A mandate for Chavez
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VOTERS HAVE to abide by a basic principle of democracy: Citizens must respect a fair election, even when their candidate or cause loses.
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On arriving in Spain for a short 3-day visit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has expressed hope that Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will embark on a new foreign policy towards Venezuela.
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People in Venezuela are set to take part in a presidential poll which incumbent Hugo Chavez is expected to win.
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Venezuela&#39;s President Hugo Chavez pressed for a new anti-terrorism proposal on Saturday after a car bomb killed a top state prosecutor investigating opponents accused of backing a 2002 coup against him.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez on Sunday promised hundreds of thousands of supporters he would win a resounding victory in his December 3 reelection bid he describes as a challenge to Washington.
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Venezuelan lawmakers on Wednesday gave initial approval to a bill granting President Hugo Chavez the power to rule by decree for 18 months, saying the measure should be called an "enabling law".
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Venezuela's parliament is to finalise a law granting President Chavez sweeping powers to rule by decree.
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CARACAS, Venezuela Aug. 29, 2004 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that as part of his deepening &quot;revolution,&quot; he will enforce an agriculture law that allows the government to tax and expropriate idle lots.
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President Hugo Chavez calls it one of his greatest achievements: a public health system with new clinics, refurbished hospitals and thousands of Cuban doctors providing free checkups for the poor.
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The referendum on Aug. 15, 2004 rejected the petition to revoke the mandate of President Hugo Chavez. The observation of The Carter Center mission confirms the results announced by the National Election Council
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters of President Hugo Chavez marched through Caracas on Sunday, demanding respect for Venezuela's sovereignty following U.S. criticism and Colombia's acknowledgment that it paid a bounty to capture a rebel on Venezuelan soil.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist  "revolution" and new democratic credentials with his resounding  win in Sunday's referendum.
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Venezuela's populist president declared Monday that farmland nationwide would be inspected and some of it given to the poor, expanding agrarian reforms with a pledge to fight "the large estates."
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has displayed canny brinkmanship in his nationalization drive toward Cuba-inspired socialism despite his image as an impulsive Latin American revolutionary.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez commanded a wide lead before Venezuela's election on Sunday, setting the stage for the self-styled revolutionary to intensify his anti-U.S., leftist crusade in Latin America.
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Lula comes to the Presidency with a huge mandate -- and an intractable parliament
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Initial results from Venezuela suggest President Chavez has a commanding lead in a referendum on his rule.