Topic: Hugo Chavez

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Whatever else he is, Hugo Chavez is quite a salesman. The anti-American book he shoved at President Obama last weekend soared to No. 2 on Amazon's sales rankings. The screed Chavez presented to Obama, called "The Open Veins of Latin America," by ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama aides won't say if Obama will read Chavez' book giftBlame it on an overcrowded presidential nightstand.President Barack Obama's advisers cited a long reading list and the fact he doesn't read Spanish as reasons the U.S. leader might not ...
Obama pushes Venezuela's Chavez out of the limelight at summitVenezuela's Hugo Chavez was greeted like a rock star by onlookers when he arrived at a 34-nation summit but only because Barack Obama had slipped through a back door.A short while later, a ...
Obama, Chavez shake hands at summit; Venezuelan says 'I want to be your friend'Presidents Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's socialist leader, met Friday and shook hands on the sidelines of a summit of their hemisphere's democracies.Obama walked across a hotel meeting ...
Chavez says Obama 'ignorant' about Venezuela, Latin AmericaVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday called President Barack Obama " ignorant," saying he has a lot to learn about Latin America.The socialist leader said he had been ready to name a new ambassador in ...
Brazil's Silva expects Obama will talk to leaders of Venezuela, BoliviaBrazil's president said Friday he expects President-elect Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Venezuela and Bolivia, expressing hope the new U.S. administration will mend fences with the South American leftists ...
Venezuela's Chavez says US heating oil program was never suspendedPresident Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuela's program to provide heating oil to poor American families was never halted, despite concerns that deliveries might be interrupted.Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum Corp. had to make a ...
"The presence of Cuba is a very strong signal that America is no longer the boss in Latin America," Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told reporters upon his arrival at the summit, which drew 33 heads of state or their representatives.Brazilian President Luiz ...
Chavez says an Obama win could spur a 'new phase' in US-Venezuelan relationsVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he is willing to talk with Barack Obama if the Democratic candidate wins Tuesday's election.Chavez says that relations between Venezuela and the U.S., ...
Venezuela's Chavez says he feels sorry for 'beauty queen' Palin after she branded him dictatorVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez called vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a " poor thing" who didn't know what she was saying when she called him a dictator.Friday's verbal ...