7-Eleven drops CITGO from its 2,100 stations

The 7-Eleven convenience store chain is dropping CITGO from its 2,100 gas stations and will replace the Venezuelan-owned supplier with its own independent brand.

7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris tells AP, "Regardless of politics, we sympathize with many Americans' concern over derogatory comments about our country and its leadership recently made by Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez."

According to AP, "Chabris said a boycott of Citgo gasoline would hurt the 4,000 employees of the US subsidiary, who have no connection to Venezuela."