Penalties Stiff for Slander in Venezuela
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A new penal code approved by Venezuela's Congress would stiffen prison sentences for slander and libel, drawing criticism from opponents of President Hugo Chavez.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A car bomb killed a top  Venezuelan prosecutor investigating opponents of President Hugo  Chavez who were accused of backing a 2002 coup attempt against  the leftist leader, officials said on Friday.
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Venezuela's leading opposition candidate called Wednesday for President Hugo Chavez's government to play clean in Sunday's presidential election amid signs of a widening political divide in the country.
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High-ranking US officials and lawmakers are pressuring the State Department to take a more punishing tone with Venezuela, at the risk of tossing &quot;red meat&quot; to President Hugo Chavez, who now rules by decree, experts told AFP.
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By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Sunday orderedforeign oil firms operating in its huge Orinoco heavy crudebelt to pay much higher taxes in what President Hugo Chavezcalled a drive to tighten sovereign control over petroleumresources.
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Venezuelan prosecutors ordered the arrest of five former executives on Wednesday for crimes allegedly committed during a two-month strike that failed to oust President Hugo Chavez two years ago.
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President Hugo Chavez vowed Friday that Venezuela's intelligence services would identify the assassins of a state attorney who intended to prosecute backers of Venezuela's 2002 coup.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Monday accused  the United States of imperialist blackmail after President Bush  ordered a cut in U.S. assistance because he said the South  American state was not doing enough to fight the trafficking of  women and children for sex.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan lawmakers backing  left-wing President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday they were  working with opponents to rewrite parts of a media law that has  come under fire from critics who fear it will muzzle dissent.
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A U.S. grand jury indicted four Venezuelans and a Uruguayan on Thursday on charges of acting as unregistered foreign agents for Venezuela who allegedly tried to cover up a scheme to smuggle $800,000 in cash to Argentina.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's opposition on  Tuesday presented a video laying out details of its allegations  that leftist President Hugo Chavez won a recall referendum last  month by massive vote rigging.
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VHeadline.com correspondent David Cabrera writes: The assassination of prosecutor Danilo Anderson has put Venezuela once again on the spotlight of world events with all important news agencies of worldwide reach wiring up-to-date reports on the latest
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Venezuela bids a hostile farewell to the US ambassador, as he regrets not achieveing greater dialogue.
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Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez lambastes President Bush as the pair continue rival Latin American tours.
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A Colombian congressman and member of President Alvaro Uribe's coalition was sent to jail for six years on Wednesday for his links to illegal right-wing militias, the first lawmaker to fall in a spreading scandal.
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President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that foreigners who publicly criticize him or his government while visiting Venezuela will be expelled from the country.