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Senator Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia, tips his hat for reporters as he arrives at the Capitol in Washington, in this February 26, 2009 file photo. Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress, died early June 28. Byrd, a Democrat, held his seat for more than 50 years, including six years as Senate majority leader. At the time of his death, he was third in line to the presidency. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/FILE
Sen. Byrd questions panel members on Capitol Hill on May 20 during the Senate Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing on mine safety. Carolyn Kaster/AP
Sen. Byrd holds an American flag as members of the US Senate and House of Representatives gather on the steps of the Capitol during the September 11th Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2008. Newscom/FILE
Byrd is seen with former President George W. Bush as Bush presents the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington to the Dalai Lama in October 2007. Matthew Cavanaugh/CNP Photo/Newscom/FILE
In 1980, Sen. Byrd, then Senate majority leader, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in New York City in August. Arnie Sachs/CNP Photo/Newscom/FILE
Sen. Byrd is seen in this April 2005 photo delivering a speech in Washington. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/FILE
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. is wheeled to a hearing on Capitol Hill on May 20. Harry Hamburg/AP
Sen. Byrd served almost 52 years in the senate, and was the longest-serving senator in history. He is seen here in this undated photograph in London. Newscom/FILE
Sen. Byrd chairs a committee meeting in Capitol Hill in May 2008. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/FILE
Sen. Byrd is pictured here in London in this undated photograph. Newscom/FILE
Sen. Robert Byrd shows a copy of the US Constitution he always carries with him as he poses in his office at the US Capitol in June 2006. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters/FILE
Senate Appropriation Committee ranking member Sen. Robert Byrd (l.) confers with Chairman Sen. Ted Stevens during a markup of spending bills in the committee in September 2004. Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor/FILE
Senators Robert Byrd (l.) and John Warner, (R) of Virginia, walk arm-in-arm to a meeting in Sen. John McCain's, (R) of Arizona, office in May 2005 on Capitol Hill. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Newscom/FILE
Sen. Robert Byrd is the guest at The Christian Science Monitor breakfast in January 2003. Andy Nelson/The Christian Science Monitor/FILE
Pages wish Sen. Robert Byrd a happy birthday as he comes off the Senate floor in Washington in Nov. 2002. Ken Lambert/AP/FILE
Sen. Byrd looks on during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee in September 1998. Joe Marquette/AP
Sen. Byrd listens to panel members on Capitol Hill on May 20 during the Senate Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing on mine safety. Jeff Malet/Newscom
Before a bill-signing ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington in June 2006, Sen. Byrd listens to Sen. Ted Kennedy. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom/FILE
Sen. Byrd attends the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama in January 2009 as Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Owen DB/Black Star/Newscom/FILE
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Under Hugo Chávez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chávez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company.
In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez's successor seems to be turning toward big business for help in ending rampant scarcities of basic consumer goods and an almost 30 percent annual inflation rate.
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