U.S. orders closing of Venezuelan office
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The U.S. government ordered Venezuela to close its military purchasing office in Miami after suspending arms sales to the South American country, American officials said Thursday.
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A Venezuelan prosecutor probing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed by a car bomb that the government blamed Friday on radical opponents it said were training in the United States.
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Venezuelan forces told to prepare for US invasion.
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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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Tens of thousands of Venezuelan protesters marched on Saturday to the Caracas headquarters of an anti-government television station, which is being forced off the air after President Hugo Chavez's administration refused to renew its broadcasting license.
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Venezuela&#39;s ambassador to Panama, Flavio Granados, said late on Friday his country had asked him to leave Panama after statements made by its leader in the midst of a diplomatic scandal involving Cuba.
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Cuba said on Monday that it was ending circulation of the US dollar in its territory as of Nov. 8 in response to tightened US economic sanctions.
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President Hugo Chavez warned that the U.S. government, allegedly frustrated by failed assassination plots against him, was now planning to sabotage the oil-producing country's economy.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vows to expel foreigners who publicly criticise him or his cabinet.
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The State Department's second-ranking official said Friday the future of U.S. relations with Venezuela could hinge on whether that country tones down its anti-American rhetoric.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb. 11 -- The Venezuelan government on Friday dismissed U.S. criticism of its plans to buy Russian rifles and helicopters, suggesting that the Bush administration was angry because the country was not buying U.S. weapons.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Caracas on Saturday to back opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales as he closed his campaign against President Hugo Chavez, who is favored to win the December 3 vote.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 1 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's decision to pull the plug on an anti-government television station has prompted days of protests and generated international condemnation, giving a weak and demoralized opposition a rallying cry after years of setbacks.
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CARACAS -- President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez said yesterday that Venezuela will summon the US ambassador to issue a diplomatic protest because the foreign minister was temporarily detained by authorities at John F. Kennedy International airport. Ch&#xE1;vez warned Venezuela could take similar measures if it happens again. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said authorities attempted to frisk and handcuff him Saturday as he ...
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By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Venezuelan prosecutorprobing a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez was killed bya car bomb that the government blamed on Friday on radicalopponents it said were training in the United States.
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Venezuela's most-watched television station -- and outlet for the political opposition -- went off the air after the government refused to renew its broadcast license.Leading up to the deadline, police on Sunday used water cannons and what appeared to be tear gas to break up thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's decision to close the country's most-watched television station.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticized the United States on Sunday for backing Colombia in a dispute over the abduction of a top Colombian rebel and said Washington was trying to divide Latin America.