Men and women in red T-shirts, bearing the legend Republican Leadership Conference are striding around carrying boxes and chairs.

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Many dressed in caps and T-shirts in Venezuela's colors of yellow, blue and red.

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The day I visited the prison-turned-museum, a woman was outside it selling T-shirts, one printed with "Good Morning Vietnam" in red letters.

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Wearing caps and T-shirts in Venezuela's colors of yellow, blue and red, many expressed cautious optimism and concern after the announcement of the death.

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