Christopher Toothaker
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 00:00
The opposition has complained that the council ignored its demand for a full recount
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 00:00
Tensions remain high among Venezuelans more than two weeks after Maduro narrowly defeated opposition leader Henrique Capriles.
Friday, April 26, 2013 - 00:00
Capriles said he was not optimistic that the Supreme Court, which also is packed with allies of the late Chavez, would overturn the election result.
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 00:00
Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation Sunday, hours before the government announced that Hugo Chavez is responding favorably to treatment
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 00:00
"He has all the appearance of a mercenary," Chavez said, speaking during a campaign rally in the coastal state of Vargas. "We are interrogating him"
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez sang, danced and gave a marathon speech at the launch of his re-election bid, offering a preview of a campaign in which he is likely to push his limits.
Monday, June 4, 2012 - 00:00
Henao was pretending to be foreman of a rice farm in Venezuela's border state of Barinas, living with 10 bodyguards who posed as his workers.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
Chavez has been praying for divine intervention during increasingly infrequent appearances on television, holding up a crucifix while vowing to overcome his illness.
Friday, March 30, 2012 - 00:00
Nearly 45 percent of those polled said they would vote for Chavez, while 31 percent supported Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles. About 25 percent were undecided.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
The 39-year-old state governor has also, perhaps inadvertently, blunted some of the sympathy vote that might go to Chavez by shunning direct attacks on the president.