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Venezuelans head to polls Sunday to choose Chávez rival
Venezuelans head to the polls today to choose the opposition candidate who will take on Chávez for the presidency in October. About 20,000 voters are registered to cast their ballot
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Venezuelans head to the polls today to choose the opposition candidate who will take on Chávez for the presidency in October. About 20,000 voters are registered to cast their ballot
Henrique Capriles, the energetic governor of Venezuela’s Miranda state, is leading the polls for Sunday’s opposition primary election. The winner will face President Chávez in October.
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Funeral services will be Thursday for Antonio Jorge, a respected and prolific Miami-based economist who was...
Facing domestic political pressures, the Bush and Obama administrations released or transferred 600 terror...
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