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Caracas’s Gun shops were closed permanently on Friday morning in the aftermath of Hugo Chavez’s government’s decision to ban the sale of guns and ammunition. This comes after Venezuela in 2010 had one of the highest murder rates in the world. Venezuela’s gun ban comes on the heels of a new governmental anti-crime commission which is looking at other methods to curtail violence. One of these proposals is a weapons exchange program in which the government would give money in return for firearms. But members of the opposition believe this policy rewards the criminals Previously, anyone with a permit could...

The government of Hugo Chavez may expropriate two popular, historic Venezuela golf courses. The two Caracas courses -- Caracas Country Club and Valle Arriba golf club -- both more than 60 years of age -- would be removed to create up to 50,000 homes for the poor, in the poverty-stricken nation … Meanwhile, it appears Deepdale Country Club will be safe, after a judge ruled that the elite club could not be seized by eminent domain by the city of North Hills, N.Y. …

You guys hear the latest on Mr. Robertson, Apparently he is being sued by Hugo Chavez. (CBS/AP) President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that his government may ask the United States to extradite U.S. religious broadcaster Pat Robertson to Venezuela for suggesting American agents should kill him. Earlier Sunday, Rev. Jesse Jackson offered support for Chavez, saying the televangelist's call for the Venezuelan leader's assassination was a criminal act. The U.S. civil rights leader, who is on a four-day visit to Venezuela, called Robertson's statements "immoral" and "illegal." He urged U.S. authorities to take action, and said the U.S. government must...