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March 08, 2013 10:40AM

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Chavez invested Venezuela's oil wealth into social programs including state-run food markets, cash benefits for poor families, free health clinics and education programs. But those gains were meager compared with the spectacular construction projects that oil riches spurred in glittering Middle Eastern cities, including the world's tallest building in Dubai and plans for branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums in Abu Dhabi.

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March 11, 2013 12:15AM

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at least Abu Dhabi kicks down for a WRC team...THINK OF THE CHILDREN! (if it was just fords)

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What is sad, the prior leaders of Venezuela were so bad they made Hugo look like a good pick. Oddly as what he did is not sustainable, he will look good compared to the future decline expected while mopping up his legacy.