Hugo Chavez
Chavez urges Colombian rebels to release hostages
August 09, 2010Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is urging Colombia's rebels to release all their hostages as a way to start peace negotiations with the country's new president, Juan Manuel Santos. During his weekly radio and television address Sunday, Mr. Chavez said...
Putin lays cornerstones of a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Chavez's backyard
April 02, 2010Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will lay the cornerstone of a new Russian Orthodox cathedral to be constructed in Venezuela, according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency. Putin is in Caracas today holding talks with the presidents of Venezuela...
2nd Day of UN General Assembly Debate Underway
September 24, 2009A second day of debate is underway at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, where speakers Thursday include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Other speakers Thursday include Japanese Prime...
Glenn Beck: Obama used as propaganda tool by Chavez
April 20, 2009On Monday, The Glenn Beck Newsletter states that it "was embarrassing enough when Fidel Castro expressed his love for President Obama, but Hugo Chavez took the humiliation to a whole new level with the naive President of the barely free world."...
Venezuelan voters reject Chavez plan
December 03, 2007Venezuelan voters have narrowly defeated President Hugo Chavez's proposal to overhaul the constitution, officials announced Monday. Voters rejected a package of 69 proposed amendments by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, the Election Commission...