... Comment?
If South American neighbors Venezuela and Colombia are about to go to war, you would never guess it on the "Simon Bolivar" bridge. Comment?
No responsible leader can afford to ignore the implosion of US democracy
... at the Soviet heartland around Moscow? The oil of the Caspian basin. The USA can no more ignore the oil around Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, or in the Orinoco region, than Germany could ignore the oil deposits of Romania, or of Batu. We here in the ... Comment?
Victor Zambrano s mother rescued in Venezuela
... and later killed. Police have declined to comment on whether the two incidents were related. Crime is rampant in Venezuela and the families of wealthy athletes are periodically targeted by criminals. Another former MLB player, Jose Castillo, was ... Comment?
12-Nov-09 - Chavez Should Launch ''War'' Against Crisis, Not Against...
Caracas, Venezuela, Nov 11, 2009 .- Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas is calling on President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to increase efforts to end 'the war of crime' that exists in the country rather than threatening to attack Colombia. Comment?
Royals notebook: Club confirms Betemit signing; DiNardo chooses free agency
Veteran utility infielder Wilson Betemit is the latest ex-Atlanta player to find refuge with the Royals after reaching agreement on a minor-league contract. Comment?
Venezuela: BarCamp Caracas 2009
BarCamp Caracas 2009 is scheduled for November 27, and the blog No Suma Cero [es] writes about some of the topics to be addressed and how to connect to the various social networks for coverage. Comment?
Venezuela's Chavez nationalizes coffee producers
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez's government on Wednesday nationalized two coffee companies, including Fama de America, one of Venezuela's largest coffee producers. Comment?
I cannot claim the originality of the tile for this post: I owe it my father who I heard as early as 2004 telling us to prepare ourselves because a post Chavez era would be like a post war situation for Venezuela. Comment?
Venezuela destroys more than 30,000 firearms
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities have destroyed more than 30,000 illegal firearms as part of an effort to combat soaring crime. Comment?
Zambrano's mother rescued in Venezuela
... had a career record of 45-44 with a 4.64 ERA. He hasn't appeared in the majors since 2007, and plays in Venezuela's winter league. Crime is rampant in Venezuela and the families of wealthy athletes are periodically targeted by criminals. Another ... Comment?
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops' appeal for peace between Venezuela and Colombia
The Vice President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Baltazar Porras of Merida, has launched an appeal for peace after the statements by the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, who asked the military and civilians of his country to prepare the war with Colombia. Comment?
Venezuela, Colombia in war of words
Colombia accused Venezuela in a diplomatic note to the UN Security Council of threatening to use force against it, the foreign ministry said. Comment?
... terrorism. Venezuelan officials believe that Colombian territory can serve as base for an attack against Venezuela and overthrow of Chavez. Therefore, Chavez ordered the Venezuelan military to begin preparations for a war with the neighboring ... Comment?