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  1. Mr. PierceRead the original story

    32 min ago | Inside the White Sox

    ... 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 ...

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  2. Venezuela says beach cleaned after minor oil spillRead the original story

    59 min ago | KMSB-TV Tucson

    Venezuela's state oil company says it has cleaned up a beach after water tainted with oil spilled along the Caribbean coast.

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    Related Topix: Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, World News

  3. Hollywood Swoons for That Hair, That BatonRead the original story w/Photo

    39 min ago | New York Times

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Classical, Los Angeles Philharmonic, University of Southern California, Marketing, Music, Entertainment

  4. Chavez's Economic Problems Turn NastyRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Megan McArdle

    ... 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, ...

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, South America

  5. Ladytron Best Of ComingRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | ChartAttack

    ... 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

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    Related Topix: Ladytron, Electronic, Hot Chicks, Christina Aguilera, Pop/Rock

  6. The Night Ministry Wins Free CITGO Gasoline for Fueling Good across ChicagoRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Business Wire

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Energy, Oil & Gas, Illinois, South America, World News

  7. Twitter organizes Chavez's oppositionRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Examiner.com

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Twitter, Social Software, Hugo Chavez, Caracas, Venezuela, World News, Aragua, Venezuela

  8. Thumb for from the BorderRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | AlertNet

    If South American neighbors Venezuela and Colombia are about to go to war, you would never guess it on the "Simon Bolivar" bridge.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Meta, Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, Alvaro Uribe

  9. No responsible leader can afford to ignore the implosion of US democracyRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Maracaibo, Venezuela, Zulia, Venezuela

  10. Victor Zambrano s mother rescued in VenezuelaRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | The Taipei Times

    ... 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 ...

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  11. 12-Nov-09 - Chavez Should Launch ''War'' Against Crisis, Not Against...Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | Global Catholic Network EWTN

    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.

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    Related Topix: South America, World News, Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez

  12. Royals notebook: Club confirms Betemit signing; DiNardo chooses free agencyRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | KansasCity.com

    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.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Baseball Players, Wilson Betemit, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lenny DiNardo, Alberto Callaspo

  13. Venezuela: BarCamp Caracas 2009Read the original story

    8 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

    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.

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    Related Topix: Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, World News

  14. Venezuela's Chavez nationalizes coffee producersRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Telegraph Herald

    CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez's government on Wednesday nationalized two coffee companies, including Fama de America, one of Venezuela's largest coffee producers.

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    Related Topix: Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, World News, Hugo Chavez

  15. Post War VenezuelaRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Venezuela News And Views

    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.

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    Related Topix: Travel, Venezuela Travel, Caracas, Venezuela, World News, Aragua, Venezuela, Maiquetia, Venezuela

  16. Venezuela destroys more than 30,000 firearmsRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | KSTP

    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities have destroyed more than 30,000 illegal firearms as part of an effort to combat soaring crime.

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    Related Topix: Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, World News

  17. Zambrano's mother rescued in VenezuelaRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

    ... 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 ...

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  18. AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops' appeal for peace between Venezuela and ColombiaRead the original story

    Wednesday | Fides News

    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.

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    Related Topix: Merida, Venezuela, World News, Hugo Chavez

  19. Venezuela, Colombia in war of wordsRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Maktoob Business

    Colombia accused Venezuela in a diplomatic note to the UN Security Council of threatening to use force against it, the foreign ministry said.

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Caracas, Venezuela, Aragua, Venezuela, World News

  20. More...Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | Pravda

    ... 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 ...

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Terrorism