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Topic: Venezuela´s Maduro: from bus
driver to president-in-waiting |
Venezuela´s Maduro: from bus
driver to president-in-waiting
Reuters, by Brian Ellsworth
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Posted By:PageTurner, 12/11/2012 2:34:58 PM
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| CARACAS - After rising from bus driver to union leader to vice president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro could soon be at the helm of the South American OPEC nation if a third bout of cancer pulls President Hugo Chavez out of office. Anointed as the former soldier´s successor, Maduro is the most popular of Chavez´s inner circle and the most qualified to carry on his oil-financed socialism. Maduro, who is seen as a moderate who has developed alliances around the world during six years as foreign minister, would assume power if Chavez has to step aside.
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Comments:
Bus driver to heck. Lucky Venezuela.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Bevan, 12/11/2012 3:15:32 PM (No. 9060074)
He´s definitely unqualified. I see no community organizer/agitator on his resume´.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
reilly, 12/11/2012 3:24:27 PM (No. 9060087)
Venezuela gets Kramden, we´ve got Norton.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mickturn, 12/11/2012 3:25:23 PM (No. 9060088)
O geeze, a Venezuelan Ralph Cramden...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUqGL4yI-jk
Well Hardy Har Har..........
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
PageTurner, 12/11/2012 8:18:41 PM (No. 9060535)
From Chavez to Kramden, it´s quite a country.
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