Chavez hikes Venezuela's minimum wage before vote
 

08-04-12 06:05 AM

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez hiked Venezuela's minimum wage by almost a third on Saturday as the ailing socialist leader aimed to solidify his political base among the poor and win re-election in October. Related Stories Bahrain releases jailed activist's daughter Libyan gunmen kidnap 5 Tunisian smugglers - source Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies in U.S. Nine trapped in ...

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