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Five energy challenges for Venezuela
With the passing of Hugo Chávez, the issue of what Venezuela chooses to do with its oil moves to center stage for the energy industry – and for environmentalists. Here are five energy challenges that Venezuela will have to face.
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Hugo Chavez: 10 outrageous things he said about the US
Hugo Chavez, whose death was announced Tuesday, will be remembered worldwide as much for what he said as for what he did during his 14-year rule of Venezuela. From the vitriolic to bizarre, here is a list of 10 outrageous comments he made about the “Yankee empire” and its leaders.
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Hugo Chavez: Global reactions to the Venezuelan leader's death
While he was alive, Hugo Chávez – the longest ruling democratically elected leader in Latin America – inspired people who loved him as often as he inflamed those who didn’t. That polarization seemed to follow him in death.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 5 ways leftist ideology lives on in Latin America
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the US and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war over the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.
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Columbus Day: Your guide to the top 5 political events today
Election season doesn’t stop for Columbus Day, and the action isn’t limited to the presidential contest. Here are your top five political events to watch this Columbus Day.
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Qaddafi's brutal family
What is it about dictators and their children?
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Is $29 billion missing from Hugo Chavez's Fonden development fund?
Our guest blogger and his colleague look into why money in a massive fund in Venezuela is unaccounted for. Their efforts also shine light on a day of Venezuelan bureaucracy.
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Are pro-Chávez Venezuelans setting up a 'Plan B' in Panama?
With Hugo Chávez's status uncertain, some Chávistas are looking to relocate to Panama. It's another chance for Panama to gain from other countries' crises, as it has for more than a century.
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Where is Qaddafi now?
Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has made plenty of pronouncements since rebels overran Tripoli last weekend – but no one has seen him. His absence from the cameras has prompted a guessing game about his whereabouts. Below are some of the possibilities being circulated by Libya watchers:
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Midas touch? Hugo Chávez plans to use gold to end 'dictatorship' of US dollar
The Venezuelan president announced plans to nationalize his country's gold industry and move Venezuela's reserves out of Western banks and into the banks of more friendly nations.
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What a comparison of Chavez's and Calderon's wars on crime can teach
The leaders of Venezuela and Mexico have been fighting crime in similar ways. But differences in political agendas, cooperation with the US, and high-level corruption raise interesting questions.
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Hugo Chavez's take on his revolution's successes and failures
The Venezuelan leader, who is in Cuba for treatment, reflected recently on more than a decade in office.
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Colombian military chief's FARC comment may chill ties with Venezuela
Adm. Edgar Cely said that members of the guerrilla group are hiding in Venezuela, a claim that Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has avoided in order to boost relations with Caracas.
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Venezuela promises to release thousands of prisoners
The new prisons minister, appointed in the wake of a deadly riot at El Rodeo prison outside Caracas, says that she will let 20,000 nonviolent criminals go.
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Peru swears in new president: Who is Ollanta Humala?
Peru's new President Ollanta Humala is a former Army officer who once led a rebellion. He faces the task of maintaining rapid economic growth while diffusing growing social unrest.
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Venezuela unable to determine cause of Bolivar's death
The Latin American hero's body was exhumed by order of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last year to prove that Bolivar was murdered, but the study was inconclusive.
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Hugo Chávez no longer lying low
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's silence during his initial trip to Cuba for cancer treatment raised speculation about his future. Now he is trying to remain in the public eye.
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Those who knew Hugo Chávez the boy still support Hugo Chávez the president
The residents of the towns where Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez grew up still speak well of him, and hope for his speedy recovery from cancer.
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With Hugo Chávez in Cuba for chemotherapy, who's running Venezuela?
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez has for the first time agreed to delegate some power to Vice President Elías Jaua while he is treated in Cuba, but analysts warn of a looming power struggle.
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Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary: a step towards greater democracy?
Guest blogger Miguel Octavio thinks Monday's presidential primary in Venezuela, held by a united opposition seeking a single candidate to beat Hugo Chávez, bodes well for democracy in the country.
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Hugo Chavez visits troops on live TV
Hugo Chavez spoke while promoting several hundred troops in fatigues gathered in a courtyard.
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Brazil's new plan to beat poverty
Brazil just launched a new, multibillion-dollar program to aid the 16 million Brazilians still living in extreme poverty. The program is the latest in an effort across Latin America to stamp out poverty.
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In Pictures: Venezuela after Chavez
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Hugo Chávez's triumphant return to Venezuela
Just days after announcing that he was being treated for cancer in Cuba, Chávez made a surprise return to Venezuela yesterday. He's just in time for today's bicentennial celebrations.
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Chávez' supporters ask: How can our superman be ill?
To his supporters, Hugo Chávez is far more than just a president.
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Venezuelan supporters pray for Hugo Chávez amid health concerns [VIDEO]
Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chávez remains quiet in Cuba weeks after receiving surgery there. As rumors of his health swirl throughout Venezuela, supporters rally to deflect opposition criticism.
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Hugo Chavez cancels Latin summit as health rumors swirl
A new video has been released of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has been in Cuba recovering from surgery. As speculation swirls about his well being, he faces serious political challenges at home.
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Hugo Chavez's brother sounds ominous note about military force
As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's health remains uncertain, his brother suggests that Chavez's party could plot a military coup to retain its hold on the country.
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Where is Hugo Chavez?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been recovering from an operation in Cuba, but his absence is reminiscent of Fidel Castro's illness in 2006 that eventually caused him to step down.
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