Maine tribal delegation thanks Chavez

Representatives of Maine's Indian tribes, part of a delegation of more than 60 Americans who recently visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, expressed gratitude for the South American leader's consideration of poor people beyond his country's borders.

In the contracts signed in January at Indian Island, the U.S.-based Citgo Petroleum Corp., the national petroleum company of Venezuela, agreed to sell discounted oil to the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes in Maine.
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