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Venezuela's last major opposition TV station is sold
CARACAS, Venezuela — The sale of Globovision, Venezuela's last major television station critical of the government, raised concern Tuesday that no mass media platform may remain on which to challenge the Chavista administration of President...
Tags: Radio, Politics, Entertainment, Prisons, Hugo Chavez
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Venezuela lawmakers trade blame for Congress brawl
CARACAS -- Political tensions that have boiled steadily in Venezuela since last month’s presidential election exploded on the floor of Congress, with lawmakers slugging it out in a brawl that left several injured. Pro- and anti-government...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, Mexico, Mexico City, Venezuela
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West Hollywood man accused of inciting violence in Venezuela
The Venezuelan government has charged a West Hollywood filmmaker with criminal activity for allegedly inciting post-election violence within the South American nation. Timothy Tracy was charged Saturday with conspiracy and using a fake public document,...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela
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Venezuela panel agrees to review disputed election returns
CARACAS, Venezuela -- As Venezuela prepared Friday to swear in a new president, the pro-government election tribunal surprised observers and agreed to opposition demands to review the controversial vote that gave Hugo Chavez heir Nicolas Maduro a narrow...
Tags: Politics, Literature, National Government, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro
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Venezuelan judge rejects call for recount
CARACAS, Venezuela — Even before any legal motion was filed, the pro-government head of Venezuela's Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped down demands for a recount of the hotly contested presidential election that gave a narrow victory to Hugo Chavez'...
Tags: European Union, Hugo Chavez, John Kerry, Human Rights, Robert J. Lopez
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7 killed in Venezuela postelection violence
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's attorney general said Tuesday that seven people had been killed and 61 injured in post-presidential election clashes between police, supporters of newly elected President Nicolas Maduro and challenger Henrique...
Tags: Politics, National Government, Hugo Chavez, Nicolas Maduro, Culture
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Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuelan presidency, electoral council says
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan interim President Nicolas Maduro won a narrow victory over Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles on Sunday to succeed late President Hugo Chavez, according to the National Electoral Council. Maduro, Chavez’s...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, U.S. Military, Voting, Venezuela
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Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela presidency, council says
CARACAS, Venezuela — Nicolas Maduro, who served as Venezuela's interim president in the weeks after the death of his mentor, President Hugo Chavez, won a narrow victory over Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles to become the country's elected...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, Poverty, U.S. Military, Voting
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Tight election in Venezuela complicates Nicolas Maduro's plans
CARACAS, Venezuela — Nicolas Maduro's narrow victory in an election to serve out the late Hugo Chavez's presidential term in Venezuela will complicate tackling major issues on his agenda: fixing a crumbling economy, addressing violent crime and...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Hugo Chavez
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Voting light, orderly in early hours of Venezuelan election
CARACAS, Venezuela — Voting appeared relatively light and lines moved smoothly in the early hours of Venezuela’s presidential election, marking a contrast from the hours-long wait for voting in Hugo Chavez’s last election in October,...
Tags: Politics, Polls, Hugo Chavez, Voting, Venezuela
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Venezuela's opposition candidate goes on the offensive
CARACAS, Venezuela — When state Gov. Henrique Capriles ran unsuccessfully for president in October against longtime incumbent Hugo Chavez, he largely ignored a series of smears alleging that he was a Nazi or sexual pervert, saying he wouldn't...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, Blackmail and Extortion, Venezuela, Government
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Venezuelan front-runner says he would renew relations with U.S.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Casting his vote Sunday in a Caracas slum, interim Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that if he wins Sunday’s election he is prepared to reestablish relations with the United States “in terms of equality and...
Tags: Politics, Hugo Chavez, U.S. Military, Voting, Venezuela
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