http://www.yourstreet.com/news/venezuela YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Hugo Chávez asks mining minister during televised cabinet meeting. ‘How’s the uranium for Iran? For the atomic bomb?’ Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez joked about helping Iran build a nuclear bomb. Fox News President Hugo Chavez is poking... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739836/president-hugo-chavez-cops-a-chuckle-over-nuclear-armed-iran Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:42:08 -0700 In keeping with his campaign promise to talk to America’s enemies without precondition, President Barack Obama plans to turn his charms on Myanmar’s military junta. Slowly, we’re beginning to understand what hope and change were all about: Sure hope... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6736500/effectiveness-of-obama-rsquo-s-talk-diplomacy-unclear Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:56:08 -0700 Iran and Venezuela increasingly are not two virulently anti-American threats but one. And their coupling portends great peril far beyond just the Middle East and Latin America. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718229/venezuela-iran-counter-this-axis Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 CARACAS, VENEZUELA By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Associated Press Russia has opened a $2.2 billion line of credit for Venezuela to purchase weapons including armored vehicles and surface-to-air missiles, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday. Venezuela is buying more arms... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721607/venezuela-gets-2-2b-in-credit-for-russian-arms Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:42:08 -0700 Read more on NewsOK.com http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718453/chavez-more-gas-discoveries-likely-in-venezuela Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:05:08 -0700 The featured article in the Aug. 23 travel section, "Venezuela, natural beauty for bold travelers," is well titled, and the observation that "the country is most suitable for those who are wild at heart and love adventure" is more appropriate than... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6713108/venezuelan-travel-poses-dangers-for-americans Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 The more Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tightens his grip on the South American nation, the more its oppressed people protest. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6699957/midweek-briefing- Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 Boston - Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697091/former-rep-joseph-kennedy-won-apos-t-run-for-senate-seat Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:13:53 -0700 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome Monday in Venice, Italy, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone for the premiere of the documentary South of the Border at the Venice Film Festival. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6696825/names-and-faces Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:55:08 -0700 Cecilia Elizondo Herrera leaves Matamoros post for new assignment in Venezuela. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6694531/s-a-born-diplomat-lands-in-caracas Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:36:08 -0700 BOSTON — Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. In a statement, the former six-term congressman said he... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693275/joseph-kennedy-nixes-senate-campaign Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:57:08 -0700 The former six-term congressman said the best way to help those seeking decent housing, fair wages and health care is through his work at Citizens Energy Corp. Associated Press file photo Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, son of Robert F. Kennedy, has decided not to... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693395/former-u-s-rep-joseph-kennedy-nixes-senate-campaign-to-run-for-uncle-ted- Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:37:08 -0700 VENICE, Italy - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received a movie star welcome today at the Venice Film Festival, where he walked the red carpet with director Oliver Stone... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693222/hugo-chavez-walks-venice-red-carpet-with-oliver-stone Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:55:08 -0700 Reuters: Venezuela said on Sunday it had agreed to export 20,000 barrels per day of gasoline to Iran, which imports a large part of its needs, Iranian state media reported. "Based on a strategic decision, it has been decided to export 20,000 barrels a day of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6688426/prairiepundit-chavez-to-sell-gas-to-iran- Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:46:08 -0700 Washington Times: Venezuela's telecommunications chief announced a new probe into a television station opposed to President Hugo Chavez's government on Saturday, and said 29 broadcasters will soon face closure. Diosdado Cabello said the most recent investigation into... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6684345/prairiepundit-fcc-diversity-czars-hero-threatens-more-stations-in-venezuel Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:45:08 -0700 As Joseph P. Kennedy II contemplates a race to reclaim the Senate seat held by his family for nearly half a century, his most formidable obstacle may not be a Massachusetts politician but a political leader some 2,000 miles away: President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686256/as-joe-kennedy-considers-run,-ch-vez-ties-loom Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:16:08 -0700 As Joseph P. Kennedy II contemplates a race to reclaim the Senate seat held by his family for nearly half a century, his most formidable obstacle may not be a Massachusetts politician but a political leader some 2,000 miles away: President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683436/as-joe-kennedy-considers-run,-ch-vez-ties-loom Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:55:08 -0700 CARACAS, Venezuela — Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela's capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez. A few thousand of the president's backers held a separate counter-rally to express support for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683196/tens-of-thousands-protest-chavez-in-venezuela Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:25:08 -0700 Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela's capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6676325/tens-of-thousands-protest-chavez-in-venezuela Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:19:08 -0700 Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela's capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6676380/tens-of-thousands-protest-chavez-in-venezuela Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:19:08 -0700