Americas

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BusinessWeek March 11, 2010 Geri Smith	A Food Fight for Hugo Chavez With his popularity sagging, Venezuela's fiery President is seizing supermarkets from owners. But can he keep stores stocked?
Sports Central February 18, 2010 Diane M. Grassi	Baseball, Rawlings Bring New Meaning to Free Trade In 2006, this reporter shed light on the seemingly unfair labor practices taking place in Costa Rica in a factory operated by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc.
BusinessWeek January 13, 2010 Peter Coy	Guess Who Likes the Dollar? With inflation soaring, Chavez finally devalues the bolivar
The Motley Fool December 7, 2009 David Lee Smith	Hugo Chavez's New Friends in Big Oil Big Oil prepares to bid on a group of heavy oil blocks in Venezuela's Orinoco basin.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Kris Eddy	Chavez Wants to Redo the 'Rithmetic Venezuela's president wants GDP calculations to be less capitalist.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Chris Jones	Utility Stocks: Not as Safe as They Used to Be Clean energy laws shake up the sector.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Health-Care Reform: A Tale of Two Chambers Halfway done, but the battle is just heating up.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2009 Kris Eddy	Walk of Shame: You Be the Judge Which choice is the most shameful of the week concerning ads for the new Droid phone, the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates, CEO corporate conduct, Volcker's plans for the finance industry, and cash for electronic golf carts.
Chemistry World November 4, 2009 Ned Stafford	Bolivia plans to lead the electric revolution Bolivia's decision to develop commercial-scale lithium mining by 2014 is good news for the emerging electric car industry and lithium battery producers.
Outside August 2009 Thayer Walker	Walking Jaguars in Bolivia At a Bolivian animal-rehab center, volunteers can adopt a rescued jaguar and take it for daily walks on a leash. Brave and compassionate, or just plain stupid?
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