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Al Jazeera English - News - Chavez Offers 'Oil For Food'

Al Jazeera English - News - Chavez Offers 'Oil For Food': "Venezuela's president has offered Caribbean and Central American nations the option to pay for oil supplies with local products, such as bananas and sugar.

Speaking in Cuba at a meeting of Petrocaribe, his regional energy alliance, on Friday, Hugo Chavez also lambasted the US and other rich nations for squandering world resources"

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