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Regime change, this time down Venezuela way | Kelly Sloan
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As luck and the calendar would have it, I penned my annual “state of the world” column two days before the grand fireworks in Caracas took place, and the column was subsequently published two days after. To prove I was not sequestered in a monastery over the last week, herewith a few observations on the…
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
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The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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Denver builder recalls Venezuela’s collapse as Maduro’s party rose to power
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When Hugo Chávez — predecessor to deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — came to power in 1998, Denver builder Noel West Lane was deep into a homebuilding venture in Caracas, supported by business leaders close to the preceding administration of President Rafael Caldera. Early Saturday morning, Lane, who had been president of Denver’s Melody Homes,…
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Maduro capture brings surprise, hope to Venezuelan community in Denver
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The announcement that U.S. military personnel arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took him to the United States sent a shockwave through Denver’s Venezuelan community Saturday. Jimmy, an asylum seeker who came to Denver last year, said his phone blew up with the news. “Ever since Trump came to power in the U.S., there was…
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Gov. Jared Polis celebrates ouster of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
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Colorado leaders praise, criticize military operation capturing South American leader Colorado Gov. Jared Polis celebrated the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro via a military operation that captured and flew him out of the country early Saturday, even as other Democrats lambasted America’s action and expressed wariness about the U.S. embarking on “nation building.” Republicans, meanwhile,…
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World leaders react to US attack in Venezuela
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World leaders reacted Saturday morning to President Donald Trump’s military strikes in Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with some leaders condemning the attacks and others calling for de-escalation. Early Saturday morning, Trump announced that the U.S. military “captured” Maduro following a special forces military operation in Caracas, the latest move from the…
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Federal judge temporarily prohibits removal of ‘alien enemies’ as detainees challenge Trump proclamation
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A federal judge on Monday clarified that she is temporarily halting the government from removing all Venezuelan nationals from Colorado pursuant to a presidential proclamation invoking an 18th Century law against “alien enemies.” U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, a Joe Biden appointee, prohibited the removal of those who would be covered by a…
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Denver Public Schools sees bump in new Spanish-speaking students
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More than 350 new Spanish-speaking students enrolled in Denver Public Schools within the first weeks after an influx of immigrants from South and Central American arrived in the Mile High City, school district data shows. The Denver Gazette requested, under the Colorado Open Records Act, the number of newly enrolled Spanish-speaking students from Nov. 5,…
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Westminster Councilwoman Maria De Cambra joins political consulting firm Hilltop Public Solutions
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Westminster City Councilwoman Maria De Cambra is joining the Colorado office of national political consultants Hilltop Public Solutions as a senior associate, the firm announced Thursday. De Cambra, the first Venezuelan-Anerican woman elected to office in the United States, has been managing director of progressive advocacy group Campaign for a Strong Colorado for five years.…
