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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (3rd L) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (3rd L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L) attend the begining of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre, in the state of Anzoategui, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is embrace by his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is embrace by his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they attend the beginning of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) wave from a tractor as they attend the beginning of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre, in the state of Anzoategui, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists at the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists at the ALBA summit in Cochabamba, October 17, 2009. REUTERS/David Mercado

U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. actor Sean Penn (R) chats with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures as he delivers a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:48:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures as he delivers a speech during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Roberto Candia)

People walk at night in Caracas. A record drought and years ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - People walk at night in Caracas. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) walks with Guinea-Bissau ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) walks with Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 21, 2009. Gomes arrived in Caracas on Sunday for an official visit to review the agreements signed at the recent summit of South American-Africa (ASA), held in Margarita Island. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) welcomes Guinea-Bissau ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) welcomes Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior (R) and Guinea-Bissau First Lady Maria Salomea Neves (C) at Miraflores Palace in Caracas October 21, 2009. Gomes arrived in Caracas on Sunday for an official visit to review the agreements signed at the recent summit of South American-Africa (ASA), held in Margarita Island. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS BUSINESS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez embraces a Bolivian boy during ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez embraces a Bolivian boy during the ALBA summit at a stadium in Cochabamba October 17, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (BOLIVIA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a rally at the ALBA ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends a rally at the ALBA summit in Cochabamba, October 17, 2009. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA POLITICS)

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (R) talks with children ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (R) talks with children while Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez looks on during a rally at the ALBA summit in Cochabamba October 17, 2009. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists at the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists at the ALBA summit in Cochabamba, October 17, 2009. REUTERS/David Mercado (BOLIVIA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez who has said he seized the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez who has said he seized the landmark Hilton hotel on Margarita Island because its owners imposed conditions on its use by his government to host a summit there last month. Photo:Don Emmert/AFP

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to media during a news ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to media during a news conference with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Caracas October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves upon his arrival at ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves upon his arrival at a news conference with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS ENERGY)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to media during a news ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez talks to media during a news conference with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS ENERGY)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Ecuador's President Rafael ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (L) talk to the media during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS ENERGY)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

A Venezuelan opposition supporter carries a sign in front of ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Venezuelan opposition supporter carries a sign in front of a mural depicting President Hugo Chavez in Caracas October 3, 2009. Opposition supporters demanded the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights to monitor what they say is 'persecution of political opponents'. The sign reads : OAS (Organization of American States): come and see'. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Women walk past a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Women walk past a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas October 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) drives Libyan leader Muammar ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) drives Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's limousine as they arrive at an event in Margarita Island September 28, 2009. Picture taken September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves as Libya's President ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves as Libya's President Moammar Gadhafi, left, looks on during the official photo at the Africa and South America Summit, ASA, in Porlamar Margarita Island, Venezuela, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Fernando Llano)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) presents Libya's leader ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) presents Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi with a replica of the sword of national hero Simon Bolivar, in Margarita Island September 28, 2009. Paying his first visit to the Americas, Gaddafi, in power for four decades, has been holding court in a tent at the summit hotel and gave a fiery speech on Saturday saying a small club of major powers were still trying to run the world on their terms. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves as he walks into the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves as he walks into the hotel after the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 28, 2009. Chavez proposed on Sunday that South American and African nations unite to create a cross-continental mining corporation to keep control of their resources. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (2nd R) and Algeria's President ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (2nd R) and Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (3rd R) pose for a photo after the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 28, 2009. Chavez proposed on Sunday that South American and African nations unite to create a cross-continental mining corporation to keep control of their resources. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

From left: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Venezuelan President ...

(AFP) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - From left: Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva at the second Africa-South America Summit in Porlamar, northwestern Venezuela, September 26. Leaders representing more than 60 countries signed agreements aimed at creating a new regional financial system for the two continents to gain more clout and boost development. Photo:Thomas Coex/AFP

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends the plenary session ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends the plenary session Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island September 27, 2009. Chavez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi greets Venezuelan President Hugo ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi greets Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during the plenary session at the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island September 27, 2009. Chavez and Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claps during the plenary session ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claps during the plenary session Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 27, 2009. Chavez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives at the plenary session ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrives at the plenary session Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 27, 2009. Chavez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula da Silva during the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island September 27, 2009. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) attends the opening ceremony ...

(AFP) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:18:00 GMT

(AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) attends the opening ceremony of the 2nd Africa-South America Summit (ASA) in Porlamar, Margarita Island, northwestern Venezuela. Leaders representing over 60 African and South American countries backed a new regional financial system Sunday for the two continents to gain more clout and boost development. Photo:Eitan Abramovich/AFP

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) watches as Venezuela's President ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) watches as Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) listens to Brazi's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at an official photo session at the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 26, 2009. Chavez and Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) and Venezuela's President ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attend an official photo session at the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 26, 2009. Chavez and Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) and Venezuelan President Hugo ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (L) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attend an official photo session at the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 26, 2009. Chavez and Gaddafi urged African and South American leaders on Saturday to strive for a new world order countering Western economic dominance. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends the plenary session ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez attends the plenary session at the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 26, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

This picture released by the Venezuelan presidency show Venezuelan ...

(AFP) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - This picture released by the Venezuelan presidency show Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) greeting his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Porlamar, during a meeting in the sidelines of the 2nd Africa-South America summit in Margarita Island. The second South America-Africa summit opened with heads of state from both regions seeking to sign key accords on a range of issues. Photo:/AFP

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with his Libyan ...

(AFP) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) speaks with his Libyan counterpart Moamer Kadhafi (R) at a hotel in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, September 25, 2009. With key energy accords on the table at the second South America-Africa summit here, Kadhafi upped the ante Saturday with calls for the creation of a 'NATO of the South' by 2011. Photo:/AFP

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wear T-shirts ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wear T-shirts with the portrait of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as they greet official caravans along the road to the venue of the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita island September 26, 2009. The second of its kind to be held on the island in northwestern Venezuela, the summit includes the participation of 51 African and 11 South American delegations. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to the media at the ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to the media at the venue of the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold the national ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hold the national flag as they greet the official caravan on the road to the venue of the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita island September 26, 2009. The second of its kind to be held on the island in northwestern Venezuela, the summit includes the participation of 51 African and 11 South American delegations. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) visits Libyan leader Muammar ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) visits Libyan leader Muammar ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (L) visits Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at his tent at the venue of the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (VENEZUELA POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING BYLINE Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to the media at the venue of the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) is interviewed by CNN ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) is interviewed by CNN journalist Larry King in New York September 24, 2009. Picture taken September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/Handout (UNITED STATES POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Venezuela'a President Hugo Chavez arrives at the United Nations ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela'a President Hugo Chavez arrives at the United Nations headquarters for the 64th United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Patrick Andrade (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez listens as U.S. President ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez listens as U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (2nd R) attends the 119 anniversary ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:58:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (2nd R) attends the 119 anniversary ceremony of Banco de Venezuela in Caracas September 21, 2009. Chavez on Monday attended the re-launch of Banco de Venezuela, which was nationalised in 2008. In May 2009, the Venezuelan government bought Spain's Grupo Santander's stake in Banco de Venezuela. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures as he speaks at the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures as he speaks at the 119 anniversary ceremony of Banco de Venezuela in Caracas September 21, 2009. Chavez on Monday attended the re-launch of Banco de Venezuela, which was nationalised in 2008. In May 2009, the Venezuelan government bought Spain's Grupo Santander's stake in Banco de Venezuela. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS POLITICS)