Word: venezuelan
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...even larger share of Hispanics, including my Venezuelan-American wife, is expected to report "Other," "Hispanic" or "Latino" in the race section of the 2010 census forms being mailed to U.S. homes this month. What makes it all the more confusing if not frustrating to them is that Washington continues to insist on those forms that "Hispanic origins are not races." If the Census Bureau lists Filipino and even Samoan as distinct races, Hispanics wonder why they - the product of half a millennium of New World miscegenation - aren't considered a race too. "It's a very big issue," says...
...first off the helicopter was the fake Arab. He smiled at the guerrillas and wandered around as if awestruck by the natural beauty of the landscape. Next came the agents impersonating the Venezuelan news team, then Russi. In the cockpit, the pilots kept the rotor blades turning. The commotion would create a sense of urgency, making it less likely that the guerrillas would closely examine the delegates' credentials. The running engines would also allow for a faster getaway. The pilots could follow the action through a microphone hidden inside the TV camera, and if the rebels discovered the deception, Russi...
...three--Chávez, you struck out!" protesters chanted as they took to the streets in several Venezuelan cities after authorities closed six TV stations that refused to air a speech by President Hugo Chávez, as required by law. Two students were killed in clashes among protesters, Chávez supporters and police. One of the stations, a frequent critic of the President, has skirmished with the government since supporting the 2002 coup that briefly unseated...