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Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Millions of Venezuelans turned out to choose state governors and mayors Sunday in elections that could either boost or seriously set back President Hugo Chavez's quest for a new mandate
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
The losses were Mr. Chavez’s second setback at the polls in the past year, after the defeat of a proposed constitutional overhaul last December
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Ex-Sandinistas, it turns out, are some of Mr. Ortega’s harshest critics these days, hounding him and provoking his ire
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
While the government won the large majority of states, claiming 17 of 22 governorships, the opposition scored important victories by winning the states that contain the country’s three largest cities
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Few rituals are more futile than the "housecleaning" of Mexico's police forces
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Consolidating Marxist power in Nicaragua is a prime goal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Mr. Ortega is supposed to carry out the plan
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's allies won a hefty majority of state governorships in Sunday's elections, but the opposition secured important victories by winning the mayor's seat in greater Caracas and two economically vital states
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
Russian oil companies have "concrete projects" for drilling in Cuba's part of the gulf, said Mijail Kamynin, Russia's ambassador to Cuba
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
The president's allies are ahead in 17 of 22 governor races, reflecting his continuing popularity among voters.
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, departed Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 22 to begin transit back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., concluding nearly four months at sea in support of the Caribbean phase of the humanitarian/civic assistanc