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		<title>In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 8/2/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: El Universal
This week: The Venezuelan government tightens its control over the media as authorities freeze the assets of “El Nacional” owner Miguel Henrique Otero; Otero then accuses the government of trying to intimidate and silence his paper; pro-government deputies in Venezuela revoke the immunity of opposition lawmaker Richard Mardo and drum up]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 7/19/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: EFE
This week: Henrique Capriles arrives in Chile to meet with President Sebastián Piñera, as well as other ruling party leaders and the Venezuelan community in Santiago; Human Rights Watch says Venezuela should guarantee the right of free speech of its own citizens before offering to defend Edward Snowden; U.S. Secretary of State]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 7/12/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Policy Mic
This week: In defiance of Washington, Venezuela offers asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden; 44 percent of Venezuelans seek better relations with the United States; if asylum is granted, Venezuela may face economic and diplomatic sanctions by the United States; Maduro faces a potential revolt from radical sectors of his party]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: With Snowden offer, Venezuela’s Maduro is on world stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post
July 8, 2013
By Juan Forero and Will Englund
Courtesy of: AFP
BOGOTA, Colombia —American fugitive Edward Snowden’s diminishing possibilities of remaining free to continue releasing information about secret U.S. surveillance programs increasingly appear to hinge on Venezuela, which awaited word Monday on whether the former National Security Agency contractor would accept]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: A circus without a ringmaster</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/democracy/icymi-a-circus-without-a-ringmaster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist
July 6, 2013
Courtesy of: The Economist/Peter Schrank
During the presidency of Hugo Chávez, who ruled from 1999 until his death from cancer in March, the domineering personality of the comandante left no doubt as to who was in charge of Venezuela. By contrast Chávez’s successor, Nicolás Maduro, a former foreign minister, has]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 5/03/13</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it-articles-roundup-week-of-50313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: EPA
This week: Venezuela stumbles deeper into political chaos after a bloody brawl in Congress; Venezuela’s opposition asks for an investigation into the brawl on the floor of Congress that injured several of its lawmakers and caused at least one of them to undergo surgery; Venezuela’s government charges a US filmmaker for allegedly]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 4/26/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Associated Press
This week:  After a controversial election and numerous protests, Nicolás Maduro’s presidency is off to a rocky start; shortly after his inauguration, Maduro shuffles his cabinet, keeping most of Hugo Chávez’s allies and key players; Venezuela’s electoral council and opposition leader Henrique Capriles express widely different expectations for the audit of]]></description>
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		<title>Amid Accusations of Fraud, Venezuela’s Officials Allow Vote Audit</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/e-alert/amid-accusations-of-fraud-venezuelas-officials-allow-vote-audit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Getty Photos
Political uncertainty was reignited in Venezuela last week after electoral authorities stunned the country by announcing Hugo Chávez’s handpicked successor as the winner of the election, but with a razor-thin margin of victory. The underperformance of Nicolás Maduro – combined with daily protests, allegations of fraud, international pressure and the numerous]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela’s Election Leaves Unexpectedly Narrow Margin of Victory</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/e-alert/venezuelas-election-leaves-unexpectedly-narrow-margin-of-victory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Reuters
Millions of Venezuelans headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president for the second time in six months. Though expectations were low heading into the vote – especially among the country’s opposition – an unexpectedly close race has reignited tensions, uncertainty and indeed, hope.
Though Venezuelans had elected Hugo]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 4/12/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Agence France Presse
This week: Interim president Nicolás Maduro, once ahead by double digits, takes a quickly narrowing lead into the presidential election weekend in Venezuela; though many thought he was a long shot, opposition candidate Henrique Capriles may indeed have what it takes to defeat Venezuela’s socialist establishment; this election presents the]]></description>
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