For ChÃÂ¡vez, Firm Rule and Favors
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 30 -- This country's populist president, Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez, beloved by his followers, has achieved a cultlike status by mixing his considerable charisma with a free-spending policy of funneling billions into social programs. But that hasn't stopped his oil-rich government from...
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It is hard to explain the measure of  Marco Antonio Solis' appeal.
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Members of President Hugo ChÃ¡vezâs family have repeatedly won strong victories in elections, but critics accuse them of abuses of power and corruption.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez exercises broad power over Venezuela. His allies sit on every seat in the National Assembly. His supporters stack the Supreme Court. And every futile opposition effort to oust him, from a coup to a national oil strike to a recall referendum two years ago,...
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CARACAS - Venezuelan leader Hugo ChÃ¡vez urged his foes to accept their defeat and move on yesterday, after an audit of last week&#39;s recall referendum confirmed the president&#39;s victory.
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CARACAS -- Fresh from victory and emboldened by a decisive mandate, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has the opportunity to extend an olive branch to a seething opposition and a suspicious US ...
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Fidel Castro indicated in a statement that he was willing to hand over the reins of Cubaâs government to a younger generation of leaders.
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BUENOS AIRES, March 9 -- Argentina provided the microphone, the stadium and thousands of fired-up spectators in the mood to hear some thunderous, fist-pumping, anti-American sloganeering. Venezuela's Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez took care of the rest.
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Venezuela's president tried to shore up his standing by helping to secure the release of hostages in Colombia. But he learned his words don't carry as much weight with radicals next door
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez won reelection by a wide margin yesterday, giving the firebrand leftist six more years to redistribute Venezuela's vast oil wealth to the poor and press his campaign to counter US influence in Latin America and beyond.
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Leaders of an autonomy drive in Bolivia's largest province got a boost Friday, winning concessions from President Carlos Mesa that clear the way for them to eventually choose their own provincial leaders.
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Not all Spanish officials and government leaders are against America, against confronting evil, and against George W. Bush.
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President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela said a decision to end tax breaks on four oil projects would not drive oil companies away.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- In the 1990s, Venezuelan journalist JosÃÂ© Vicente Rangel hosted a television talk show whose aggressive style and muckraking led to the downfall of President Carlos AndrÃÂ©s PÃÂ©rez. Now, after eight years as President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's deputy, Rangel is back on television, interviewing...
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 22 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's blistering attack on President Bush at the United Nations this week marked a striking crescendo in a campaign to project Venezuela as a country with the global reach to counter American initiatives.
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Oscar De La Hoya has been in enough big fights to know what each one means. Some have helped build his reputation, others have made him rich.
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An effort by Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez to build a $20 billion pipeline has generated political and environmental controversy at home and abroad.