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  • U.S. threats to Venezuelas revolution escalate

    U.S. threats to Venezuelas revolution escalate

    February 8, 2006

    Aggressive maneuvers against Venezuela from the Bush government have reached new heights. Here are some indicators. That a coup against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was under way when opposition parties opted out of Venezuela’s December parliamentary...

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  • Venezuela prioritizes Latin American unity

    Venezuela prioritizes Latin American unity

    February 8, 2006

    Unity is at the top of Venezuela’s agenda for Latin America. Just over a year ago Venezuela and Cuba signed agreements establishing the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), and President Hugo Chávez’ return to Havana...

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  • Cuba news briefs

    Cuba news briefs

    February 3, 2006

    Cuba travel under the gun The Bush administration is cracking down on what it sees as illegal travel to Cuba. A foretaste of what lay ahead was provided in the May 2004 report of the “Commission...

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  • Iranian govt uses force on Tehran transport strikers

    Iranian govt uses force on Tehran transport strikers

    February 3, 2006

    Iranian police brutally attacked activists of the Tehran and Suburbs Public Transport Trade Union over the Jan. 28-29 weekend. Their strike was violently broken up and nearly 1,200 trade union activists and strikers were arrested. The...

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  • Venezuelan discounted oil arrives in Philly

    Venezuelan discounted oil arrives in Philly

    February 3, 2006

    PHILADELPHIA — On Jan. 27 Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) announced that Citgo, a U.S. subsidiary of the publicly-owned Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA, was going to begin shipping 5 million gallons of discounted heating oil here...

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