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Venezuelan strike leader seeks asylum in Costa Rica
Carlos Ortega, head of Venezuela's largest union, was granted asylum in Costa Rica after fleeing to the Costa Rican Embassy to avoid arrest on treason charges. Seven former oil executives had charges dropped for leading a two month national strike against President Chavez, but remain in hiding. Police once stormed an opposition march to arrest PDVSA official Juan Fernandez.
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