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Page last updated at 05:09 GMT, Monday, 11 January 2010

Shoppers look at imported appliances in Caracas (9 January 2010)
Chavez warns price 'speculators'
Venezuela's President Chavez says troops will seize control of any business raising prices after the currency was devalued.
Venezuela to devalue currency
Timeline: Venezuela
Country profile: Venezuela

Harry Reid US Senate leader 'won't resign'
US senator Harry Reid says he won't resign, despite calls for him to quit over racially insensitive remarks about Barack Obama.

Electric car plug Detroit motor show goes electric
Electric cars are set take centre stage as Detroit tries to reinvent itself as a centre for automotive technologies.


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US census vehicle US promoting census participation

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Osama Bin Laden Conspiracy theory
Why some believe Bin Laden has been dead for years
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm with the Chevrolet Volt High voltage
Detroit motor show plans for an electric US car industry
Red panda at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford, west England, on 06/01/10 Creature comforts
How the cold snap is affecting the animal kingdom

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California budget cuts unveiled
Clinton sets out Mid-East formula
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Two arrested over 'NY bomb plot'
Chill shocks the 'sunshine state'
Surprise rise in US job losses
Venezuela to devalue its currency
BUSINESS
UPS to cut 1,800 management jobs
Canwest to sell newspaper group
Boeing reports 61% fall in orders
FEATURES
Mars Spirit of exploration
Aboriginal Canadians divided over Olympics
Bomber case: Failure to join dots
24 Hours in Tulsa

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Problems mount for US president's plans to close camp
Las Vegas dot.Rory
Tech gadgets with the 'wow' factor at Vegas show
Matt Frei Matt Frei's diary
Why do affluent young men become suicide bombers?

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'Not guilty' plea in Detroit case
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