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FARC claims to be prepared to defend Chávez's government

Politics The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said that, if necessary, they will be the first "in the front line" to defend the revolutionary project of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez and the fight he leads against the United States.

In a statement issued on Wednesday on the website of the Bolivarian Press Agency (ABP), the Eastern bloc of FARC, the most powerful front of the rebel group, urged Venezuelans to "prepare for an anti-imperialist fight", Efe reported.

After reiterating their gratitude for the tribute pay on September 24 by the Bolivarian Continental Coordinator (CCB) to the late FARC's historic leader Pedro Antonio Marín, aka "Manuel Marulanda" or "Tirofijo," the guerrilla leaders acknowledged that the deaths of several of its leaders have undermined the foundations of the FARC.


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Worsening chronic poverty in Venezuelan households

11:00 AM. Economy. Based on the official data, more and more families failed to get out of poverty in 2008; the exclusion status of more people moved faster and fewer people are on their way to overcome this situation. According to the data provided by the official National Statistics Institute (INE), last year the poorest homes in the country recorded an average monthly income of USD 401.82, whereas the food basket amounted to 417.77

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