Full Coverage: Venezuela
Chavez: Plan may have been too ambitious
AP - Mon Dec 3, 6:34 PM ETCARACAS, Venezuela - Humbled by his first electoral defeat, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state.
Off the Wires
- Argentine leader rebukes US over cash AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
- Argentina's Fernandez calls U.S. cash probe "garbage" Reuters - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
- Four arrested in Miami in Argentine cash scandal Reuters - Wed Dec 12, 10:37 PM ET
- Medium strength quake strikes eastern Venezuela Reuters - Wed Dec 12, 4:13 PM ET
- Venezuela's Chavez again demands Spain apology Reuters - Tue Dec 11, 10:23 PM ET
News Stories
- Chavez: 'Reform timing a mistake' at BBC - Tue, Dec 04, 2007
- Venezuela Vote Sets Roadblocks on Chávez Path at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Tue, Dec 04, 2007
- Opposition in Venezuela Cheers Defeat of Chavez Plan at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Mon, Dec 03, 2007
- Chavez defeated over reform vote at BBC - Mon, Dec 03, 2007
- Hugo Chavez's president-for-life bid defeated at The London Times - Mon, Dec 03, 2007
Feature Articles
- Why Venezuelans Turned on Chavez Time.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Dec 04, 2007
- Chavez Tastes Defeat Over Reforms Time.com via Yahoo! News - Mon, Dec 03, 2007
- Voices Against Chavez in Venezuela at Business Week - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
- Venezuela's Fateful Choice at The New York Times (reg. req'd) - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
- Venezuelans speaking their minds at MSNBC - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
- Venezuela isn't only Latin country considering charter changes McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
Opinion & Editorials
- The Smart Way to Beat Tyrants Like Chavez at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Sat, Dec 01, 2007
- Just say no to Hugo at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
- Democracy or dictatorship at National Review - Fri, Nov 30, 2007
- Venezuela veers toward dictatorship at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Thu, Nov 29, 2007
- Chavez's Vision in the Hills at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Thu, Nov 29, 2007
- The youth of Venezuela rise up The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed, Nov 28, 2007
Photos
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva listens to a translation during a signing agreement ceremony with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, unseen, at ...
Related Web Sites
- Embassy of Venezuela in Washington D.C.
- includes statements by government officials, a history of the nation, and more.
- Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela
- Portal to Venezuelan government web sites, and information about the country.
- Profile: Hugo Chavez
- capsule biography of the president, from the BBC. Also: a country profile.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study - Venezuela
- In-depth primer that includes a country profile, and sections on geography, history, society, economy, and government.
- A Critical Turning Point
- Venezuelan journalist's assessment on whether Venezuela can maintain its democratic principles amid political violence and economic collapse. From PBS.
- Political Database of the Americas: Venezuela
- includes information about the constitution, the electoral system and election results, office holders and appointees, political parties, and more. From Georgetown University.