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Respect Democratic Elections
June 20, 2005 ... police stood by calmly, not interfering. This went on for hours. There were no injuries or arrests. I thought of what ... -
Venezuela Accuses US of Interfering in Internal Legal Proceedings
July 11, 2005 ... political opponents” in a statement released just hours after a Judge ruled that Súmate would go to trial on ... -
Venezuela’s Chavez Says Bush Destabilizes the World
August 22, 2005 ... this past Sunday and which Castro co-hosted for the five hours of the program. Chavez and Castro made fun of recent ... -
Chavez' Surprise for Bush
September 19, 2005 Worried about the skyrocketing cost of gasoline and heating oil this winter? Well, Hugo Chavez, the firebrand president of oil-rich Venezuela, wants to help. -
Bush Implies Venezuelan Nuclear Reactor is OK
November 2, 2005 In an interview with Latin American print correspondents, U.S. President George Bush said that he could accept Venezuelan acquisition of a nuclear reactor, as long as it adheres to “international safeguards.” -
Another Key Venezuelan Opposition Party Drops Out of Election
December 1, 2005 Despite internal divisions, Venezuelan Opposition party Justice First decides to drop out of the elections after three other key parties do. The decision nearly split the party, which says that those members that want to run, may still do so. -
Chavez Highlights Venezuela’s Land Reform with Broadcast from Seized Farm
September 26, 2005 Chavez broadcast his weekly television program from a recently seized ranch, which his government plans to turn over to benficiaries of the land reform program. The program served to highlight the seriousness with which Chavez intends to rid the country of large idle landed estates. -
From Havana to Caracas and Beyond: The Spirit of Moncada Lives
July 27, 2005 ... a couple of adventurous Americans in tow – passed the hours riding back to the capital in heated discussion. We ... first acts of the gang that overthrew Hugo Chavez for 48 hours was to cancel oil shipments to Cuba. Like that coup ... -
A Personal Account of Barrio Adentro...or It is true, socialism does make you feel better!
August 9, 2005 ... I was hooked up to a drip to rehydrate. This took two hours max, for which I was charged 250 000 bolivars, or a bit ... -
Hugo Chavez - Showing the US Who's Master
October 6, 2005 ... look like BBC Radio 3. Happily, the coup failed after 48 hours. The plotters were supremely incompetent, an inexpert ... -
State-Financed Experiments in Venezuela's Solidarity Economy
November 28, 2005 ... located in densely populated west Caracas. She works seven hours a day, five days a week, and is paid 117 dollars a ... -
What A Difference Three Years Can Make: Bush Rebuffed in Venezuela (Again)
April 7, 2005 ... on the heels of Venezuela’s plans to purchase 100,000 AK-47 assault rifles and 22 helicopters from Russia. The US ... -
Fox News Venezuela Coverage: “Fair and Balanced” Or Quasi-Official U.S. Government Propaganda?
April 30, 2005 In a series of recent television reports Fox News has derided the firebrand leftist leader, presenting the current Venezuelan political habitat entirely from the perspective of the country’s conservative middle-class opposition as well as the Bush administration. -
What’s next in Venezuela?
June 12, 2005 ... by purchasing military gear from Spain and 100,000 AK-47 rifles from Russia--which will be used by a popular ... -
Venezuela: Participatory Democracy or Government as Usual?
June 15, 2005 ... last twenty years or so: Declining per capita oil revenue (47% drop from 1963 to 1997) Doubling of the population (from ... neighborhoods were extremely long, with waits of up to ten hours. Voting hours had to be extended several times and some voting ...