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	<title>What&#039;s Next Venezuela? &#187; US</title>
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		<title>ICYMI: Obama&#8217;s policy on Venezuela leaves Chavez&#8217;s victims paying price</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s policy on Venezuela leaves Chavez&#8217;s victims paying price The Washington Post October 30, 2011 By Jackson Diehl In May 2010, Nelson Mezerhane got the phone call that made him realize he could never return to Venezuela. The then-67-year-old businessman, a co-owner of Globovision, the country&#8217;s only independent television network, was in Boca Raton, Fla., where he had taken his family out of concern for their security. The call was from Hugo Chavez. &#8220;Where are...]]></description>
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		<title>The SDN list continues to grow with Venezuelan newcomers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=3154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (OFAC), today placed four high-ranking Venezuelan officials on the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) under the Kingpin Act for providing assistance to the Colombian terrorist group known as FARC.  The list was created to designate individuals who the United States has identified as participating in activities related to drug trafficking or terrorism.  The four Venezuelan newcomers are: - Cliver Alcala Cordones, Major General of the...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 8/19/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=3132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…  Amidst harsh criticism, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez plans to move Venezuela’s cash reserves from the United States and the United Kingdom to nations led by political allies; at the same time, Mr. Chávez is preparing to nationalize the gold industry; price controls prove to be an expensive mistake; the opposition faces government threats and harassment; and finally exiled opposition leader Manuel Rosales gives way to Pablo Pérez as the UNT presidential...]]></description>
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		<title>Got Water?</title>
		<link>http://whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/3105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The great American novelist and humorist Mark Twain once said that “water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.” Not so if you are in Venezuela. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is about to expropriate all privately-owned bottled water in the country. Who gets hurt? Besides the Venezuelan people at large, the State’s takeover of bottled water affects none other than the local subsidiaries of U.S.-giants Pepsi and Coca-Cola. What’s Next Venezuela first warned you about the...]]></description>
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		<title>Trafficking in Persons 2011 Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=3036</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The US State Department has included Venezuela on a list of nations that could face sanctions along with Cuba, Costa Rica, Panamá and the Dominican Republic for their lack of action in combating human trafficking. The 11th edition of the Trafficking in Persons Report did not see much progress in Venezuela’s efforts to  combat human trafficking, for which it can face a number of sanctions ranging from the suspension of non humanitarian and non commercial...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 6/10/11</title>
		<link>http://whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-it%e2%80%a6-articles-roundup-week-of-61011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://en.whatsnextvenezuela.com/?p=2971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…Venezuelan opposition leaders react to President Hugo Chávez’s successful bid in raising the national debt limit, more fallout from the U.S.-imposed sanctions on PDVSA, opposition candidates get momentum, and the housing crisis continues to be top of mind for Venezuelans. Venezuelan lawmakers authorize $22.5B in new debt, Associated Press President Hugo Chavez won approval from legislators Thursday to increase the amount of new debt Venezuela&#8217;s government can take on this year to...]]></description>
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		<title>Time to call Chávez&#8217;s oil bluff?</title>
		<link>http://whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/time-to-call-chavezs-oil-bluff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WNVZ is pleased to introduce blogger Dane Vallejo as a guest writer to our website. An Associate Fellow at The Henry Jackson Society, Dane blogs regularly on Latin American issues. ¡Bienvenido Dane! Washington has for some time been constricted in taking a tough stance against Venezuela&#8217;s Chávez by the threat it perceives to its security of oil supply. But what if that threat was little more than a bluff? For many interested parties, upon hearing...]]></description>
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		<title>Caught Between Washington and a Hard Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WNVZ is proud to introduce the newest blogger to join our ranks &#8211; el Petardo de Petare.  Petardo will offer his viewpoint on Venezuelan political and social issues with his characteristic wit and insightful analysis. In the first installment of his blog, Petardo takes on the recent sanctions imposed by the United States against PDVSA and the political circus that followed. Since the United States announced sanctions against our state oil company, PDVSA, Venezuelans have...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 6/3/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s roundup…The housing crisis is the top of mind issue for Venezuelans, as the country copes with soaring inflation and rising debt. Meanwhile, the oil sanctions debate rages on as President Hugo Chávez jokes about his government’s ties to Iran. FACTBOX-Housing among top worries for Venezuelans, Reuters Venezuela&#8217;s housing shortage is a challenge for President Hugo Chavez, a major concern for millions in the South American OPEC member, and one of the issues...]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It&#8230; Differing views on U.S.-imposed sanctions on Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below are two differing views on the sanctions the U.S. recently imposed on Venezuela&#8217;s PDVSA. US Oil Sanctions Against Venezuela May End Up Helping Chavez The Wall Street Journal By Ezequiel Minaya and Kejal Vyas May 30, 2011 U.S. sanctions against Venezuela&#8217;s state oil company may benefit rather than hurt President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government by providing fuel for anti-U.S. rhetoric as the leftist leader rallies supporters ahead of next year&#8217;s presidential elections. Slamming Washington is...]]></description>
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