Chavez seeks strong mandate in election
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez drove himself to a polling station in a shiny, red Volkswagen Beetle on Sunday, seeking six more years in office to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
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CARACAS, August 22 (Itar-Tass) -- President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez has called on the opposition to recognize the results of a referendum on confidence in the president held on August 15.
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Strengthened by his victory in a recall referendum, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez set his sights Tuesday on centralizing power, including exerting control over the courts, local police and the nation's broadcast stations.
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Voters cast ballots for governors and mayors Sunday in elections expected to strengthen President Hugo Chavez&#39;s political power two months after he overwhelmingly won a referendum on his rule.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday urged his opponents to recognize his recall referendum victory and pledged dialogue even with his &quot;most bitter enemies
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By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Sunday orderedforeign oil firms operating in its huge Orinoco heavy crudebelt to pay much higher taxes in what President Hugo Chavezcalled a drive to tighten sovereign control over petroleumresources.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday urged his opponents to recognize his recall referendum victory and pledged dialogue even with his "most bitter enemies" to heal the country's deep political divisions.
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One week after his work was cited by Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, demand for Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival" remains strong.
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Allies of President Hugo Chavez and opposition candidates competed for key gubernatorial and mayoral posts in elections Sunday, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on hand to prevent politically fueled clashes.
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Spanish business sectors investing in Venezuela have called on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias to ensure legal and political security for foreign investors.
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President Hugo Chavez is set to assume unbridled powers to remake Venezuelan society as the National Assembly prepares to grant him authority to enact sweeping measures by presidential decree.
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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 said Sunday he could continue governing until 2027 if voters do away with re-election limits because he needs more time in office to establish a socialist economic model in Venezuela.
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Venezuela's fiery President Hugo Chavez has slowed his push for a socialist society, overhauling his cabinet and promising to build bridges with business leaders after an unprecedented poll defeat last month.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he would &quot;stay in office until people do not wantit.&quot;. &quot;I will give my life for the hope of people,&quot; Chavez told a mass gathering
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President, Hugo Chavez, easily won a referendum on his rule and  on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents, while  vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and  on Monday offered to open a dialogue with opponents while also  vowing to intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.