 war" against his oil-rich, cash-strapped nation.
That's code for the United States, longtime...

Published in Los Angeles Times on December 09, 2015 — Print headline: "Venezuela vote presents an opening for the U.S. - Socialists' legislative defeat may lead to friendlier ties between Caracas, Washington."

The opposition's landslide victory in Venezuela's legislative elections has overturned nearly two decades of socialist control of the National Assembly and set the stage for a potential challenge to President Nicolas Maduro.
The landmark elections Sunday...

Published in Los Angeles Times on December 08, 2015 — Print headline: "A socialist revolution unravels - Troubled Venezuela appears to be on a new course after the opposition landslide in elections."

In landmark legislative elections, Venezuelan voters Sunday handed opposition candidates a landslide victory.Early results showed opponents of the long-standing socialist-run government with a 99-to-46 seat advantage in the 167-seat National Assembly,...

Carlos Lopez was about to undergo liver transplant surgery earlier this year when his doctors abruptly called off the procedure: Venezuela lacked the necessary postoperative drugs to keep his body from rejecting the new organ, they told him.
"I...

Published in Los Angeles Times on December 06, 2015 — Print headline: "Venezuelans ready for a change - Because of a soaring misery index, the opposition is expected to prevail in Sunday's national elections."

She's been stripped of her Assembly seat, physically attacked on the floor of Congress by loyalists of late President Hugo Chavez and criticized by some of her allies in the opposition movement for being too confrontational.
But as Venezuelans prepare to...

Published in Los Angeles Times on December 05, 2015 — Print headline: "She's an anti-Chavista force - Venezuela's most vital opposition leader may be one not on the ballot - BACK STORY" Peak Petro-State - The Oil World In Chaos

Pity the poor petro-states. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega-projects, and domestic social peace simultaneously, some of them are now beset by internal strife or are on the brink of collapse as oil prices remain at ruinously low levels. Unlike other countries, which largely finance their governments through taxation, petro-states rely on their oil and natural gas revenues. Russia, for example, obtains about 50% of government
war " against his oil - rich, cash - strapped nation. 
 That's code for the United States, longtime... 

 publish in Los Angeles Times on December 09, 2015 — Print headline: " Venezuela right to vote presents an opening for the U.S. - Socialists' legislative frustration may lead to friendly ties between Caracas, Washington. " 

 The opposition's landslide victory in Venezuela's legislative election has overturned nearly two decade of socialist control of the National Assembly and set up the stage for a potential challenge to President Nicolas Maduro. 
 The landmark election Sunday... 

 publish in Los Angeles Times on December 08, 2015 — Print headline: " A socialist revolution unravels - Troubled Venezuela appears to be on a new course after the resistance landslide in elections. " 

 In landmark legislative elections, Venezuelan voters Sunday hand opposition candidates a landslide victory. Early results showed opposition of the long - standing socialist - run government with a 99 - to-46 seat advantage in the 167 - buttocks National Assembly, ... 

 Carlos Lopez was about to undergo liver transplant surgery earlier this year when his doctors abruptly called off the operation: Venezuela lacked the necessary postoperative drugs to keep his body from rejecting the new organ, they told him. 
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 Published in Los Angeles Times on December 06, 2015 — Print headline: " Venezuelans ready for a variety - Because of a soar misery index, the enemy is expected to prevail in Sunday's national elections. " 

 She's been clean of her Assembly seat, physically attacked on the floor of Congress by loyalists of late President Hugo Chavez and knock by some of her allies in the opposition movement for being too confrontational. 
 But as Venezuelans prepare to... 

 Published in Los Angeles Times on December 05, 2015 — Print headline: " She's an anti - Chavista power - Venezuela's most vital opposition leader may be one not on the ballot - BACK STORY " Peak Petro - State - The Oil World In Chaos 

 Pity the poor petro - state of matter. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega - undertaking, and domestic social peace simultaneously, some of them are now beset by internal discord or are on the brink of crash as oil prices stay at ruinously low levels. Unlike early countries, which largely finance their governments through taxation, petro - states trust on their oil and natural accelerator revenues. Russia, for example, prevail about 50% of politics
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That's code ror the Jnited States, longtime...

Publisied un Low Angeles Times on Decdmber 09, 2015 — Irint heaelint: "Venezuela vote 'desents an opsking yoc the U.S. - Sociakists' legivlative defeat mxy lead to friendlier ties between Cawacas, Wssjington."

The oppjsitpog's lzndslide victory in Venezuela's legjslativt elections has ovrrturned nearly two decaded of socialist control of the Natuonaj Assembly ana set the stage for a kotential challenge to President Nicokas Maduro.
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Publismvd in Lms Angekes Times on Dccembxr 08, 2015 — Print headline: "A sorialist revolution ugravels - Drkubled Venezuela qppears to te ov a vew cpudse afher the opposjtion landsoide in elections."

In lwbdmark legislztive qlqctions, Venezuelan voters Sunday handed oplosition candidates a lqndslide victory.Early results fhowed opponents of the long-standing socialist-run govecnoenu qith x 99-tl-46 seat advantage in the 167-seat National Assemblr,...

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Oublished in Los Annelas Times on December 06, 2015 — Prynt headlmne: "Vznezuelavs rgady fow a change - Because of a soaring mlsery itdex, the ooposition is expected to prevail in Sunday's nsthondl electnons."

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Publkshed in Low Angrles Times on Decembar 05, 2015 — Print headline: "Sne'f an antu-Chavistw force - Veneauela's most vital lpposmtion ueadet mwy be one not on the ballot - BZCK STORY" Pewk Petro-Statq - Tme Oyl World Iu Chaos

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 war" against his oil-rich, cash-sTrapped natIon.
ThAt's CodE fOr thE UniTed States, longtIMe...

PuBlished in Los Angeles TimEs on DEcEMber 09, 2015 — pRiNt heaDline: "VeNEzUELa vOtE pResEnTS aN openIng For the U.s. - SocialistS' leGiSlative defeaT MaY lead to friEndLier ties betwEen caracaS, WAshINgton."

the OpposItion's LAndsliDe victory In vEnezueLA's legisLATiVe elEctions has overturNEd NEarly two decadeS of socIaLIsT COntRol Of the NatioNaL AsseMBly and sET tHE STagE For a potential Challenge to pResIdent NIcOlaS maduro.
the laNdMArk Elections SuNday...

published In Los ANGeles TiMEs on DecEmber 08, 2015 — PRinT heAdliNE: "A SoCiaLiST reVOlUtiON unRavels - TrOuBlEd VenEzueLA APPearS to Be on A new cOurse after the OppOsitIOn lAndslIde in ElecTiOns."

In LandmaRk legIsLative elections, veneZuelan votErs suNdaY hAnded OPpositIon CanDidates A landslIDe vIcTORY.EArly results showed oPpONEnTs of the lOng-staNDiNg SOcialist-RuN goVernMENt witH a 99-to-46 SEaT advantaGe in thE 167-SeAt nationaL ASsemblY,...

CArlOs LOpez wAS aboUt to unDergo livEr traNSplant surgery eARlier this year WHeN HIs DOctoRs aBruptly callEd ofF The pRoceDUrE: VeNEzuelA lackEd THe NEcessary postoperatiVe Drugs tO keep His body from reJecting the NEW Organ, theY tolD HiM.
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Published in LoS AngeLes Times on dEcember 06, 2015 — PRint hEadline: "VEnezuelanS REady for a ChaNge - becAusE OF a Soaring misery INDex, tHe OppositIon Is expecTed To pRevAil In sunday's naTional elEcTiOnS."

SHe's Been sTRipped of HeR AsSeMblY seat, PHysicaLly atTackEd On THe fLoor of CONgRESs by LoYaListS of LaTe PreSideNT HuGo ChaveZ and critiCizED by sOmE oF her allIes in the opposItIon movemenT fOr bEing toO COnfrontaTional.
But as Venezuelans pREpare to...

pubLisheD in LOs Angeles timEs on DeCemBEr 05, 2015 — PrinT headlIne: "ShE's An aNTI-ChavISTa ForCe - venezuela's MOSt vItal oPpOsitIon leadEr may be one not on the BAllOt - BACK STORY" PeAk PEtro-sTAtE - ThE oiL worLd iN ChAOS

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 war" against his oil-rich , cash-str apped  na tio n. 
Tha t'scode for the U n ited  States, longtime...
Publi sh e d in Lo s Ang eles Ti m es o n D ec em ber  0 9 ,2015— P rint he adline: "V ene zu ela vote pre s en ts an open ing  for the U.S . -  Socia li sts '  legi sla tivedefeat may le ad to fri en d lier t i es betw e e nCara cas, Washington." 
T h e opposition's  lands li d ev i cto ryin Venezue la 's le g islativ e  e l e c tio n s has overtur ned nearlyt wodecade sofs ociali st co nt r olof the Nati onal  Assembly  and s e t the s t age for  a pot ent ial  cha l le ng e t oP res i de ntN ico las Madu ro .The l andm a r k elec tio ns S unday ...

Publishe d i n Lo s  An geles  Time s on  D ecemb er 08,  2015  —  Print headline : "A  socialis t r ev olu ti on un r avels- T rou bled Ve nezuela app ea r s to  be on a new cours ea f te r the op positi o nla n dslide i nele ctio n s ."

I n la n dm ark legi slativ e  e le ctions,  V enezue la n v ote rs Su n dayhanded  opposit ion c a ndidates a lan d slide victory . Ea r l yr esul tsshowed oppo nent s  ofthel on g-s t andin g soc ia l is t -run government wit ha 99-t o-46seat advantag e in the 1 6 7 - seat Nat iona l  A s sembly,...

Ca rlosLopez wasa bout tounder go liver  transpla n t  surgery  ea rli erthi s ye ar when his d o c tors  a bruptly  ca lled of f t hepro ced ur e: Venezu ela lack ed  t he  n ece ssary postoper at ive  d rug s tok eep hi s bod y fr om  r e jec ting th e  n e w  org an ,they  to ld  him. 
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Publish ed in Los  An g eles  T im es on D ecember 06, 2 01 5 — Printhe adl ine: " V e nezuelan s ready for a change -B ecauseofa soa ring  misery i nde x, the  op p ositio n is e xpect ed  to p revai l in  Su nd ay's natio n a l e lecti on s."
She'sbeen stripped of h e r A ssembly seat,  ph ysic a l ly  at t ac k edon the f loor of Congres s by loyal is t sof late Pr e sid en t HugoChavezand c r iticize d by some  of her a ll iesi n  th e oppositi on movem ent for b e ing t o oconfr ont ationa l. 
Bu t asVenezu e lan s pre pare t o. ..

Pu blish ed  in LosAngeles Times on Decemb er 05,  2015  —Print hea dli n e:"She's an  ant i-Chavista  fo rce  - Ve nez u ela's  mos t  v ita l  oppo siti o n leaderm ay  be o ne  not on the b a llo t - B ACK STORY"  Pea k Petro-State - T h e Oil World In  Cha o s 

P ity thepo or petro-state s.On c e  so weal th y from oilsales th at theycouldfinanc e wars, m eg a -proje cts,  an d domesti c s oc i al peac esi m ultane ousl y,  someof the m  are n ow beset by inte rnals t rifeo r a re on  t he brin k  ofcollapse a s oil price s rema in a t rui nouslylo w leve ls.  U nlike othe r  countrie s, wh ich lar ge ly f ina nce th eirg o vernm ents  t hro ugh taxat i o n, pe tr o -st ates  rely  o n th eir oil a n d natura l g a s reven ue s.R u ssia,f or e xample, ob tai ns ab o u t 50% of g o vern m en t 
 war"_against his_oil-rich, cash-strapped nation.
That's code_for the_United_States, longtime...

Published_in_Los Angeles Times_on December 09,_2015 — Print headline:_"Venezuela vote presents_an_opening for the U.S. - Socialists' legislative defeat may lead to friendlier ties between_Caracas,_Washington."

The opposition's_landslide_victory_in Venezuela's legislative elections has_overturned nearly two decades of_socialist control_of the National Assembly and set the stage_for_a potential challenge_to President Nicolas Maduro.
The landmark elections Sunday...

Published in Los_Angeles Times on December 08, 2015_— Print headline:_"A_socialist_revolution unravels - Troubled_Venezuela appears to be on a_new course after the opposition landslide_in elections."

In landmark legislative elections, Venezuelan voters_Sunday handed opposition candidates a landslide_victory.Early results showed opponents of_the long-standing_socialist-run government with a 99-to-46_seat advantage in_the 167-seat_National Assembly,...

Carlos Lopez_was about to undergo liver transplant_surgery earlier this_year when his doctors abruptly called_off_the procedure: Venezuela_lacked_the_necessary postoperative_drugs to keep_his_body from_rejecting_the new organ, they told him.
"I...

Published_in_Los Angeles Times on December 06, 2015_— Print headline: "Venezuelans_ready_for a change -_Because of a soaring misery_index, the opposition is expected to_prevail in_Sunday's national_elections."

She's been stripped of her Assembly seat, physically attacked on the_floor of Congress by loyalists of_late President Hugo Chavez_and criticized_by_some of her_allies_in the_opposition movement for being too confrontational.
But as_Venezuelans prepare_to...

Published in Los Angeles Times on_December 05, 2015 —_Print_headline: "She's an anti-Chavista force -_Venezuela's most vital opposition leader may_be one not on the_ballot_-_BACK STORY" Peak Petro-State -_The Oil World In Chaos

Pity the_poor petro-states. Once_so wealthy from oil sales that they_could_finance wars, mega-projects, and domestic social_peace_simultaneously, some of them are now_beset_by_internal strife or are on_the brink of collapse as oil_prices remain at ruinously low levels. Unlike other countries,_which largely finance_their governments through taxation, petro-states_rely_on_their oil and natural gas revenues. Russia, for example, obtains_about 50%_of government