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As for the Kellogg's factory, which will go the way of America oil company operations nationalized under Mr. Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez, "I've taken the decision to deliver the company to the workers in order that they can continue producing for the people," he said.

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In lashing out, Mr. Maduro seeks to imitate his mentor Chavez, said veteran Venezuelan diplomat Oscar Hernandez Bernalette, though Mr. Maduro's approval numbers lag his idol's maximum popularity by some 40 percentage points.

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