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							<title><![CDATA[Venezuela's New Leader Is the Oil Industry's Long-Time Ally]]></title>
							<link>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venezuela-leader-global-oil-wanted-050100505.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Eric Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As the US threatened Nicol'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('¡').';'s Maduro's grip on power in recent months, a cadre of executives, lawyers and investors tied to the oil industry made their case to anyone who would listen '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' the Trump administration, congressional aides: His familiar No. 2 Delcy Rodr'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('ƒ').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('­').';'guez should...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Blockades Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-orders-blockade-of-sanctioned-oil-tankers-in-venezuela/ar-AA1SujXf</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Eric Martin</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure on Caracas as the US builds up its military presence in the region.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA['&#'.ord('â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('˜').';'Obama Bear Market'&#'.ord('â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('™').';' Punishes Investors]]></title>
							<link>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&amp;sid=aGJ_.gr_awkY</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Eric Martin</author>
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