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		<title>U.S. Companies to Chavismo’s Rescue?</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/u-s-companies-to-chavismos-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
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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.
News that oil giant Chevron is lending $2 billion to the bankrupt regime in Venezuela has raised eyebrows in]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela’s economy: Out of stock</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/e-alert/venezuelas-economy-out-of-stock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Economist
February 9, 2013
Courtesy of: TalCual
It is now two months since Venezuelans last saw or heard from their president, Hugo Chávez, who remains in intensive care in a high-security Havana hospital, battling what seems to be terminal cancer. But it is an absence of a different kind that is uppermost in many]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuela&#8217;s Economy: Papering Over the Cracks</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/e-alert/venezuelas-economy-papering-over-the-cracks/</link>
		<comments>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/e-alert/venezuelas-economy-papering-over-the-cracks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Courtesy of: Associated Press
For years, the Venezuelan economy under Chávez has languished. As the rest of the world emerged from the global recession of 2008, Venezuela has continued to struggle. Soaring inflation – topping 27 percent in 2011 and currently at 20.1 percent – has crippled Venezuelans’ purchasing power. Rampant expropriations, price controls]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 1/11/13</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it-articles-roundup-week-of-11113/</link>
		<comments>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it-articles-roundup-week-of-11113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Associated Press
This week: Venezuelan lawmakers re-elect Diosdado Cabello as the head of the National Assembly, who could become the likely caretaker president if Hugo Chávez does not recover; the state television runs videos of Chávez around the clock trying to portray an image of stability during his absence; PDVSA bonds drop amid]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 10/19/12</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it-articles-roundup-week-of-101912/</link>
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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>Can PDVSA Survive Chávez?</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/can-pdvsa-survive-chavez/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=5390</guid>
		<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.
The recent explosions at the Amuay oil refinery in Punto Fijo that killed some 41 people could not have]]></description>
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		<title>Explosion at Oil Refinery Raises Concerns about PDVSA&#8217;s Infrastructure</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/explosion-at-oil-refinery-raises-concerns-about-pdvsas-infrastructure/</link>
		<comments>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/explosion-at-oil-refinery-raises-concerns-about-pdvsas-infrastructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: AFP / Getty Images
Early Saturday morning, a massive explosion occurred at Venezuela&#8217;s largest oil refinery, killing 48 and injuring 80, stopping production, and rocking the nearby town.
Residents reported smelling gas the night before, but many thought nothing of it, as the odor had occurred many times before. This time, however, was]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Capriles has slight edge in new Venezuela election poll</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/icymicapriles-has-slight-edge-in-new-venezuela-election-poll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters
August 24, 2012
By Marianna Parraga and Diego Ore
Courtesy of: Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A new poll in Venezuela put opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in front of Hugo Chavez for the first time before the October 7 election, contradicting most surveys that give the president a lead of more than 10 percent.]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 8/17/12</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it-articles-roundup-week-of-81712/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: El Universal
This week: Growing concerns about food shortages and all-time lows in agricultural exports heap pressure on the Chávez campaign. Compounding matters, OPEC reports that Venezuelan oil production has also seen a decrease &#8212; a bad sign for a debt-ridden nation that relies on oil as its chief source of revenue. An]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Next Venezuela Election Update: August 13, 2012</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/whats-next-venezuela-election-update-august-13-2012-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: AFP
The CNE&#8217;s attack on opposition candidate Henrique Capriles&#8217; use of a hat with the Venezuelan reveals just how far Hugo Chávez is willing to go to tilt the electoral playing field in his favor. More controversy was also stirred up when Chávez accused Capriles, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, of having]]></description>
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