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Venezuela’s Chavez Returns to Alo Presidente, Will Not Accept World Bank Verdict on Exxon

Exxon is pursuing its case with the World Banks’ ICSID, despite the verdict delivered in Paris last week (archive)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to his weekly talk show programme last night, after his cancer diagnosis in June last year caused it to be cancelled for over seven months. On the show Chavez argued that the claim brought by Exxon against Venezuela's PDVSA was "about imperialism".

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Chávez Hosts TV Series of Socialist Theory

On Thursday evening Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez hosted the first of what will be a series of special episodes of his weekly presidential talk show, "Hello, President." The focus of these episodes is the theory of socialist change, in contrast to the discussions of current events and exhibitions of government projects that are the usual themes of his Sunday afternoon broadcasts.

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Venezuelan Opposition Intellectuals Reject Chávez’s Invitation to Debate

Fernando Buen Abad speaking to press while waiting for the debate on Saturday (VTV).
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez invited participants from a right wing conference taking place in Caracas, four times, to a live debate on the show. After initially accepting, the right wing intellectuals refused to participate.

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Venezuela Celebrates 10 Years of "Hello President" Show with 4 Day Long Program

President Hugo Chavez marking 10 years of “Hello President” (MINCI)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's live Sunday TV show where he launches government initiatives, analyses topical international and national issues, and talks with Venezuelans around the country, is currently celebrating ten years of broadcasting with a four day marathon show.

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