Venezuela's Chavez sets fast nationalization pace
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is setting a fast pace in a nationalization drive to help create a socialist state, striking three takeover deals that force out U.S. firms in just over a month .
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday touted the fuel facilities and public works projects his government has built in the Caribbean in an effort to make inroads in a region where the U.S. has long been dominant.
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Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.
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BEIJING : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has pledged support for Chinese companies to take part in oil exploration and pipeline construction projects in his country, state media said.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding win in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo  Chavez pressed for a new anti-terrorism proposal on Saturday  after a car bomb killed a top state prosecutor investigating  opponents accused of backing a 2002 coup against him.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offers neighbouring states the option to pay for oil with local produce.
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December 25, 2004âPresident Chavez said that Venezuela will offer China greater access to Venezuelan resources, such as oil, natural gas, and related products, in an effort to reduce Venezuelan dependency on the US market.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday the price of oil should not fall below $60 a barrel, two days after the OPEC country cut its production to stem price declines.
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Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez met on Friday with a dozen leaders of Caribbean and  Central American nations he is supplying with cheap oil that  has bolstered his regional influence.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez drove himself to a polling station in a shiny, red Volkswagen Beetle on Sunday, seeking six more years in office to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
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Initial results from Venezuela suggest President Chavez has a commanding lead in a referendum on his rule.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist  "revolution" and new democratic credentials with his resounding  victory in Sunday's referendum.
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Venezuela's President Chavez says he wants the state to take over oil projects on the Orinoco Belt by May.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and  on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also  vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.
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Venezuela's Congress delayed by a day on Tuesday its vote to give President Hugo Chavez decree powers enabling him to nationalize oil and utility assets and press his drive to turn Venezuela into a socialist state.
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Despite his nationalization moves, Venezuela's leader has a way to go. But a lot depends on how the U.S. treats him