CHAVEZ SEIZES 3 MORE BANKS - NOW HAS TAKEN SEVEN...

YAHOO/AFP:

Venezuela's government has closed three more banks for inspection, the country's finance minister said Friday, amid a rash of nationalizations that has spooked investors.

Ali Rodriguez said the banks were undergoing a "closed-door" inspection for "rehabilitation" days after a similar move led to the nationalization of four other banks.

LIKE HIS COMRADE OBAMA, CHAVEZ IS USING A CRISIS TO EXPAND HIS COLLECTIVISM.