and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the blame game is nothing new in the world of politics, but venezuelan president has found a new target. soap operas. he accused the popular te telenovelas of preding anti-values to young people by highlighting violence, guns, and drugs. the country's vice president held meetings with tv stations monday to review primetime lineups. to make sure they do not violate a law mandating that programming be socially responsible. critics call the message a smoke screen to hide the real causes of violence, and an excuse to censor media criticism of the government. the u.n. ranks venezuela's homicide rate as the fifth worst globally. it's grown by 400% in 15 years