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...Other schemes have been more controversial: Last August, Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto declared that he planned to seize the city's two main golf courses, which he said were the preserve of the rich, and use the land to build homes for as many as 50,000 people. "This is a first step towards the democratization of land," Barreto told state television. "It's to give a new social sense to the city, so it can be enjoyed by everyone and not be a privatized city under a neo-liberal concept...
...also a fact that starting a business requires a profound leap of faith, and there Christian entrepreneurs may have a distinct advantage. When millionaire businessman and Cuban immigrant Aurelio Barreto III, 46, dreamed up a chain of mall stores selling cool Christian stuff for teens, even other Christians rolled their eyes. Undeterred, Barreto named his venture C28 (for Colossians 2:8) and has opened six stores since 2001. The loud music is Christian alt-rock, the graffiti on the floor is a blue cross and the toe rings say JESUS NEVER FAILS YOU. "When you walk in here...
...Catholic Church's only road to salvation. Like many Catholics, they are suffering a crisis of confidence as a result of the sex-abuse scandal of the past months, but unlike some others, they see in it opportunity. "If there was ever a time for reform," argues Gisela Morales-Barreto, who attended her first meeting in April, "this is it." At their regular meetings, the rebels pray for the victims of abuse. But they also pray for their bishops: "that their hearts and minds be opened to inclusion and collaboration with the faithful...
...HECTOR BARRETO JR. Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration...
...earliest experience with small business was waiting tables at age nine in his parents' Mexican restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. The first in his family to attend college, Barreto founded Barreto Insurance and Financial Services, a small company catering to Latinos. He worked on George W. Bush's presidential campaign and was confirmed to head the SBA last month. Barreto, 39, will take over just as Bush plans to slash the SBA's funding...