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AFP News 1 September 2016 Venezuela’s political crisis has steadily deepened with the opposition seeking a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro, leading to mass street protests on Thursday. Here is a timeline of events over the past eight months in the major South American oil producer. – Opposition majority – – January 5, 2016: The opposition takes control of …

By Tyler Durden | ZeroHedge.com | Sep 8, 2015 Last month, we noted with some incredulity that Illinois is now paying lottery winners in IOUs. Long story short, the state’s inability to pass a budget means big winners will have to wait on their prize money, a ridiculous situation which prompted one Illinoisan to remind state officials that “if we …