In Venezuela, obstacles to 21st Century socialism
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President Hugo Chavez's ambitious project to bring "21st Century socialism" to Venezuela is running into obstacles -- easy cash, corruption and an expanding class of citizens who are growing rich by exploiting economic distortions.
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Bolivia's leftist president must overcome steep bureaucratic obstacles and fierce political opposition before using his newly won right to seize huge swathes of land held by the country's richest and most powerful families.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Left-wing President Hugo Chavez was seeking a strong mandate for his self-styled revolution on Sunday as Venezuelans went to the polls to decide whether to re-elect the former soldier for six more years.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 2 -- Venezuela's business establishment often warns that if President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez wins reelection Sunday, it won't take long before the populist firebrand transforms Venezuela into a communist state, dooming its oil-rich economy. Alejandro UscÃÂ¡tegui, an industrialist here, couldn't disagree more....
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Conservative Felipe Calderon&#039;s apparent victory could signal that the leftist tide sweeping Latin America has reached its high-water mark, as voters frightened by the radicalism of Venezuela&#039;s Hugo Chavez seek refuge in more mainstream ideas across the region.
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A landslide all but wiped out Wilfredo Rodriguez&#039;s small shoemaking business last year, entitling him to a loan from President Hugo Chavez&#039;s government &amp;#151; money he says he never would&#039;ve found elsewhere.
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Venezuela's Congress delayed by a day on Tuesday its vote to give President Hugo Chavez decree powers enabling him to nationalize oil and utility assets and press his drive to turn Venezuela into a socialist state.
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Under pressure from opponents of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's elections council has adopted safeguards for the country's electronic voting machines to prevent tampering in Sunday's election &#151; conditions so strict that experts say they surpass some standards in the United States.
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CARACAS -- President Hugo Chavez's dominant political party said yesterday it was dissolving, laying the keystone for a single ruling party that critics fear is Chavez's attempt to turn Venezuela into a dictatorship. Chavez has said the single party is intended to improve the administration of his self-styled leftist revolution, not copy the model of his mentor, Cuban leader Fidel ...
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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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Venezuela's ruling party took the first step Monday toward creating a single pro-government party, a move opponents criticized as a push to consolidate more power in the hands of President Hugo Chavez after his landslide re-election.
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Venezuela's leading opposition candidate called Wednesday for President Hugo Chavez's government to play clean in Sunday's presidential election amid signs of a widening political divide in the country.
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MADRID, Sep 27 (IPS) - Negative trends in some of the main sectors of the   Spanish economy are threatening the government of Socialist  Prime Minister  JosÃ© Luis GonzÃ¡lez and its plans for increased  social spending and foreign  cooperation.
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The United States is lobbying hard to block Venezuela's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, fearful that Hugo Chavez, its fiercely anti-American president, will disrupt the body as it confronts hot issues such as Iran and Sudan.
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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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Venezuela's parliament is set to discuss for a second time President Chavez's  call for constitutional changes.
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President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to take over any private schools refusing to submit to the oversight of his socialist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.