Arts, Briefly: Entertainers Rally for Singer Opposed to Venezuelas President
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More than 80 entertainers have signed a statement supporting Alejandro Sanz after two of his concerts in Caracas were canceled because he criticized the president of Venezuela, Hugo ChÃ¡vez.
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Gay activists objected to an appearance at a Barack Obama event by a gospel singer who says he was âcuredâ of homosexuality.
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President Hugo Chavez vowed to plow forward with his so-called &quot;revolution for the poor&quot; Sunday despite refusals by Venezuela&#39;s opposition to recognize his victory in a recall referendum last week.
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Opposition presidential candidate Manuel Rosales led several thousand supporters at his first campaign rally Saturday, where he accused President Hugo Chavez of not doing enough for the poor.
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By Patrick Markey CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan lawmakers backingleft-wing President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday they wereworking with opponents to rewrite parts of a media law that hascome under fire from critics who fear it will muzzle dissent.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed to a clear re-election victory over his united opposition rival on Sunday, a government-paid exit poll showed but the opposition rejected such data.
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Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.
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CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez yesterday called opposition news channel Globovision an enemy of the state and said he would do what was needed to stop it from inciting violence, only days after he shut another opposition broadcaster. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched in Caracas in a fourth consecutive day of protests over Chavez's closure of the RCTV network ...
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared to have survived a popular referendum to oust him, according to early results Monday, while Venezuela's opposition swiftly claimed fraud.    Backers of the leftist populist president set off fireworks and began celebrating in the streets of the capital in the pre-dawn darkness upon hearing the news from Francisco Carrasquero, president of the National Elections Council...
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan lawmakers backing  left-wing President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday they were  working with opponents to rewrite parts of a media law that has  come under fire from critics who fear it will muzzle dissent.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - A Washington-basedpro-democracy group said on Thursday it wanted to defuse a rowwith leftist President Hugo Chavez, who has accused the U.S.Congress-funded organization of backing efforts to topple him.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and throngs of his supporters jammed avenues in downtown Caracas on Friday to celebrate the president&#39;s defeat of an August 15 recall referendum.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed to re-election on Sunday, according to an exit poll linked to the government that said the leftist had a wide lead over his united opposition rival.
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Tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets Saturday chanting "Freedom, Freedom!" to protest President Hugo Chavez's decision not to renew the broadcast license of the country's most-watched TV station, an outlet for the opposition.
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Political opponents of Hugo Chavez called off their primary election and joined forces Wednesday behind a popular state governor as their top choice to challenge the Venezuelan president in December.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a wide margin over his main challenger as he seeks a third term in Dec. 3 elections, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that also revealed many government opponents are worried they could face reprisals for how they vote.
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CARACAS -- President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez said yesterday that Venezuela will summon the US ambassador to issue a diplomatic protest because the foreign minister was temporarily detained by authorities at John F. Kennedy International airport. Ch&#xE1;vez warned Venezuela could take similar measures if it happens again. Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said authorities attempted to frisk and handcuff him Saturday as he ...