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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 10/19/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: AP
Less than a week after winning reelection, Chávez swore in his new Vice President, former Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and six other cabinet ministers. On Monday Chávez will submit his fiscal year 2013 budget to the National Assembly, largely based on his socialist model. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE),]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Next Venezuela Election Update: October 1, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: EFE / Getty Images
With less than a week before the Venezuelan elections the focus remains on the tight race between opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles and President Chávez. With violence at an all time high, many believe Venezuela’s crime pandemic will destabilize Chávez’s regime. Chávez, meanwhile, has called for a new fight against]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Henrique and Hugoliath: Even if he wins, the Chávez aura is gone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist
September 28, 2012
Courtesy of: Reuters
IMAGINE an election in which the incumbent routinely commandeers the nation&#8217;s airwaves for endless campaign broadcasts while his opponent gets just three minutes a day. The incumbent uses all the resources of the state—money, vehicles, buildings—for his campaign, and he has branded state social-welfare programmes as his]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela’s government begins process of withdrawing from OAS human rights bodies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post via Associated Press
September 10, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela has begun the process of pulling out of two human rights bodies by formally withdrawing from a regional human rights pact, the Organization of American States said Monday.
Venezuela&#8217;s government notified OAS Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza that it is renouncing the American]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch: Chávez Abuses Power, Intimidates Opponents</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday released its second report on Venezuela in the past four years and for Venezuelans, the findings are not encouraging. The 133-page report titled &#8220;Tightening the Grip: Concentration and Abuse of Power in Chávez&#8217;s Venezuela&#8221; criticizes the Venezuelan government for consolidating power in the]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Wall Street Journal and New York Times document Chavez&#8217;s media manipulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chávez&#8217;s War on the Media
Venezuela is holding a presidential election, but the president has squelched free speech.
The Wall Street Journal
July 15, 2012
By Mary Anastasia O&#8217;Grady
Courtesy of: UPI / Maryam Rahmanian
Suppose the country you live in is holding a presidential election and the incumbent is running for another term. Suppose]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 7/13/12</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: EFE
Five months after the return of his cancer, President Hugo Chávez has declared himself “free of cancer” for the second time; despite Chávez&#8217;s assertion, discussions continue about his possible successors, should he die of the disease; facing a strong opposition candidate, he is hitting the campaign trail, trying to show voters that]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo Chávez, golpista</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[José R. Cárdenas
José R. Cárdenas served in several foreign policy positions during the George W. Bush administration (2004-2009), including on the National Security Council staff. He is a consultant with Vision Americas in Washington, DC.
Hugo Chávez’s penchant for labeling anyone who disagrees with him a “golpista” (coup-mongerer) is well-established. This, despite his own]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela Begins Debate On Future Without Chavez (with audio)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR
July 11, 2012
By Juan Forero
Courtesy of: Reuters / Landov
In Venezuela, people are beginning to talk about what was once unthinkable: Just who could succeed the all-powerful President Hugo Chavez?
He has been battling cancer, which for much of this year forced him to suspend his once-frequent TV appearances. On Monday, Chavez]]></description>
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		<title>Who’s Next Venezuela: Another Potential Successor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, What’s Next Venezuela has reported on the uncertainty surrounding Hugo Chávez’s health, including the speculation about who will take Chávez’s place on the ballot should he be unable to stand for re-election on October 7. We continue examining potential successors today, with a profile of Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro.
Nicolás Maduro, Foreign]]></description>
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