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In this photo taken Nov 15, 2012, scientist Francisco Betancourt points to a high quality selection of cacao beans at a cacao plantation in Cano Rico, Venezuela. Cacao pods that ripen in the forest-shaded plantations of Venezuela are transformed into some of the world's finest chocolate. The crop is converted into gourmet bars and exported to the United States, Europe and Japan by the country's premier chocolate maker, Chocolates El Rey, or The King. As the company has won international acclaim, it has also had to cope with a host of obstacles brought on by President Hugo Chavez's government. El Rey used to go through just four bureaucratic steps to export a shipment. Now the list of requirements has grown to more than 50. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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Venezuela chocolate king thrives despite controls

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A newspaper vendor sells dailies with the front page showing President Barack Obama that reads in Spanish

Obama victory a relief for Latin American left

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves a Venezuelan flag as he greets supporters at the Miraflores presidential palace balcony in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Chavez won re-election and a new endorsement of his socialist project Sunday, surviving his closest race yet after a bitter campaign against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Re-elected Chavez faces likely economic reckoning

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Residents wait in line at a polling station to vote in the presidential election in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. President Hugo Chavez is running for re-election against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Wait begins after huge turnout in Venezuela vote

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, second from right, dances after delivering a speech during his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. Chavez is running for re-election against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in presidential elections on Oct . 7. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela vote puts ‘Chavismo’ to critical test

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Refinery blast kills 26 in Venezuela, dozens hurt

Refinery blast kills 26 in Venezuela, dozens hurt

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Carter Center says it won’t witness Venezuela vote
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Carter Center says it won’t witness Venezuela vote

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Venezuelan TV channel pays $2.2 million fine
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Venezuelan TV channel pays $2.2 million fine

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Venezuelan oil company to drill off Cuba
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Venezuelan oil company to drill off Cuba

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Chavez lays out socialist aims in re-election bid
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Chavez lays out socialist aims in re-election bid

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