Panic and shortages grow in Venezuela amid strike
In Caracas and other cities long lines formed for gasoline as a nationwide strike against President Hugo Chavez disrupted markets, banks, and services. Dozens of officials joined the protest, Puerto Cabello port shut, and the Energy Ministry eyed private trucks as the US urged talks through the OAS. Oil prices rose on the news.
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Former leaders praise NAFTA at anniversary conference
Former President Bush, former Canadian PM Mulroney and former Mexican President Salinas de Gortari opened a Washington conference marking NAFTA’s 10th anniversary. They hailed NAFTA as a model for opening markets and urged completing the Free Trade Area of the Americas, with a target by 2005 amid opposition from Brazil and others. Lula da Silva met Bush and Zoellick during the talks.
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