Tag: government
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What Just Happened in Venezuela?
by Oriana Acosta Oil, diamonds, and mercury. Venezuela is the country sitting on one of the worlds’ biggest oil supplies–so much wealth–that every single house would come with a room and bathroom made especially for the housekeeper. The average citizen would spend the summer in their beach house, and then go back to their regular…
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Zimbabwe Coup
by Taylor Brown The military takeover of the Zimbabwean government might just be the oddest coup the modern world has ever seen. It began on November 14th when Maj. Gen. S.B. Moyo, military spokesman, announced from the national broadcast system that President Mugabe and other ‘corrupt’ officials had been taken into custody. The general…