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MadFueler Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,079 Points:199,235 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 3:38:15 PM Ignore MadFueler Report Abuse Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery. By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful figure in the government, after Chavez and Vice President Nicolas Maduro... ... If Chavez had to step down, or died, Cabello would take over the running of the country as Assembly president and a new election would be organized within 30 days. Chavez's heir apparent, Maduro, would be the ruling Socialist Party candidate.... Visit Reuters for full article

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Venezuelan lawmakers re-elected a staunch ally of Hugo Chavez to head the National Assembly on Saturday, putting him in line to be caretaker president if the socialist leader does not recover from cancer surgery.

By choosing the incumbent, Diosdado Cabello, the "Chavista"-dominated legislature cemented the combative ex-soldier's position as the third most powerful figure in the government, after Chavez and Vice President Nicolas Maduro...

... If Chavez had to step down, or died, Cabello would take over the running of the country as Assembly president and a new election would be organized within 30 days. Chavez's heir apparent, Maduro, would be the ruling Socialist Party candidate....
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sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:648,705 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 2:14:39 PM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Gas?????
MadFueler Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,079 Points:199,235 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 12:13:17 AM Ignore MadFueler Report Abuse NHLiveFree - 1. When submitting an article, the form doesn't ask you where to put it; it only gets listed among other articles, not in a particular subject area (unless you know something I haven't seen yet). 2. The politics of any oil-producing country affect speculation in the short term and actual supply in the long term; therefore it's highly relevant to what you and I will pay at the pump. 3. Venezuelan politics affects where some of us choose to buy our gas, regardless of whether you're among them.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,294 Points:1,649,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 5:32:16 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse SORE LOSER BuckyT...!
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,294 Points:1,649,905 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 5:31:40 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Now we have Venezuela politics here??? Try posting this in the Politics Forum instead and follow the guidelines MadFueler.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,491 Points:1,270,050 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 8:35:59 AM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Meet the new boss...
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,214 Points:1,038,130 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 8:07:59 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse Why, he's as good as dead.
MN1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,494 Points:677,915 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 1:27:13 AM Ignore MN1 Report Abuse Ok
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,479 Points:596,795 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 6, 2013 12:08:12 AM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse Im pretty sure Venezuela called the White House asking for its Socialism back.
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,173 Points:727,880 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 11:50:03 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Looks like no change in the making.
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 10:58:37 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse The world is upside down. Look at the leaders all the country's pick these days. Including U.S.
nsdp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,117 Points:47,990 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 7:59:32 PM Ignore nsdp Report Abuse K9carCA, I agree the Venezuela needs reform. The problem I have is that I dealt with Venezuelan govt officials when the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act became law and before they appropriated Amoco's operations there. The level of corruption hasn't changed for the better or the worse. It was a different group stealing from 1978 to 1999. Sort of like the difference between Bautista and Castro in Cuba.
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,767 Points:924,100 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 7:23:44 PM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse Sadly Venezuela has become a socialist, progressive paradise. The nations wealthy is being wasted on government give-away programs to buy votes. Sounds like Obamas america !!
mike56MI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,356 Points:335,065 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 6:59:07 PM Ignore mike56MI Report Abuse OK
knutzAL Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,248 Points:372,680 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 6:38:43 PM Ignore knutzAL Report Abuse yup
Grizdad Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:5,687 Points:805,780 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 6:31:18 PM Ignore Grizdad Report Abuse Thought Sean Penn would be in the running.
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,820 Points:520,450 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 6:21:49 PM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse Same
k9carCA Rookie Author Los Angeles Posts:27 Points:816,420 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 4:33:59 PM Ignore k9carCA Report Abuse I was born in this country, it saddens me to see its continued descent. Where's the next Simon Bolivar?
Suzzoom Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,499 Points:532,750 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 3:43:07 PM Ignore Suzzoom Report Abuse Don't think that would help US-Venezuela relations much, but Chavez is terminally ill & needs at least to delegate some of his power. Why won't he let go--does he not yet have enough money stolen from his people squirreled away in a Swiss bank?
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,301 Points:2,398,095 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 3:40:53 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse and the beat goes on