The Washington Post
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 00:00
Chavez joins a long list of rulers who have dreamed of converting nature into orderly living space for the masses. Among them are Stalin, Mao and Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu
Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 00:00
Datanalisis , a respected Caracas polling firm that earlier this month was predicting a Chavez win, said that 48 percent of respondents in an opinion survey last week said they would vote "no" to the constitutional amendments, compared with 39 percent wh
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 00:00
First of Several Grand Projects in Venezuela Reflects Leader's Monopoly on Big Decisions
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 00:00
Violent protests over an attempt to rewrite Bolivia's constitution have led to the deaths of four people in recent days
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 00:00
The success and stability of Colombia and the Pan-American region depend on our ability to recognize the importance of this agreement to the United States, to Colombia's economy, to human rights progress and to enhanced U.S. national security.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 00:00
Long before the devastating flooding this month in the state of Tabasco, Mexico's behemoth state-run oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, was pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into local government coffers for flood abatement projects.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 00:00
Opponents Say Widely Popular President Is Toughening Stance Against Critics
Sunday, November 18, 2007 - 00:00
The Bush administration's proposed counternarcotics aid package for Mexico would set in motion a vast reengineering of the country's justice system, revamping the legal education process, creating a network of court clerks and helping to write new laws
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 00:00
The specter of a third term has troubled constitutional experts who say Uribe is consolidating control at the expense of independent institutions. It's also generated comparisons to Ch¿vez
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 00:00
Church members say they are caught between admiration for a president who flaunts biblical references and a growing concern that he will muzzle those who don't preach his brand of politics