Amid Threats of Violence Venezuelan Opposition Tests Resolve

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro promise to flood the streets of Caracas Thursday in a major test of their strength and the government's ability to tolerate growing dissent.   The march called the “Taking of Caracas” aims to pressure electoral authorities to allow a recall referendum against Maduro this year.   The buildup to the protest has been tense, with Maduro's government jailing several prominent activists, deploying security forces across the city and...

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