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 By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS (NYT) 885 words Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 6 , Column 1 ABSTRACT
- United States channeled
hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to American and Venezuelan
groups opposed to Pres Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in last year,
including labor group whose protests led to Chavez's brief ouster this
month; funds were provided by National Endowment for Democracy,
nonprofit agency created and financed by Congress; endowment
quadrupled its budget for Venezuela to more than $877,000 as
conditions deteriorated in Venezuela and Chavez clashed with various
business, labor and media groups; State Dept's human rights bureau is
now examining whether one or more recipients of money may have
actively plotted against Chavez; $1 million grant to endowment has
been put on hold pending that review (M) In the past year, the United
States channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to
American and Venezuelan groups opposed to President Hugo Chávez,
including the labor group whose protests led to the Venezuelan
president's brief ouster this month.
The funds were provided by the National Endowment for Democracy, a
nonprofit agency created and financed by Congress. As conditions
deteriorated in Venezuela and Mr. Chávez clashed with various
business, labor and media groups, the endowment stepped up its
assistance, quadrupling its budget for Venezuela to more than
$877,000. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0091FFA3F5A0C768EDDAD0894DA404482
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