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		<title>ICYMI: With Accusations of Sabotage, Venezuela Expels 3 US Embassy Officials</title>
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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>In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 8/30/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Associated Press
This week: Nicolás Maduro airs his own hypocrisy by seeking enhanced powers to “tackle corruption;” leading Venezuelan TV news channel Globovisión receives a volley of resignations amid government censorship; the Venezuelan daily newspaper Versión Final is sold to a government supporter,  likely leading to staff dismissals; and ex-managers for Venezuelan oil-giant]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It&#8230;Articles Roundup Week of 7/26/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 21:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Zuma Press
This week: Maduro responded to Samantha Power’s negative comments on Venezuela by halting efforts to improve U.S.-Venezuela relations; the United States leaves door open to improve relations but it does not rectify Power’s statements; Venezuelan Chargé d&#8217;Affaires to the United States affirms that the effort to restore relations was ‘suspended’ but]]></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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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 7/12/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 20:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: Policy Mic
This week: In defiance of Washington, Venezuela offers asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden; 44 percent of Venezuelans seek better relations with the United States; if asylum is granted, Venezuela may face economic and diplomatic sanctions by the United States; Maduro faces a potential revolt from radical sectors of his party]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: With Snowden offer, Venezuela’s Maduro is on world stage</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/democracy/icymi-with-snowden-offer-venezuelas-maduro-is-on-world-stage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 17:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post
July 8, 2013
By Juan Forero and Will Englund
Courtesy of: AFP
BOGOTA, Colombia —American fugitive Edward Snowden’s diminishing possibilities of remaining free to continue releasing information about secret U.S. surveillance programs increasingly appear to hinge on Venezuela, which awaited word Monday on whether the former National Security Agency contractor would accept]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 6/28/13</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/in-case-you-missed-itarticles-roundup-week-of-62813/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of: VTV
This week: Reports emerge that Snowden may be headed to Venezuela via Havana, though his whereabouts remain unconfirmed; the US urges Ecuador, Cuba and Venezuela not to grant asylum to Snowden, yet Maduro expresses support for Snowden; Roberta Jacobson,  US Deputy Secretary of State for Latin America, meets with the Venezuelan chargé]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela “would consider asylum for Snowden”</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/news/maduro-venezuela-would-consider-asylum-for-snowden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBC News
June 26, 2013
Courtesy of: Reuters
Venezuela&#8217;s President Nicolas Maduro has said his country would consider an asylum application from fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
&#8220;We say and advocate that someone in the world should stand with this young man and protect him, the revelations he has made with courage serve to change]]></description>
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		<title>ICYMI: Venezuela gets a lifeline from the United States</title>
		<link>https://www.whatsnextvenezuela.com/washington/icymi-venezuela-gets-a-lifeline-from-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Post
June 11, 2013
By Editorial Board
Courtesy of: Agence France Presse
Nicolás Maduro, the former bus driver chosen by Hugo Chávez to lead Venezuela after his death, has been struggling to consolidate his position since being declared the victor in a questionable presidential election in April. With the economy stalling, inflation spiking]]></description>
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		<title>In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 5/10/13</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of Reuters
This week: The Venezuelan government starts an expanded audit of the disputed April 14 presidential election as Henrique Capriles files a legal challenge of the results; the Obama administration continues to monitor Venezuela’s crackdown on political opposition; Nicolás Maduro reacts angrily to Barack Obama’s comments about the political crisis in Venezuela; the]]></description>
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