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How Hugo Chavez's Policies Affected Ordinary Venezuelans

Maria Colmenares lives in a concrete-block house on a mountainside overlooking the presidential palace in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Her story says much about the oil-rich and turbulent Latin American nation. Nishant Dahiya/NPR hide caption

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Venezuela After Chavez

How Hugo Chavez's Policies Affected Ordinary Venezuelans

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How Hugo Chavez's Policies Affected Ordinary Venezuelans

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Romanza John Williams

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Angostura John Williams

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Business

Texas Contractors Say Playing By The Rules Doesn't Pay

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas Contractors Say Playing By The Rules Doesn't Pay

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Stroke Patient To Get Wish, Will Meet Bob Seger

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Against the Wind Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band

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Law

D.C. Circuit Court Limps Along With Four Vacancies

by Carrie Johnson

D.C. Circuit Court Limps Along With Four Vacancies

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Playing With Pink Noise Kaki King

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Kewpie Station Kaki King

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Politics

Thousands Rally In Support Of Immigration Overhaul

by David Welna

Thousands Rally In Support Of Immigration Overhaul

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Sen. Rand Paul Tries To Repair GOP's Image With Minorities

by Mara Liasson

Sen. Rand Paul Tries To Repair GOP's Image With Minorities

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El Catire Aldemaro Romero Y Su Onda Nueva

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Hero's Return Jef Stott

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Japanese Auto Manufacturers Recall Vehicles Over Airbags

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Federal Housing Administration May Need Bailout

by Dan Bobkoff

Federal Housing Administration May Need Bailout

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How Will Obama's Budget Affect You?

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Louvre Shuts Down For 1 Day Over Pickpockets

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April in Paris Count Basie

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Venezuela's Next Leader Faces Tough Choice On Oil Program

Venezuela's acting president, Nicolas Maduro, fist-bumps a worker of the state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., last month. Maduro faces opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. Whoever wins will have to tackle the legacy of Chavez's oil programs. Miraflores Presidential Press Office/AP hide caption

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Venezuela After Chavez

Venezuela's Next Leader Faces Tough Choice On Oil Program

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Venezuela's Next Leader Faces Tough Choice On Oil Program

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Asia

Amid Korean Tensions, Kerry To visit Seoul

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Amid Korean Tensions, Kerry To visit Seoul

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Riot in Lagos Ryuichi Sakamoto

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In the Time Before Scott Pender

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Senate Readies To Debate Gun Control Measure

by Ailsa Chang

Senate Readies To Debate Gun Control Measure

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Planet Money

Whose MP3s Are They, Anyway?

by Caitlin Kenney

Whose MP3s Are They, Anyway?

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Technologic Daft Punk

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Backfired Freezepop

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Tiger Woods Favored To Win Masters

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Tiger Woods Favored To Win Masters

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White Noise Mogwai

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Jack Flask Lettuce

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'Chained CPI' Worked Into Obama's 2014 Budget

by Tamara Keith

'Chained CPI' Worked Into Obama's 2014 Budget

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How Much Does It Hurt? Let's Scan Your Brain

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How Much Does It Hurt? Let's Scan Your Brain

by Rob Stein

How Much Does It Hurt? Let's Scan Your Brain

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Raining Patterns CFCF

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Letters Home CFCF

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Painting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed Strokes

In director Gilles Bourdos' biopic Renoir, Christa Theret plays Andree Heuschling, who served as a muse for both the aging Impressionist master and his young filmmaker son. Samuel Goldwyn Films hide caption

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Painting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed Strokes

by Susan Stamberg

Painting 'Renoir' In Finely Detailed Strokes

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Parvaz Kayhan Kalhor & Brooklyn Rider

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Rep. Walz Wins Congressional Casserole Challenge

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$100,000 Worth Of Burger Patties Stolen In New Jersey

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