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Capriles won't get chance to become leader in Venezuela
Slowly, a growing number of Venezuelan exiles living in South Florida are realizing it will be hard for Henrique Capriles Rodonski to peacefully get the government of Nicolás Maduro to accept a true recount of the vote count in the presidential election...Tags: Voting, Politics, Cuba, Elections
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El infinito poder de los dictadores
Desde que era joven, mi di cuenta que muchos de los gobiernos del hemisferio eran regidos por dictadores, generales, o como se les decía entonces, caudillos. En Venezuela estaba el general Marcos Pérez Jiménez, en Perú el general Manuel Odría;...Tags: Barack Obama, Nicaragua, Cuba, Twitter, Inc., Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez
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Guillermo Martinez: Dictators, elected strongmen, still rule in Latin America
As a young man, I realized that in Latin America many of the governments in the hemisphere were ruled by dictators, generals or, as they were known back then, caudillos. Venezuela was governed by Gen. Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Perú by Gen. Manuel Odría;...Tags: Chile, Politics, State of the Union Address, Barack Obama, Univision (tv network)
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Joel Brinkley: With Chavez absent, Venezuela is in limbo
American VoicesVenezuelans are hungry. Food shortages in this oil-rich state are reaching record levels, and many consumers now have to lurk around behind grocery stores, hoping the merchant will open the back door and sell them corn flour, sugar, cooking oil,...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Entertainment Events, Joel Brinkley, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Crecen los tentáculos de los Castro
En esta segunda década del siglo 21, la política en América Latina ha sido muy extraña. Raúl Castro y su hermano mayor Fidel han gobernado Cuba como un latifundio privado hace casi 55 años. Ahora, desde el lunes, Raúl también es el presidente de la...Tags: Cuba, Evo Morales
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Guillermo Martinez: As Chavez takes his time, Havana rules Venezuela
Latin American politics in the second decade of the 21st century are strange, to say the least. Other adjectives may apply. They reader may choose the most appropriate after reading this column. Raúl Castro, the younger of two brothers who have ruled...Tags: Chile, Caracas (Venezuela), Caribbean Islands, Germany, Havana (Cuba)
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Rosenthal: Perhaps Illinois should market its corruption
Invest in Chicago, you'll make out like a bandit. Illinois awaits you with open palms. For years, marketing efforts to lure investment and business here have focused on our standing as a global crossroads, our quality of life and so on. Alas, we've...
Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Memphis, Science and Technology, Political Corruption, Corporate Crime
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Election campaign ends with chess match in swing states
After years of planning and months of campaigning, the most expensive presidential race in history comes down to a final five-day whirlwind of speeches and television ads in the eight states still up for grabs. President Barack Obama and Republican...
Tags: Joe Biden, Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Chess Playing
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Gana Chávez y aumenta el éxodo
La semana pasada una periodista amiga a quien conociera en 1994 me ubicó en Twitter. Intercambiamos las preguntas de rigor de dos personas que no se habían visto en 18 años. Y por fin le pregunta que pensaba de las elecciones del domingo pasado. Me...Tags: Fidel Castro, Cuba, Twitter, Inc.
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For many Venezuelans, time to leave may be close
Last week a Venezuelan friend I met in 1994 found me on Twitter. After exchanging pleasantries, I asked her what she expected from last Sunday's presidential elections. She said she was hoping Henrique Capriles could defeat President Hugo Chávez, "I...Tags: Politics, Fidel Castro, Chemotherapy, Television Stations, Television Industry
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Joel Brinkley: Heads of state show lack of faith in their own health-care systems
American VoicesMeles Zenawi, Ethiopia's dictator, died last week -- in a Brussels hospital. Why didn't he get medical care at home? Look at the state of his people's health, and you'll understand. The government provides vaccinations for only 5 percent of the...Tags: Politics, Prostate Cancer, Pneumonia, Vaccines, Kazakhstan
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La salud de Chávez y el futuro de Venezuela
Ahora no tenemos que especular. Hugo Chávez, el hombre fuerte de Venezuela, está herido de muerte. Puede morir en semanas o meses. El mismo Chávez dijo que nuevamente tiene cáncer en la parte pélvica de su cuerpo, y viajó a Cuba para que lo operaran una...Tags: Cuba, Broward County
May 2, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Feb 12, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 31, 2013
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Jan 30, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 1, 2012
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Oct 11, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oct 11, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012
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Dec 13, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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