Villages will get free Citgo heating fuel again: Rural Alaska

Opponents see the Citgo fuel program as a political ploy by Venezuela's socialist president, Hugo Chavez, to make the United States look bad. An outspoken critic of the U.S., Chavez has referred to former President George Bush as "the devil" and on Sunday called President Barack Obama an "ignoramus."

"I know they're bickering with each other down yonder," Schaeffer said. "We're so far away and cold, we don't pay attention to it." Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 26, 2009

Interesting story about an unusual fuel giveaway to rural Alaskan residents from the Venezuelan-owned oil company, Citgo. The report gives factual information and cites a couple sources, but doesn't go far enough to provide the full context on this controversial program.

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