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Opposition Media Fails to Stop Chavez (UPDATED)

The frustrating fact about many of the news organizations that are opposed to Hugo Chavez is that they are not very good at their job. To give a recent example, on September 28th the em> Nuevo Herald

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Written by Daniela Chacón Arias on Friday September 30, 2011

Chavez Distracts from Venezuela's Real Problems

The recent focus on Hugo Chavez's illness is a distraction from the real problems facing Venezuela. In 1975, Gabriel García Márquez wrote The Autumn of the Patriarch .  This book mocked the dictatorships that were common in Latin America during the 1960’s and 1970’s.  In his desperate attempt to …

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Written by Daniela Chacón Arias on Friday July 8, 2011

Obama Heads for Foreign Policy Disaster

Despite the domestic focus of these early months of his presidency, Barack Obama thinks of himself as a foreign policy thinker above all, according to those who know him best. His confidence is undiminished by his lack of experience and credentials, and that confidence continues to flourish despite …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday September 17, 2009