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		<title>ICYMI: To Venezuelans, Heir of Chavez Is a Poor Copy</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/power-abuse/icymi-to-venezuelans-heir-of-chavez-is-a-poor-copy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times
October 2, 2013
By William Neuman
Courtesy of: The New York Times
CARACAS, Venezuela — The start of the season for two premier teams in this baseball-loving nation was thrown into doubt after thieves stripped vast amounts of copper wire from the lights in this city’s main stadium. Basic items are]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: With Accusations of Sabotage, Venezuela Expels 3 US Embassy Officials</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/washington/icymi-with-accusations-of-sabotage-venezuela-expels-3-us-embassy-officials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times
September 30, 2013
By William Neuman
Courtesy of: Agence France Presse
CARACAS, Venezuela — Stepping up hostilities with the United States, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela expelled the top American diplomat and two other embassy officials from the country on Monday, accusing them of supporting plots to sabotage the country’s electrical]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela keeps rooting for Syrian dictator</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/press-freedom/icymi-venezuela-keeps-rooting-for-syrian-dictator/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Freedom of the Press]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miami Herald
September 18, 2013
By Andres Oppenheimer
Courtesy of: AFP
Much of the world is demanding greater pressure on Syria following a United Nations inspectors’ report hinting that Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons in his country’s civil war, but — amazingly — Venezuela and some of its Latin American allies are still]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Capriles appeals to OAS human rights commission</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/human-rights/icymi-capriles-appeals-to-oas-human-rights-commission/</link>
		<comments>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/human-rights/icymi-capriles-appeals-to-oas-human-rights-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC News
September 9, 2013

Courtesy of: AFP
The defeated Venezuelan presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, has filed a request at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to declare the April election void.
Mr Capriles alleges there was widespread fraud in the vote narrowly won by acting president Nicolas Maduro.
Last month, the Venezuelan Supreme Court]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 8/23/13</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-itarticles-roundup-week-of-82313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: El Universal
This week: Nicolás Maduro tries to pass an Enabling Law, which would grant him increased decree powers in his alleged fight against corruption; and Henrique Capriles says that if they law was somehow passed, Venezuelans would disregard it. The Venezuelan government hurls anti-gay slurs at the opposition as part of their]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela Government Under Fire for Anti-Gay Slurs</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/power-abuse/icymi-venezuela-government-under-fire-for-anti-gay-slurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street Journal
August 15, 2013
By Kejal Vyas and Ezequiel Minaya
Courtesy of: Reuters
CARACAS—Venezuela&#8217;s leftist government, which often touts its social inclusion and antidiscrimination policies, is under fire from rights groups after a tirade of antigay slurs in the National Assembly, prompting President Nicolas Maduro to take to the airwaves waving a conciliatory gay-pride flag—before]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela Gov’t Lawmaker Hurls Gay Slurs at Foes</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/human-rights/icymi-venezuela-govt-lawmaker-hurls-gay-slurs-at-foes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press
August 15, 2013
By Jorge Rueda
Courtesy of: La Patilla
Venomous political attacks have become the norm in Venezuela, and now a governing party legislator has unleashed a tirade in the country&#8217;s legislature using gay slurs in trying to discredit the opposition.
The lawmaker displayed photos in the National Assembly on Tuesday showing]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Gunman kills head of Venezuela opposition party</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/politics/icymi-gunman-kills-head-of-venezuela-opposition-party/</link>
		<comments>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/politics/icymi-gunman-kills-head-of-venezuela-opposition-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press
August 6, 2013
Courtey of: Getty Images
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A gunman riding on the back of a motorcycle has killed a Venezuelan opposition leader in the home state of the late President Hugo Chavez.
A colleague says Pablo Uzcategui was shot twice Monday night as he drove through the Barinas state]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela Government Trying to Silence Media</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/press-freedom/icymi-editor-venezuela-government-trying-to-silence-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press
July 30, 2013
By Fabiola Sanchez and Frank Bajak
Courtesy of: Periodista Latino
The head of one Venezuela&#8217;s last two nationally circulating opposition newspapers accused the leftist government on Monday of trying to intimidate and silence it.
Miguel Henrique Otero, editor and publisher of El Nacional, was responding to a weekend announcement by]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela Stops Efforts to Improve U.S. Relations</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/washington/icymi-venezuela-stops-efforts-to-improve-u-s-relations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times
July 20, 2013
By William Neuman
Courtesy of: The Independent
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela announced late Friday that it was stopping the latest round of off-again-on-again efforts to improve relations with the United States in reaction to comments by the Obama administration’s nominee for United Nations ambassador.
The nominee, Samantha Power,]]></description>
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