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Protesters against this country’s government contrasted its attorney general Tarek William Saab’s statements with those of his anti-regime son, Yibram. Activists in this country like Freddy Superlado have been held in its Helicoide prison since a 2024 crackdown. Observers cast doubts on returns from this country after noting that two candidates supposedly (15[1])received exactly 51.2 percent and 44.2 percent of its vote. The Unity Platform candidate in this country’s 2024 election fled to (*) Spain after a warrant was put out for his arrest. María Corina Machado has been forced into hiding by this country’s (10[1])regime, which fraudulently (10[1])certified the defeat of Edmundo González in its 2024 election. A December 2023 sham referendum in this country reported 98% support for the annexation of its eastern neighbor’s Essequibo region. For 10 points, name this South American country led by Nicolás Maduro. ■END■

ANSWER: Venezuela [or the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsBerkeley5115
Jason GolfinosWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?Cry of the Common Loon9310
Vinu HariharStanford+number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku9610

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%33%0%80.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%67%0%62.00
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%67%0%62.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%60%0%69.80
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%33%33%77.67
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%17%17%87.83
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%67%0%71.00