Venezuela opposition faces split
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Two key politicians leave Venezuela's opposition alliance after it failed to unseat President Hugo Chavez.
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Thousands marched Saturday in the biggest show of public support yet for Venezuela's main opposition presidential candidate, who pledged to undo what he called the ills of President Hugo Chavez's government.
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Initial results from Venezuela suggest President Chavez has a commanding lead in a referendum on his rule.
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The leftist presidents of Brazil and Venezuela meet on Monday to cement a strategic alliance based partly on oil.
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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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A strong majority of Venezuelans plan to cast their ballots for President Hugo Chavez on Dec. 3, with most saying the fiery opponent of President Bush has handled government and foreign relations well, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that revealed deep divisions along class lines.
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Fresh splits threaten Israeli PM Ariel Sharon's coalition as he seeks parliamentary backing for his budget.
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The Colombian and Venezuelan leaders are to meet to try to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the two nations.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, June 1 -- Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's decision to pull the plug on an anti-government television station has prompted days of protests and generated international condemnation, giving a weak and demoralized opposition a rallying cry after years of setbacks.
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Crosses, burned vehicles and blown-up bridges mark the narrow road that runs from a provincial capital to this village near the Venezuelan border &#151; the scars of a protracted and bitter battle between a right-wing paramilitary group and Marxist rebels for control of the region's cocaine industry.
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Allies and enemies worried that the premierâs coalition would remain divided and vulnerable to another collapse.
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CARACAS, Venezuela -- The line forms every day after dawn at the Spanish Consulate, hundreds of people seeking papers permitting them to abandon Venezuela for new lives in Spain. They say they are filled with despair at President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez's growing power, and they appear not to be alone. At other...
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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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Venezuela's quest for a U.N. Security Council seat, in the teeth of U.S. opposition, is approaching the decisive moment and putting increasing pressure on Latin American and Caribbean countries to choose sides.
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Supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez held separate marches Sunday, marking the anniversary of the end of Venezuela's last dictatorship in 1958.
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Supporters and rivals warn of possible fraud; government says Chavez's defeat could produce turmoil in world oil market.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez looked set to win as Venezuelans prepared for a closely watched vote on Sunday on whether to give the anti-U.S. leader six more years to wage his socialist "revolution."