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Diary of a Venezuelan Presidential Election: December 3rd 2006
December 5, 2006 ... I couldn’t imagine why anyone would want to show up 4 hours before polling stations even opened, I hadn’t taken ... polling stations. Starting around 3pm I spent about two hours winding my way through the hills, turning around at ... -
Inside Venezuela's Controversial Revolution
December 22, 2006 ... long-winded Chávez could be; he can and does speak for hours. After two hours, I heard him hit his stride. I was never bored. He wove ... prophecy to a national mantra. At the end of three hours, he pulled the threads taut and his words cohered into ... -
Is There a "Black Vote" in Venezuela?
December 4, 2006 Sunday's election is about much more than the white elite versus the dark-skinned masses. -
Contradictions and Division on Election Eve
December 3, 2006 ... communist. On the other side of the city, less than 24 hours later, Chavez is the only person in the world that ... -
A Fair and Square Vote in Venezuela
December 6, 2006 ... front of the line. There was genuine excitement. Despite hours of waiting, people seemed content to wait as long as ... -
Venezuela's Election Provides Opportunity for Washington to Change Course
December 8, 2006 ... with Iran and Syria. Here is a democracy just a few hours flight from Miami, which has never done anything to ... -
Chávez Consolidates Power
December 31, 2006 ... SENIAT has closed down scores of companies for 24 and 48 hours, including General Motors, McDonalds, and Eastman Kodak ... -
Venezuela Enters Normality (Sort Of)
December 3, 2006 ... to cheer on their president, despite their length over two hours or more. Chavez often focused on how the opposition ... -
The Truth About Venezuela's Presidential Election - a VIC briefing
December 5, 2006 ... which ousted President Chávez temporarily and, in the few hours in which a new regime held office, moved to overturn ... -
Saving Caracas
December 30, 2006 Solving Caracas's social problems will surely prove to be one of the most vexing and daunting challenges for President Chavez in his second term. Gimnasios verticales and urban redesign at San Rafael are promising developments. The government will have to do its utmost to integrate other barrios into the urban fabric. -
Venezuela's and Canada's Very Different Approaches to Oil
December 14, 2006 ... coup on April 11th, 2002. It was reversed a mere 48 hours later by loyal elements of the military, supported by ... -
The Spirit of Democracy in Venezuela
December 9, 2006 ... Are Run The polls opened at 7AM on Sunday, December 3, but hours earlier people were already queueing up in their ...