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The
TV station whose license
was not renewed by Hugo
Chavez, causing protests
around the world: |
A ) |
has
won international
journalism awards for its
even-handed coverage of
politics in Venezuela. |
B ) |
is
widely respected for
in-depth reporting of
current events affecting
citizens of the Lost City
of Atlantis. |
C ) |
preempted regular
programs for two days
prior to the coup attempt
against the
democratically elected
government in 2002 in
order to broadcast
wall-to-wall calls for
Chavez to be removed,
refused to show thousands
of his supporters who
poured into the streets
to demand his return, and
sent its owner to pledge
support for the
coup-installed dictator
who had eliminated the
Supreme Court, the
National Assembly and the
Constitution. |
Hint: that guy Chavez
sure can bear a grudge. |
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The
U.S. government is
exerting enormous
pressure on the Iraqi
parliament to pass a law
regarding the disposition
of the nations oil
riches which would: |
A ) |
fairly distribute the
wealth between Shiites,
Sunnis and Kurds living
in different regions. |
B ) |
even-handedly apportion
the windfall among
competing interests
located on Mars, Pluto
and Venus. |
C ) |
Give
81% of Iraqi oil to
multi-national oil
companies. |
Hint: our invasion
was originally code-named
Operation Iraqi
Liberation. |