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Suspected drug traffickers are presented to the media by police ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:38:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Suspected drug traffickers are presented to the media by police during a news conference in Caracas November 6, 2009. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami reported on Friday Venezuelan authorities seized 2110 kilograms of suspected marijuana hidden in a truck. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

Four suspected drug traffickers are presented to the media by ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:37:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Four suspected drug traffickers are presented to the media by police during a news conference in Caracas November 6, 2009. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami reported on Friday Venezuelan authorities seized 2110 kilograms of suspected marijuana hidden in a truck. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

A police officer stands guard in front of 1982 bundles of drugs ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:34:20 GMT

(Reuters) - A police officer stands guard in front of 1982 bundles of drugs in Caracas November 6, 2009. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami reported on Friday Venezuelan authorities seized 2110 kilograms of suspected marijuana hidden in a truck. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA CRIME LAW SOCIETY)

A police officer stands guard in front of 1982 bundles of drugs ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:34:18 GMT

A Venezuelan soldier stands behind a map showing the deployment ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:51:56 GMT

(AP) - A Venezuelan soldier stands behind a map showing the deployment of troops along the Colombian border in Cedeno, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:11 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (center left) attend the beginning of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (3rd L) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:14:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (3rd L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (2nd L) attend the begining of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre, in the state of Anzoategui, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:13:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend the begining of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre, in the state of Anzoategui, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, points as Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:32:22 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, points as Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva looks on as they ride a tractor on a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is embrace by his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:04:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is embrace by his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as they attend the beginning of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:04:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands in a tractor as they attend the start of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez,right, walks with Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:58:04 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez,right, walks with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upon their arrival in El Tigre, in Venezuela's Anzoategui State, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:55 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ride a tractor as they visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:32:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stand in a tractor during the first day of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:30:15 GMT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:29:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stand in a tractor as they attend the start of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre in the state of Anzoategui October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:54 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wave from a tractor as they visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:01:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) wave from a tractor as they attend the beginning of the harvest of soy beans near El Tigre, in the state of Anzoategui, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA POLITICS AGRICULTURE)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, front left, and Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:40:40 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, front left, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, and Brazil's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:31:48 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:25:58 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, third left, and Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:36 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, third left, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wave from a tractor as they visit a soy farm in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Presidential guards look on at right. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, speaks with Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:10:39 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, speaks with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with Brazil's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:05:46 GMT

(AP) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, speaks with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in El Tigre in Venezuela's Anzoategui state, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Two unidentified members of the US military, left, leave Colombia's ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:54:54 GMT

(AP) - Two unidentified members of the US military, left, leave Colombia's Ministry of Affairs headquarters in Bogota, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. In a private, low-key ceremony, the US ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield and three Colombian ministers signed a pact Friday to expand Washington's military's presence, a deal that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region's security. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)

In this photo released by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:38:24 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs press office, US ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield, second left, and Colombia's Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez, right, sign a bilateral agreement as Colombia's Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia, left, looks on at the San Carlos palace in Bogota, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers signed a pact on Friday to expand Washington's military's presence, a deal that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region's security. (AP Photo/Colombia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Office, Maria Alexandra Maldonado)

In this photo released by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:34:01 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs press office, US ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield, second left, and Colombia's Foreign Minister Jaime Bermudez, second right, sign a bilateral agreement as Colombia's Interior and Justice Minister Fabio Valencia, left, and Colombia's Defense Minister Gabriel Silva, right, look on at the San Carlos palace in Bogota, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. In a private, low-key ceremony, the US ambassador and three Colombian ministers signed a pact Friday to expand Washington's military's presence, a deal that Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region's security. (AP Photo/Colombia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Alexandra Maldonado)

Brazil's Senate Government leader Senator Romero Juca talks ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:15:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's Senate Government leader Senator Romero Juca talks while Senator Tasso Jereissati (back) listens during a Senate foreign relations committee session at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. The committee voted 12 to 5 in favor of Venezuela joining the South American trade bloc Mercosur on Thursday despite concerns over President Hugo Chavez's thwarting of democracy. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:20:18 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during the inauguration of a general consulate of Brazil in Caracas, Thursday, Oct. 29,2009. Lula arrived today in Venezuela to meet President Hugo Chavez during a visit to strengthen relations in areas including energy, science, technology and industry.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, speaks ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:13:21 GMT

(AP) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, speaks to his Foreign Minister Celso Amorim during the inauguration of a general consulate of Brazil in Caracas, Thursday, Oct. 29,2009. Lula arrived today in Venezuela to meet President Hugo Chavez during a visit to strengthen relations in areas including energy, science, technology and industry.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, speaks ...

(AP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:12:00 GMT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:29:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks to journalists at the ALBA summit in Cochabamba, October 17, 2009. REUTERS/David Mercado

An opposition supporter holds a candle to an electrical plug ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:08:59 GMT

(Reuters) - An opposition supporter holds a candle to an electrical plug during a protest outside the state run electricity company's headquarters in Caracas October 29, 2009. Venezuela has suffered several serious blackouts in the past year because of rapidly growing demand and under-investment, which has been aggravated by a drop in water levels in hydroelectric dams that provide most of its energy. REUTERS/Edwin Montilva (VENEZUELA POLITICS CONFLICT ENERGY)

An opposition supporter holds a candle to an electrical plug ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:22 GMT

A demonstrator burns his electricity bill during a protest against ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:40:43 GMT

(AP) - A demonstrator burns his electricity bill during a protest against frequent blackouts in Caracas, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. In the past week Chavez announced a contingency plan to save electricity and appointed a new Cabinet minister to oversee the electrical sector. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators protest against frequent blackouts in Caracas ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:28:43 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators protest against frequent blackouts in Caracas in front of the Venezuelan Electrical Corporation building, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. In the past week Chavez announced a contingency plan to save electricity and appointed a new Cabinet minister to oversee the electrical sector. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators protest, simulating to plug electrical devices ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:23:22 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators protest, simulating to plug electrical devices into a candle, against frequent blackouts in Caracas in front of the Venezuelan Electrical Corporation building, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. In the past week Chavez announced a contingency plan to save electricity and appointed a new Cabinet minister to oversee the electrical sector. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators protest against frequent blackouts in Caracas ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:21:46 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators protest against frequent blackouts in Caracas in front of the Venezuelan Electrical Corporation building, CORPOELEC, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. In the past week Chavez announced a contingency plan to save electricity and appointed a new Cabinet minister to oversee the electrical sector. The banner reads in Spanish ' Stop Blackouts'. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Demonstrators protest, simulating to plug electrical devices ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:09:22 GMT

(AP) - Demonstrators protest, simulating to plug electrical devices into a candle, against frequent blackouts in Caracas, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. In the past week Chavez announced a contingency plan to save electricity and appointed a new Cabinet minister to oversee the electrical sector. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Brazilian Senator Pedro Simon gestures during a Senate Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:53:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Pedro Simon gestures during a Senate Foreign Relations Commission voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Commission attend a voting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:45:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Commission attend a voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian Senators Efrain Moraes (L), Romero Juca and Jose Agripino ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:45:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian Senators Efrain Moraes (L), Romero Juca and Jose Agripino Maia (R) speak during a Senate Foreign Relations Commission voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazil's Senate Government leader Senator Romero Juca speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:24:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's Senate Government leader Senator Romero Juca speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Commission voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian Senator Tasso Jereissati talks during a Senate Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:22:01 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Tasso Jereissati talks during a Senate Foreign Relations Commission voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian Senator Romero Juca, left, speaks during a meeting ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:09:38 GMT

(AP) - Brazilian Senator Romero Juca, left, speaks during a meeting of Brazil's Federal Senate's Commission of External Relationships in Brasilia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Brazil's Senate will vote Thursday whether to accept or not Venezuela's entrance into the Mercosur trade block, while the country's Lower Chamber already approved it, along with the Argentine and the Uruguayan Congresses. The initiative is yet to be voted by the Paraguayan Congress.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Commission President Senator ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:07:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's Senate Foreign Relations Commission President Senator Eduardo Azeredo (R) speaks next to Senator Eduardo Suplicy, during a voting session to decide whether or not to incorporate Venezuela into the Mercosur trade block, at the National Congress in Brasilia October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS)

Brazilian Senator Mozarildo Cavalcanti, left, speaks during ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:04:34 GMT

(AP) - Brazilian Senator Mozarildo Cavalcanti, left, speaks during a meeting of Brazil's Federal Senate's Commission of External Relationships in Brasilia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Brazil's Senate will vote Thursday whether to accept or not Venezuela's entrance into the Mercosur trade block, while the country's Lower Chamber already approved it, along with the Argentine and the Uruguayan Congresses. The initiative is yet to be voted by the Paraguayan Congress.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian Senator Tasso Jereissati, left, listens during a meeting ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:58:33 GMT

(AP) - Brazilian Senator Tasso Jereissati, left, listens during a meeting of Brazil's Federal Senate's Commission of External Relationships in Brasilia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Brazil's Senate will vote Thursday whether to accept or not Venezuela's entrance into the Mercosur trade block, while the country's Lower Chamber already approved it, along with the Argentine and the Uruguayan Congresses. The initiative is yet to be voted by the Paraguayan Congress.(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazilian Senator Romero Juca, left, speaks with fellow Senator ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:37:41 GMT

(AP) - Brazilian Senator Romero Juca, left, speaks with fellow Senator Eduardo Suplicy during a meeting of Brazil's Federal Senate's Commission of External Relationships in Brasilia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Brazil's Senate will vote Thursday whether to accept or not Venezuela's entrance into the Mercosur trade block, while the country's Lower Chamber already approved it, along with the Argentine and the Uruguayan Congresses. The initiative is yet to be voted by the Paraguayan Congress. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

This photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency show Venezuelan ...

(AFP/PRESIDENCIA) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:48:48 GMT

(AFP/PRESIDENCIA) - This photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency show Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) during a meeting with US actor Sean Penn (R), at the presidential palace in Caracas, on October 28. Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, according to Chavez.(AFP/PRESIDENCIA)