Venezuela orders McDonalds to close

source: BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7663951.stm

Venezuela’s government has shut all branches of restaurant chain McDonald’s for 48 hours, citing tax irregularities, officials have said.
 
The head of the country’s tax agency, Jose David Cabello, said the chain had inconsistencies in its accounts. The 115 branches in Venezuela were closed from Thursday to Saturday.
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is a [...]

Who Needs the Big Oil Enemies When We Have the Minerals Management Service?

By STEPHEN POWER of the
Wall Street Journal
 
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