Mercosur backs Venezuela for Council seat
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Major South American economic powers threw their support Friday behind anti-U.S. crusader Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in his fight against Washington for a U.N. Security Council seat.
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Irate Brazilian legislators told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday to tone down his criticism of their Congress or he would endanger Venezuela's entry into the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
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ISLA RATON, Venezuela  - Big cities may be swept up in the hubbub of Venezuela's presidential election, but the vote seems far less relevant if you live on an islet in the middle of the River Orinoco, hemmed in by Amazon jungle.
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By Saul Hudson SAO PAULO, Brazil  - The United States said onMonday it will seek better ties with oil-rich Venezuela in theclearest sign since President Hugo Chavez won a recallreferendum in August that Washington is looking forreconciliation with the firebrand populist.
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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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President Hugo Chavez called for the creation of a common defense pact between Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia, while the leftist Latin American bloc announced the creation of a development bank to finance joint projects.
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Pledging to respect private wealth and fight corruption, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told his opponents they should not fear his left-wing &quot;revolution&quot;.
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Caracas, 30 Dec. Venpres (Veronica Sosa).- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez Araque has announced that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias will have an intense agenda in the area of foreign policy in ...
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WASHINGTON: Brazil, India, Japan and Germany will join hands to support each other&#39;s bid for permanent seats in an expanded UN Security Council, Brazil&#39;s foreign minister Celso Amorim announced.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin pledged on Monday support for Brazil's bid to join an  expanded United Nations Security Council in a boost for the  Latin American nation's ambitions to increase its geopolitical  influence.
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Oil exports by Venezuela have not been disturbed by the referendum on the rule of President Hugo Chavez, shipping sources said late Sunday.
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The results of an audit support the official vote count showing that President Hugo Chavez won this month&#39;s recall referendum in Venezuela, the head of the Organization of American States said Saturday.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Left-wing President Hugo Chavez was seeking a strong mandate for his self-styled revolution on Sunday as Venezuelans went to the polls to decide whether to re-elect the former soldier for six more years.
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Spain and France on Tuesday expressed their support to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, who was accused by US senators of corrupting the UN &quot;Oil-for-Food&quot; program for Iraq.
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CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez of Venezuela has long pledged to buck Washington-backed economic policies in Latin America. Now, two months after winning reelection and consolidating his hold on the country with new powers to rule by decree, he is strengthening economic ties in the region in a bid to limit U.S. influence....
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CARACAS -- Venezuelans voted resoundingly to keep firebrand populist Hugo Chavez as their president in a victory that drew noisy reactions yesterday from both sides in the streets. International observers certified the results as clean and accurate.
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His quest has led him to seek a seat for Venezuela on the UN Security Council.