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  • More self-rule sought for the oil-rich `Texas of Venezuela' (opposing Hugo Chavez)

    04/06/2006 3:28:11 AM PDT · by Cincinatus' Wife · 18 replies · 545+ views
    Miami Herald ^ | STEVEN DUDLEY sdudley@MiamiHerald.com
    A small group in the Venezuelan state of Zulia -- a state critical to the nation's oil industry -- has caused a stir by pushing for more autonomy. MARACAIBO, Venezuela - The state of Zulia has always thought of itself as the Texas of Venezuela -- a land dominated by oil, cattle and largely conservative politicians. So it's no surprise that some of its people would want more autonomy. ''We want our own government,'' said Néstor Suárez, an economics professor and president of the pro-autonomy group Own Way. ``We are against big central governments.'' That central government, of course, is...