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Chavez: U.S. Plans to Invade Venezuela

WASHINGTON – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (search) said Friday he has documentary evidence that the United States plans to invade his country. Chavez, interviewed on ABC’s “Nightline,” said the plan is called “Balboa” and involves aircraft carriers and planes. A transcript of the interview was made available by “Nightline.” He …

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Louisiana and New Orleans Were Derelict in Their Duty to Their Own People

On Monday I suggested George Bush (search) might want to think about firing some people, perhaps starting with FEMA director Mike Brown (search), mainly for the offense of spending so much time on TV with his foot in his mouth over the slow response to the disaster. Howls of protest …

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Katrina Pummels Both Rich and Poor

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The two-mile stretch of Beach Boulevard where waterfront mansions stood perched above the lapping gulf waters now resembles a million-dollar junkyard of shattered brick walls and white columns. Poor people living further inland also felt the catastrophic fury of Hurricane Katrina (search), which sent floodwaters up to …

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