Sunday's referendum in Venezuela was hailed as a "victory" for the Chavez regime and extolled as participatory democracy. In reality, it was a farce undermining a multiparty state. So why does the U.S. praise it?
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Sunday's referendum in Venezuela was hailed as a "victory" for the Chavez regime and extolled as participatory democracy. In reality, it was a farce undermining a multiparty state. So why does the U.S. praise it?
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Venezuela's central bank says that on Friday it will begin selling dollars at auction for only the second time since Hugo Chavez died in March.
A Russian lawmaker close to the Kremlin tweeted Tuesday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden had accepted asylum in Venezuela - then deleted the message.
The WikiLeaks secret-spilling site on Tuesday said NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, trying to put to rest growing confusion over whether he had taken up the country's offer.
