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Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
Chavez called it a tax on "unexpected earnings" as a result of sudden rises in world oil prices. He has mentioned plans for the tax before
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said the government has already drafted a bill to pass the new windfall, or ``sudden gains'' tax
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
Nine people died in a gun battle in Guatemala on Tuesday that could be linked to Mexican drug traffickers
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires on Tuesday night after President Cristina Fernandez refused to back down on a tax rise
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez hasn't responded to an invitation from the Americas' largest newspaper association to address its semiannual meeting in Caracas this week. Instead, he's sponsoring a mock trial of the group
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
The blog, Generacion Y, received 1.2m hits last month, but its writer, Yoani Sanchez, said Cubans could no longer visit her web page
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
The presidents of Venezuela and Brazil, Hugo Chavez and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, flew to this northern Brazilian city Wednesday to discuss energy cooperation and the creation of a regional defense council
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela is prepared to provide billions of dollars to help build a Brazilian refinery that will process Venezuelan crude when it starts operating in 2010
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
The latest free-trade agreement is caught in the crossfire
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 00:00
Zamora disputed the widespread perception that Colombia is losing output and could become a net importer