Barinas state is Chavez country. President Hugo Chavez was born here, his father has governed it for 10 years, and now his brother is seeking the governor’s job.

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U.S. President George W. Bush backed Colombia on Tuesday in an escalating Andean crisis as Venezuelan troops moved to the border and Colombia accused President Hugo Chavez of genocide for supporting rebels.
Chavez, who calls Bush “Mr. Danger” and has threatened to stop selling oil to the United States if it attacks, has warned war could [...]

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused George W. Bush of committing genocide and said the U.S. president should be imprisoned by an international criminal court.
The leftist leader made his remarks on Monday at a joint news conference with London Mayor Ken Livingstone after a reporter for the BBC likened some comments of his to Bush’s [...]

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A little scrutiny of a recent Associated Press report about Venezuela provides a lesson in how the English-language press often gets the story wrong. Take the first sentence: “President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuelan voters should have the chance to decide whether he should govern the country for the next 25 years.”
No, such a [...]

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended his administration Tuesday, denying he’s seeking a dictatorship and accusing local media of falsely portraying him as authoritarian.
Chavez, a fervent nationalist who was first elected in 1998 and is up for re-election next year, says he fully backs democracy. His critics frequently claim that he holds increasingly power over the [...]

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The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency knew dissident military officers were planning a coup in 2002 against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, according to purported U.S. intelligence documents posted on the Internet.
 
Citing the documents, Chavez lashed out at U.S. officials on Thursday, saying they knew a coup was brewing but failed to tip off Venezuela’s government.
 
“The CIA [...]

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