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CNE: Venezuelan opposition Occupies 75.4% of TV election ads
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
T/ James Suggett
 
75.4% of televised campaign advertisements have been pro-opposition and 24.6% have been pro-government since the race for 165 seats in Venezuela’s National Assembly officially began last Thursday, according to a study by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The CNE recorded the total amount of advertising spots and their duration in seconds on the two major state-owned channels, VTV and TVES, and the four major channels controlled by private broadcasters, Globovision, Venevision, Televen, and Meridiano TV.
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Venezuelan Recession Likely Ended in Second Quarter
Monday, 06 September 2010
By the CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH (A Washington DC based think-tank)

Washington, D.C. - The Venezuelan economy, which was in recession in 2009, likely began its recovery in the second quarter of 2010, according to a new report from Center for Economic and Policy Research.

The report finds that the Venezuelan economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.2 percent in the second quarter, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

“The forecasts of most analysts for the Venezuelan economy have turned out to be wrong again, as they were throughout most of the country’s prior economic expansion,” said Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center and lead author of the paper.
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Venezuela's Ambassador responds to outrageous New York Times black propaganda
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Open Letter to The New York Times

Published: 08/23/2010

Simón Romero’s August 23 article on crime in Venezuela – “Venezuela, More Deadly Than Iraq, Wonders Why” – largely understated the efforts being made by the Venezuelan government to address crime, violence and delinquency in the country. It also played directly into an issue being politicized for the sake of the Venezuelan opposition’s hopes in legislative elections scheduled for September 26.
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