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...revolutionaries never did seize that stage by arms. They took it via votes, when left-wing President Hugo Chavez was elected in 1998. Rodriguez became Energy Minister and then in 2002 won the role of his dreams as president of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the nation's $46 billion state-run oil monopoly and one of the U.S.'s top three suppliers. Instead of theorizing from a mountain lair, Rodriguez is perched in an office above Caracas, helping shape the world oil market. "I never imagined I'd be sitting here," Rodriguez tells TIME. "But then, if you know exactly...
...Chavez revolution is a job requirement--helped provoke the 2002 strike. Says Ignacio Layrisse, who was afterward fired as production manager: "Ali Rodriguez may be a smart and capable man, but he's just a has-been lefty carrying out Chavez's plans to turn PDVSA into a mediocre state-run company...
Described inside are just some of these high-profile crimes and criminals, along with what could be gleaned from court records and interviews about their post-newsmaking careers. Their paths have taken them as far from Harvard as Virginia Commonwealth University and a state-run mental health lockup, while others returned to jobs and classes at Harvard...
...escorted to waiting police cars and taken to Cambridge District Court, where he plead “not guilty” to charges of making a false bomb threat, disorderly conduct and trespassing. After initially waiving his right to a court-appointed attorney, Leong was committed to the state-run Lindemann Mental Health Center for a 20-day stay to evaluate his competency to stand trial...
...very gratifying that this plant has abided by the principle of profitability... intensifying the ideological education among producers to thoroughly ensure profitability." KIM JONG IL, leader of communist North Korea, hailing the productivity of a machine-tool factory, as reported by the state-run Korea Central News Agency...