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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 9th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Colombia said on Sunday it will appeal to the U.N. Security Council and the OAS after Hugo Chavez, the fiery leftist president of neighboring Venezuela, ordered his army to prepare for war in order to assure peace.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 17th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

El Diario Endorses Thompson, Likening Bloomberg to Hugo Chávez

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: October 2nd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Obama and DeMint locked in proxy fight over Hugo Chavez – DeMint has blocked the appt. of Arturo Valenzuela, the choice for the post of assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 30th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Say, What? Hugo Chavez Hearts Courtney Love?

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 21st, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he is disappointed by Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez and concerned he is increasingly shifting toward an authoritarian regime.

Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 9th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Hugo Chavez Pictures In Venice With Oliver Stone (PHOTOS)

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who is the subject of Oliver Stone’s next film, said he is “considering” coming to Venice for the documentary’s premiere, according to Italian media.

Tens of thousands marched through Venezuela’s capital on Saturday to protest what they call growing authoritarianism by President Hugo Chavez.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 3rd, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

In his new documentary “South of the Border,” Oliver Stone is shown warmly embracing Hugo Chávez, nibbling coca leaves with Evo Morales and gently teasing Cristina Elizabeth Fernández de Kirchner about how many pairs of shoes she owns

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 14th, 2009

TOP Ten Reasons Hugo Chavez Wants to Ban Golf in Venezuela

Report: Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez aggressively seizing control of media

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 12th, 2009

Since Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez called golf a “bourgeois sport,” officials have moved to shut down two of the country’s best-known courses.

NAHJ Condemns Venezuela Government Shutdown of Radio Stations; Opposes Proposed Sweeping ‘Media Crimes’ Law

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 3rd, 2009

Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez’s government and the private media.

Maria Conchita Alonso Narrates New Documentary About Latin American Dictators And Immigration

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: July 23rd, 2009

State Ruled by Crime and Chávez Family – Barinas, Venezuela – Stretching over vast cattle estates at the foothills of the Andes, Barinas is known for two things: as the bastion of the family of President Hugo Chávez and as the setting for a terrifying surge in abductions, making it a contender for Latin America’s most likely place to get kidnapped.

NAHJ Convention to Discuss Walking the Tightrope: Challenges Faced by the Media in Venezuela

Top 10 Signs Barrio improvement Committee Chairperson is Nuts – Al Carlos

Hispanic y Latino News for Friday June 5th, 2009

Colombian writer William Ospina won the prestigious Romulo Gallegos International Novel Prize on Thursday in a competition marked by the withdrawal of two Venezuelan authors due to differences with President Hugo Chavez.

Hispanic y Latino News for Wednesday June 3rd, 2009

Eduardo Galeano on “Democracy Now!” – Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano has become a household name after Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez presented Barack Obama with “The Open Veins of Latin America” at the Summit of the Americas.

Acclaimed novelist Mario Vargas Llosa was among three attendees at a pro-free-market forum in Venezuela who said Friday that they were ready to accept an invitation from leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for a televised debate.

Hugo Chavez Talkathon To Last 4 Days

he “imminent” closure of Globovisión, the private sector channel which makes no secret of its opposition to President Hugo Chávez, was announced Monday by a middle-ranking figure of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

Manuel Rosales, Hugo Chavez Critic, Granted Asylum In Peru

President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he hopes to “reset” relations with the United States at an upcoming summit.

Falling oil prices are forcing Venezuela to boost sales taxes and nearly triple domestic debt sales to make up for an expected 6.7 percent decrease in public income this year, President Hugo Chávez said Saturday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday called President Obama “ignorant,” saying he has a lot to learn about Latin America.

Hugo Chávez’s rival might be imprisoned – An arrest warrant was requested for Maracaibo Mayor Manuel Rosales. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had previously threatened to wipe his rival from the politica

Hugo Chávez aims to siphon power from Venezuela’s regional leaders

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Sunday ordered the military to take over the ports of Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello in the face of resistance by regional authorities and transfer their management to the central government.

El presidente Hugo Chávez ordenó el domingo a las fuerzas armadas de Venezuela que tomen lo puertos del país y advirtió que aquellos gobernadores estatales que se opongan a la nueva ley que pasa el eje de transporte de la nación al control federal podrían terminar en prisión.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Simón Bolívar! – Inspired by socialist President Hugo Chavez, a father and daughter are hoping to launch a line of action figures from Venezuela’s history to counter the popularity of “imperialist” American superheroes like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Lamenta Franco de Vita incidentes con decisiones de Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has seized a rice mill owned by U.S. food giant Cargill

President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits Sunday and vowed to remain in power for at least another decade to complete his socialist revolution. Opponents accepted defeat but said Chavez is becoming a dictator.

The drive by Venezuela’s autocratic president, Hugo Chavez, to export his brand of socialism across Latin America and remain in power indefinitely is being jeopardised by tumbling oil prices.

News Summaries for February 1st, 2009

After decade in power, Chávez aims to keep it – Monday is the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s rise to power, and Venezuelan voters will soon decide whether he can keep on running.

News Summary for January 21st, 2009

El presidente Hugo Chávez anunció el martes que publicará en la prensa local una columna de opinión para orientar a sus seguidores, emulando así a su estrecho aliado cubano Fidel Castro.

News Summary for December 19th-22nd, 2008

President Hugo Chavez ordered construction halted on a major shopping mall in Caracas on Sunday, saying the government will expropriate the unfinished building.

News Summaries for Monday – December 15th, 2008

PBS’ ‘Chávez’ Web Debut Proves Profitable – Frontline documentary on Venezualan leader a bilingual hit online – (video, Hugo Chavez)

Oliver Stone espera terminar el próximo año un documental sobre el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez en el que trabaja desde hace unos seis meses, indicó la publicación especializada Variety.

News Summary for Monday – December 8th, 2008

Hugo Chávez’s government gave out millions of dollars in cash and goods to buy votes in recent elections, evidence and testimony shows.

New Summary for Wednesday – December 3rd, 2008

Venezuelan prosecutors say they have summoned a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez for arraignment on corruption allegations. The Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that Manuel Rosales must appear in court next week

News Summary for Thanksgiving Week 2008

Hugo Chávez Supporters Win 17 out of 23 Venezuelan States, but Lose 3 Most Populous

News Summary for November 20th & 21st, 2008

Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez campaigns for Sunday’s elections

News Summary for Tuesday – November 18th, 2008

Hugo Chavez faces toughest political test … against his ex-wife

News Summary – November 4th – 6th, 2008

Freddy Balsera: ‘How Obama Closed the Deal With Hispanics’

Falling oil prices a bad omen for Hugo Chávez

Blogante News Summary for October 20th, 2008

U.S. actor Sean Penn is visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez — again.

As Election Looms, Hugo Chávez Steps Up Rhetoric – Venezuelan Leader Warns of U.S. Plots Against the Country

Blogante News Summary for Monday – September 22nd, 2008

Blogante News Summary for Thursday – September 18th, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Thursday – September 18th, 2008

A prison-cell painting by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been auctioned for US$255,000 to raise money for his socialist party.

Blogante News Summary for Friday – September 12th, 2008

2008 Republican National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez

News Summary for Monday – August 18th, 2008

Paraguay’s new leftist president returned Saturday to the province where he spent 11 years a bishop, and pledged to raise living standards by eradicating chronic poverty and corruption in this South American nation. Hugo Chavez joined President Fernando Lugo in San Pedro

Blogante News Summary for Sunday – August 10th, 2008

Exclusivo: Miss Universo habla sobre la paz, Hugo Chávez, y la cirugía plástica

Blogante News Summary for Wednesday – August 6th, 2008

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is reportedly ready to offer Banco Santander $1.2 billion for its local unit Banco de Venezuela.

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a list barring hundreds of candidates suspected of corruption from running in elections is constitutional, despite complaints that it singles out opponents of President Hugo Chavez

Blogante News Summary for Tuesday – August 5th, 2008

Venezuela’s president enacts decrees to increase state control – In a package of 26 laws, Hugo Chavez also aims to set up neighborhood-based militias.

Los presidentes de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, y de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, suspendieron su visita a Bolivia este martes tras los disturbios en Tarija, en el sur del país, donde los gobernantes iban a reunirse con el mandatario Evo Morales, se informó oficialmente.

Blogante News Summary for Monday – August 4th, 2008

Hugo Chavez defies Spain by nationalising Banco Santander

Blogante News Summary for Sunday – July 27th, 2008

Divide a la prensa española visita de Hugo Chávez

Blogante News Summary for Wednesday – July 23rd, 2008

Blogante Essentials for Wednesday – July 23rd, 2008

El nuevo videoclip del grupo mexicano Maná titulado Arde el cielo muestra imágenes del presidente estadounidense George W. Bush y el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez, como ejemplos de violaciones a la vida y a la libertad de expresión.

Op-Ed: The importance of McCain’s Latin America trip – Alex Burgos

Amnesty International: Venezuela neglecting battered women

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