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Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff U.S., joke about bomb

Andrew Cawthorne and Brian Ellsworth Reuters 01/09/2012
Iranian, Venezuelan leaders rebuff U.S., joke about bomb

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez lavished each other with praise on Monday, mocked U.S. disapproval and joked about having an atomic bomb at their disposal.

Venezuela's Chavez declares himself free of cancer

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez declared himself cancer-free on Thursday, four months after surgery to remove a malignant tumor that shook the South American nation ahead of a 2012 presidential election.

Chavez slams "horrible repression" of U.S. protests

Enrique Andres Pretel Yahoo! News Canada 10/09/2011
Hugo Chavez's Former Doctor Predicts Venezuelan Leader Has Two Years to Live

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez likely has less than two years to live, his former doctor said, as the ailing firebrand traveled to Cuba for a checkup following cancer treatment.

Chavez slams "horrible repression" of U.S. protests

Socialist firebrand Hugo Chavez condemned on Saturday the "horrible repression" of anti-Wall Street protesters and termed a Republican presidential candidate "crazy" for his criticism of Cuba and Venezuela.

Venezuela's Chavez to seize homes and hotels for the poor

Simeon Tegel The Independent 10/07/2011
Venezuela's Chavez to seize homes and hotels for the poor

Venezuela president Hugo Chavez's policy of nationalising strategic private businesses has taken a new twist with his announcement that his government will expropriate hotels and holiday homes at an upmarket Caribbean resort.

Venezuela's Chavez eyes new oil cartel

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proposed creating a new oil exporters group parallel to OPEC that would include only the "giants" of global petroleum producers.

Chavez insists he's 'healthy' after 4 rounds of chemo

President Hugo Chavez sought Sunday to assure Venezuelans he was healthy, telling them that cancer-fighting chemotherapy treatment has not left him with any debilitating side effects.

Venezuelan president backs Palestinian statehood bid, accuses Israel of 'Palestinian genocide'

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is backing the push for Palestinian statehood in a letter released Tuesday, saying the Palestinian people have a right to be recognized as a nation.

Venezuela's Chavez turns to shamans to fight cancer

Shamans from tribes in Venezuela's Amazon jungle held a ceremony at the Miraflores presidential palace Saturday to help Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recover from his cancer treatment.

Chavez to undergo new round of cancer treatment

President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments.


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