Venezuela security forces break up student protest

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CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces fired a water cannon and rubber bullets on Thursday to disperse hundreds of students protesting against a new law tightening the government's control over universities. The measure, passed in the early hours, is the latest in a package of laws rushed through by the National Assembly to entrench President Hugo Chavez's self-styled socialist “revolution” before a new parliament is sworn in next…

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Venezuela security forces break up student protest

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