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CARACAS, Venezuela - The foreign ministers of the Netherlands and Venezuela agreed to strengthen cooperation after President Hugo Chavez's government protested what it called violations of its airspace by a Dutch military aircraft, authorities said Saturday.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel said Friday he won't step down as chairman of the powerful House tax-writing committee after being admonished by an ethics panel for accepting corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON - Facing potential midterm election losses and a stuck-in-the-mud legislative program, Democrats can now add to their worries the ethics problems of chief House tax writer Rep.
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a U.S.

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is looking to 2010 facing a recession, trying to prevent widespread power outages, and warning his opponents against a coup attempt.