THE VENEZUELAN people voted strongly in support of a constitutional amendment to remove term limits February 15, with 55 percent in favor.

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Cooperativist ecological farmers supported by the Venezuelan government's land reform programs were attacked last Thursday by armed and masked men who, the farmers say, were hired by large estate owners in the area to cut short the changes heralded by the "Bolivarian Revoluti …

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We stayed up until 2am two nights in a row- students from a range of faculties and young people from various movements and revolutionary organisations.

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Bloomberg reports: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wore a suit for the occasion, and, grinning at about 300 business leaders he usually calls ``oligarchs,'' asked for help relieving a drought in investment.

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Bloomberg reports: A day's drive west of Venezuela's Orinoco Belt, where the largest liquid deposit of oil in the Western Hemisphere helped deliver $13.9 billion for social programs last year, security guard Efrain Rengifo waits in a queue outside a government-run grocery.

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With the surprising loss of the constitutional reformreferendum in December (by a minimal vote difference of 1.3%) Venezuela'sBolivarian revolution reached a turning point.

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The defeat of Chávez's proposed constitutional reforms in the Dec. 2 referendum does not signify by any means that the struggle for socialism is over.

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Venezuelan Telecommunications Minister Jesse Chacon presented a video revealing the opposition strategy of destabilization for Sunday's referendum at a press conference on Thursday.

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Mr. Chávez and senior officials here have exhibited increasingly erratic behavior ahead of the referendum. Mr. Chávez has lashed out at leaders in Colombia and Spain and asked for an investigation into whether CNN was seeking to incite an assassination attempt against him.

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José Aníbal Oliveros Yépez, 19, was killed Monday morning in Guacara, Carabobo, after being shot three times by anti-Chavez demonstrators who were protesting in the street against the constitutional reform.

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"I voted for Chavez for President, but not now.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned powerful Venezuelan business federation, Fedecamaras, against attempts to destabilize the country or attempt a coup in the lead up to the constitutional reform referendum on December 2, after the president of Fedecamaras, Jose Manuel Go …

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Catholic Church Stirs Frenzy in Venezuela

In the lead up to Venezuela's constitutional reform vote on December 2nd, Vatican City's role in promoting opposition violence and propaganda unravel What? Yesterday, a story broke about a government contractor who was killed by anti-reform demonstrators:

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Hugh O'Shaughnessy argues the West's media and politicians will continue to try to undermine Hugo Chávez - despite the successes of his Bolivarian revolution

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Venezuelan Vice-President Jorge Rodríguez Monday confirmed that a man was killed amidst protests and riots staged in Maracay, central Aragua state, and Valencia, central Carabobo state, by demonstrators opposed to the constitutional reform who burnt tires, and blocked streets.

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Caracas, Nov. 12 (Prensa Latina) Unemployment in Venezuela dropped to 7.2 % in October, 2007 as a result of 16 consecutive semesters of economic growth, stated Elías Eljuri, president of the National Statistics Institute.

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Just one week from today, Venezuelans will vote on a wide array of amendments to their Constitution, which will include everything from a shorter workweek to protections for gay & lesbian citizens.

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Constitutional battle sharpens the class struggle

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Did you know that the United States of America was a DICTATORHSIP for the first 175 years of its existence? It's a shameful, embarrassing part of our history that our civics teachers understandably de-emphasize.

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In fact, Mr. Chavez's rewrite would complete his transformation into an autocrat. It would lengthen his presidential term from six to seven years and remove the current limit of two terms, allowing him to serve indefinitely.

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Between Oct. 7 and Oct. 9, high-ranking U.S. officials met in Prague, Czech Republic, with parts of the Venezuelan opposition, according to reports from Tribuna Popular and Prensa Latina.

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Hello Violet Flame! Revolutionary Mix Vol. 5

I've created a set of five music mixes to provide inspiration and raise Revolutionary consciousness. Volume Five is dedicated to YOU. If you would like a digital or a hard copy, send me a message and we'll work something out. Onward and upward!

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On June 25, 2007, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez addressed soldiers in the Venezuelan military. "We must continue developing the resistance war," he told them. "That's the anti-imperialist weapon. We must think and prepare for the resistance war everyday."

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Over a hundred thousand Venezuelans marched in support of President Chavez and of his constitutional reform on Sunday, which Chavez described as the most important referendum of his presidency.

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Campbell applauded the social programs of the Chavez government and emphasized in particular those programs directed toward the most disadvantaged sectors of society.

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