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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 2002

Page

9

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.

Caracas Venezuela Hugo Chavez Chavez Valencia Dulce Araujo Puerto Cabello Jorge Serrano The National Ports Institute Energy Ministry United States Organization of American States White House Ari Fleischer New York Mercantile Exchange

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.

Nafta Washington Bush Brian Mulroney Carlos Salinas de Gotari Mulroney Americas Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva United States Lula White House U.S Robert Zoellick

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