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VenezuelaStar.com Friday 12th March 2010 Volume 8/071
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"The idea of human rights begins with a fundamental commitment to the dignity that is the birthright of every man, woman and child."
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The U.S. Secretary of State was speaking on the release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

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Oil Prices Above Us$82 A Barrel
Spain Seeks To Defuse Tension With Venezuela Over Eta Link - Summary
Unconscionable Airfares Prompt Guyana Government To Consider Re-entering Airline Business
Drug Trafficking Needs International Solution, Say Guyana And Suriname Security Heads
Grenada's Pm Reiterates Support For Deepening Relations With The Americas
Us General Sees No Venezuela-guerrilla Link

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Argentina's `robbery of the century' upstaged by new heist
Russia Sends Mobile Hospital To Chile
Cuban Hunger Striker In Hospital After Passing Out
Preview: Brazil President Lula To Travel To Middle East
Dengue Deaths Sky Rocket, As Colombian Temperatures Soar

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Extension in ISI chief's tenure indicates Pak Army acting as "law unto itself": Editorial
Evan Rachel Wood quits Spider-Man musical
Gujarat Congress celebrates 80th anniversary of Dandi March
Pattinson keen to cut an album, may take a break from movies
Errol Grimes Dance Group To Perform 'let's Crack Some Eggs' At Kumble Theater For The Performing Arts At Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, March 17-21

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US heavy metal group Metallica has planned extensive security measures for its concert Friday at a Caracas baseball stadium after rioting fans sparked chaos and violence in Bogota. But organizers...
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International News
Talks with Taliban bolstered by Pakistan supportTalks with Taliban bolstered by Pakistan support
Afghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the...

Christian and Muslim sites being ignored by Israel, says U.S. State DepartmentChristian and Muslim sites being ignored by Israel, says U.S. State Department
The U.S. State Department has scolded Israel for only recognizing Jewish holy...
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has met lkeaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to garner support for increasing sanctions against...
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Business News
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The U.S. dollar was sharply weaker Friday as stocks drifted...

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Auditors, former executives, Barclays Bank, and Wall Street banks have copped a serve from a court-appointer examiner who probed the Lehman Brothers...
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Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern Colombia.

In a statement issued Thursday, Petrobras said the find was made at the Balay-1 well, part of the Balay block in the central-eastern province of Casanare.

Petrobras Colombia Limited is the operator of the block with a 45 percent stake, while the other consortium members are Colombia's Cepcolsa, with 30 percent; Canada's Petroamerica Oil Corp 15 percent and Sorgenia E&P Colombia, 10 percent.

Petrobras produces an average of 2.5 million barrels of oil and natural gas per day at its fields in Brazil and abroad.

Shares of Petrobras, an integrated energy company and a global leader in deepwater oil exploration and production, trade on the Sao Paulo, New York, Madrid and Buenos Aires stock exchanges, but the Brazilian government retains control through a golden share.


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    Rick James, 54, Chiropractor, Dies While Diving Off Belize
    Rights: Guatemala, El Salvador Ordered To Heed Rulings
    Curious Whales Give Boost To Mexican Fishermen
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    Obama to distribute 1.4-million-dollar Nobel Peace Prize money among charities
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