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(AP) CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez announced Thursday that security forces arrested a U.S. citizen and suspect he is a mercenary who could be involved in an alleged plot to destabilize Venezuela if the opposition’s candidate loses the upcoming presidential election. Chavez said the Hispanic man was detained Aug. 4 while crossing into Venezuela from Colombia. The president said the man was carrying a U.S. passport with entrance and exit stamps from countries including Iraq, Afghanistan and 베트맨 Libya as well as a notebook containing geographical coordinates. The man’s identity was not released. Chavez did not say where he was being interrogated. An official from the U.S. Embassy in Caracas did not answer repeated telephone calls seeking comment on Chavez’s announcement. “He has all the appearance of a mercenary,” Chavez said, speaking during a campaign rally in the coastal state of Vargas. “We are interrogating him.” The man tore up part of the notebook in his possession when he was detained, Chavez said. Chavez suggested, without offering evidence, the American might have been recruited by government opponents to instigate violent protests if opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles loses the Oct. 7 election. Chavez has repeatedly vowed to win re-election and continue trying to steer Venezuela toward socialism. The president has repeatedly claimed the opposition plans to accuse election officials of rigging the vote and refuse to accept the...

Mills McCartney, who is going through a bitter divorce with the ex-Beatle, went on a tirade this week against the British press on talk shows in London and 광양출장만남 the U.S. Ferguson said she can understand Mills McCartney’s frustration. “It’s quite difficult when you’re in it – when it’s right in your face,” the Duchess of York told The Associated Press on Thursday night. “But there’s always a reason for it, so maybe you have to change something in yourself.” “It’s give and take,” she said. “… If you are on the public stage, it’s your public stage. Otherwise, don’t be on the public stage. That’s what I really think. If you’re on it, accept it, if you don’t want to accept it, get off it.” Ferguson spoke at La Dolce Vita, a charity dinner and concert that not only honored Ferguson for her past charitable works but also served as the kickoff of her new organization, The Sarah Ferguson Foundation, which promises to be the “global voice for forgotten children and causes.” Aretha Franklin and Natasha Bedingfield were among the performers at the event, held at Cipriani’s. Other celebs in attendance included Brandy and LL Cool J. Though the event raised $575,000 for the foundation, Ferguson said doing charity events is becoming more challenging “because everything is oversaturated.” That’s why Ferguson said she has learned to value the...

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK – Gap is looking at online ads, video shorts about denim fashion, and big-city taco trucks to help it regain its market share. The nation’s largest clothing chain rolled out a marketing campaign on Monday that features a series of 30-to-90-second online documentary-style videos centered around the goings on at its denim design studio in Los Angeles called the Pico Creative Loft. The campaign features 30 videos that show shots of the airy, loft-like denim design studio with its hardwood floors and exposed brick walls. In the videos, Gap workers talk about the process of making certain jean styles and washes and why they love their jobs. The videos will air on a dedicated Facebook page, YouTube, on sites like Hulu, and embedded in banner ads elsewhere. The campaign also includes print ads and “Pico de Gap” taco trucks with celebrity chefs that will hit New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco beginning Monday and broadcast their location via Twitter. The tacos will be $1.69 but free if you show Gap clothing. Gap would not disclose how much it is spending on the campaign, but said it was similar to what it spent last year, except with a much heavier focus on social media and the Web. Executives say the online push is a way to reach a slightly younger demographic. The campaign is the...