MISSILES KILLING 50 PEOPLE AND WOUNDING HUNDREDS MORE. >>> MEANWHILE NICOLAS MADURO HAS DECLARED CHRISTMAS WILL COME EARLY THIS YEAR. IF THE AUTHORITARIAN LEADERS THAT THE FESTIVE SEASON WILL START ON OCTOBER 1. IN VENEZUELA THE OFFICIAL. MATT COINCIDES WITH EXTRA BONUSES FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. IT COMES AS MADURO CRACKDOWN ON OPPOSITION AFTER HE DECLARED HIMSELF THE WINNER OF JULY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AMID SKEPTICISM AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE VENEZUELAN EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE WARNED MADURO AGAINST ARTIFICIALLY EXTENDING THE