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May 22, 2013
3:40 pm
"The resulting scarcity forces up inflation, defeating the entire purpose of price controls in the first place."
May 16, 2013
1:43 pm
Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and the government's controls on foreign currency.
May 14, 2013
11:00 am
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has launched a plan to fight crime in the streets of Caracas, with its first phase involving 3,000 military troops.
May 13, 2013
7:17 pm
Cleveland police received six complaints that accused kidnapper Ariel Castro allegedly beat his wife and assaulted neighbors.
May 4, 2013
1:25 pm
Uribe – a fierce critic of the Venezuelan government – said the accusation was 'immature.'
May 3, 2013
5:55 am
Opposition claims that ruling party stole election to replace Hugo Chavez as president.
May 2, 2013
6:01 am
Nicolas Maduro was once Hugo Chavez’s top foreign diplomat. Now that he’s in charge, some of the vitriol persists.
May 1, 2013
11:30 am
Venezuela's raging legislators step into the ring — otherwise known as parliament — to duke it out over a disputed election.
Apr 28, 2013
1:08 pm
Maduro calls relations with Cuba "more a brotherhood than an alliance."
Apr 25, 2013
8:18 pm
A filmmaker from California has been arrested by Venezuelan police on accusations that he caused post-election violence.
Apr 25, 2013
1:49 pm
Authorities in Venezuela are concerned by post-election unrest.
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