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A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González on charges including usurpation of office, incitement to sedition, conspiracy and sabotage. The warrant was issued by a judge with jurisdiction in terrorism cases following a request from prosecutor Luis Ernesto Duenez amid turmoil in the country triggered by a disputed presidential election. Attorney General Tarek William Saab had previously announced investigations against González and opposition leader María Corina Machado on charges of usurpation of office and incitement to sedition…

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