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Paulin, David. "Leftist Press Official Minimizes U.S. Disaster Aid." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). News World Communications, Inc. 1999. HighBeam Research. 30 Dec. 2014 <http://www.highbeam.com>.
Paulin, David. "Leftist Press Official Minimizes U.S. Disaster Aid." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). 1999. HighBeam Research. (December 30, 2014). http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-58376596.html
Paulin, David. "Leftist Press Official Minimizes U.S. Disaster Aid." The Washington Times (Washington, DC). News World Communications, Inc. 1999. Retrieved December 30, 2014 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-58376596.html
CARACAS, Venezuela - Barely two days after torrential rains caused mudslides that buried tens of thousands of people alive, U.S. air crews arrived at the international airport near Caracas to participate in search-and-rescue efforts.
But no one would know of the American relief presence based on comments from a leading official in Venezuela's new government, Foreign Minister Jose Vicente Rangel. The United States has spearheaded aid to Venezuela, Latin America's oldest democracy and a leading supplier of oil to the United States.
More than 25,000 Venezuelans are estimated to have died since the floods and mudslides hit last Wednesday, one of Latin America's worst natural disasters this century. Another 7,000 are missing, and more than 150,000 are homeless.
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