Getting to Grips with Chavez
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Two important new books help understand why Venezuela's leftist president is considered both a national hero  and a flawed demagogue
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Hugo Chavez is due to be declared the winner of Venezuela's presidential poll in a ceremony.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad grabbed headlines last week by blasting U.S. policies from the  dais of the U.N. General Assembly. But while their words were harsh, in many ways they merely expressed in bolder terms what a number of other...
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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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The Venezuelan president causes a stir with his U.N. attack on Bush - and that's just the way the leftist leader likes it
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez looked set for re-election as Venezuelans prepared for a closely watched vote on Sunday on whether to hand the anti-U.S. leader six more years for his self-styled leftist revolution.
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Never mind his anti-American theatrics. The Venezuelan president carries the support of the majority because they believe he's eased their poverty
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President Hugo Chavez&#039;s plans to build the first Kalashnikov factory in South America are stirring fears Venezuela could start arming his leftist allies in the hemisphere with Russian assault rifles.
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Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.
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President Hugo Chavez vowed Sunday to tackle everyday problems from soaring crime to trash-strewn streets, adopting a more pragmatic approach to governance and toning down his revolutionary rhetoric a month after a stinging electoral defeat.
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Â· Venezuelan vice-president among reshuffle casualtiesÂ· Class war rhetoric toned down as inflation climbs
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A shock referendum defeat has woken Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez up to an unpleasant truth: an epidemic of violence and failing services threaten his support in slums at the heart of his socialist revolution.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Tuesday reactedwarmly to a U.S. overture seeking better relations, but urgedWashington to recognize that left-wing President Hugo Chavez'sgovernment was democratic, stable and independent.
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He may have insulted the commander in chief, but President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela does his part to keep the U.S. military's men and women fueled up.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to more than double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. He also took another swipe at President Bush.
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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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President Hugo Chavez is riding high after his overwhelming victory in a recall vote this week, but analysts say his triumph may have limited impact on the deep economic and political problems threatening this major oil-producing country.