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• Gold Reserve claim in peril

  October 27, 2009 in Business on Page A7 The Venezuelan government has moved closer to seizing a gold and copper claim owned by Gold Reserve Inc., which last week asked an international arbitrator to determine the amount of …

• Venezuela closer to seizing Spokane company’s mine

  October 26, 2009 in Business The Venezuelan government has moved closer to seizing a gold and copper claim owned by Gold Reserve Inc., which last week asked an international arbitrator to determine the amount of …

• Chavez supports two rebel republics

  September 11, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 MOSCOW – In a showy display of camaraderie and like-minded politics, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recognized the independence of the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Thursday during …

• Honduras, Venezuela wrangle

  July 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras’ interim government ordered Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country as the international community threatened new sanctions on the Central American nation if negotiations fail … 2

• Venezuelans overturn officials’ term limits

  February 16, 2009 in City on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits Sunday and vowed to remain in power for at least another decade to complete his socialist revolution. …

• Oil freefall could mean trouble for Chavez

  January 7, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 CARACAS, Venezuela – High oil prices allowed Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to spend freely to spread his socialist gospel and challenge the U.S. role as the dominant player in Latin …