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During his fourteen years in power he changed Venezuela from a poor country with democratic institutions, a rule of law and freedom of the press to an even poorer country with a quasi-dictatorship, no rule of law and no freedom of the press.
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Mr Cameron believes enshrining it in law will harm press freedom but Mr Clegg and Mr Miliband insist on it - they say the rules would lack impact without it.
BBC: Press regulation deal 'is still possible'
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We have complete press freedom and excellent rule of law.
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He recommended the legislation enshrine freedom of the press in British law and suggested that Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, ensure the new oversight body's independence and effectiveness.
WSJ: Leveson Report Urges 'Self-Regulation' of U.K. Press
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The report has plenty of comfort for more serious-minded journalists, as well as for the campaigning groups, scientists and others who worry about the chilling effect of libel law on press freedom.
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Among those guaranteed rights and privileges are: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, due process and equal protection under the law, the right to privacy and the right to keep and bear arms.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy
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Nonetheless, cases such as these have outraged campaigners for press freedom in both Britain and America, who are trying to change the law in both countries.
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But writing legislation which protects ordinary people yet does not constrain the press's freedom is hard witness the experience of France, which has a privacy law and a tradition of excessively tactful newspapers.
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He says the new law would enshrine for the first time a legal duty on the government to protect the freedom of the press, and provide an independent process to recognise the new self-regulatory body.
BBC: Leveson Report: Analysis