UPDATE:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=venezuela
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hugochavez
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=chavez
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828084/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828082/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1827965/posts
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070503-104133-5891r.htm
“Chavez threatens to take over banks”
By Jorge Rueda
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 4, 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez yesterday threatened to nationalize Venezuela’s banks and largest steel producer, accusing them of unscrupulous practices.
“Private banks have to give priority to financing the industrial sectors of Venezuela at low cost,” Mr. Chavez said. “If banks don’t agree with this, it’s better that they go, that they turn over the banks to me, that we nationalize them and get all the banks to work for the development of the country and not to speculate and produce huge profits.” “