http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/venezuela Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fernando-espuelas/we-can-free-cuba-now_b_1538217.html 2012-05-24T08:03:38Z 2012-05-24T08:08:23Z Fernando Espuelas http://www.huffingtonpost.com/fernando-espuelas/ Fifty-two years after U.S. policy first sought to break the communist dictatorship with an economic embargo, the Castro regime is still in power, lording over the Cuban people, enjoying trade and diplomatic relationships with countries across the globe. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/glasnost">Glasnost</a>, <a href="/tag/americas">Americas</a>, <a href="/tag/cuban-revolution">Cuban Revolution</a>, <a href="/tag/chinesecommunist">Chinesecommunist</a>, <a href="/tag/castro">Castro</a>, <a href="/tag/democracy">Democracy</a>, <a href="/tag/chinese">Chinese</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez">Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/communism">Communism</a>, <a href="/tag/raul-castro">Raul Castro</a>, <a href="/tag/embargo">Embargo</a>, <a href="/tag/oil">Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/exiles">Exiles</a>, <a href="/tag/fidel">Fidel</a>, <a href="/tag/latinamerica">Latinamerica</a>, <a href="/tag/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/tag/asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/tag/miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/la-planta-prison-venezuela-gunfire-erupts_n_1524808.html 2012-05-17T13:20:43Z 2012-05-17T13:25:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela -- Gunfire erupted on Thursday inside a Venezuelan prison where armed inmates have prevented security forces from retaking control ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/la-planta-gunfire">La Planta Gunfire</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-prison-gunfire">Venezuela Prison Gunfire</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/la-planta-venezuela">La Planta Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/caracas-venezuela">Caracas Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/la-planta-caracas">La Planta Caracas</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-prison">Venezuela Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/la-planta-prison">La Planta Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-chavez-cancer_n_1522385.html 2012-05-16T16:27:21Z 2012-05-16T16:50:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela -- After nearly a year of cancer treatment that has forced President Hugo Chavez to step back from the spotlight, a burly former bu... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/nicolas-maduro">Nicolas Maduro</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-nicolas-maduro">Venezuela Nicolas Maduro</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-minister-nicolas-maduro">Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer">Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-minister-nicolas-maduro">Chavez Minister Nicolas Maduro</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/12/hugo-chavez-returns-home_n_1511472.html 2012-05-12T07:58:05Z 2012-05-12T07:58:05Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer">Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer-treatment">Hugo Chavez Cancer Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-venezuela">Hugo Chavez Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-ehrmann/silver-spoon-socialists-p_b_1504736.html 2012-05-11T17:06:51Z 2012-05-11T17:06:59Z Eric Ehrmann http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-ehrmann/ The Communist Party of Brazil was given the political plum of running the ministry of sports by president Dilma as a reward for staying inside her Worker's Party coalition government during her dramatic move to the political center. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bolivia">Bolivia</a>, <a href="/tag/corruption">Corruption</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/socialist-international">Socialist International</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/dilma-rousseff">Dilma Rousseff</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/leon-trotsky">Leon Trotsky</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/globalism">Globalism</a>, <a href="/tag/odebrecht">Odebrecht</a>, <a href="/tag/world-social-forum">World Social Forum</a>, <a href="/tag/world-economic-forum">World Economic Forum</a>, <a href="/tag/luis-favre">Luis Favre</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-penn">Sean Penn</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-maria/eladio-aponte-aponte_b_1506342.html 2012-05-10T12:15:21Z 2012-05-10T12:15:13Z Sandra A. Grossman, Esq. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-maria/ Resolving the situation of deserving asylum applicants will strengthen the powerful message that our government stands with victims of persecution and that we are a safe haven for those who cannot find justice in their own countries. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuelan-justice-eladio-aponte-aponte">Venezuelan Justice Eladio Aponte Aponte</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/eladio-aponte-aponte">Eladio Aponte Aponte</a>, <a href="/tag/chen-guancheng">Chen Guancheng</a>, <a href="/tag/politcal-asylum">Politcal Asylum</a>, <a href="/tag/asylum">Asylum</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez">Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration-reform">Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration-and-customs-enforcement">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</a>, <a href="/dc">DC News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/venezuela-prison-gunfire_n_1501013.html 2012-05-08T16:25:01Z 2012-05-08T16:35:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; Gunfire erupted at a Venezuelan prison on Tuesday, prompting National Guard troops to use tear gas as they sought to take b... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/venezuela-prison-gunfire">Venezuela Prison Gunfire</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-prison">Venezuela Prison</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-gunfire">Venezuela Gunfire</a>, <a href="/tag/la-planta-prison">La Planta Prison</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/hugo-chavez-cancer-religion_n_1497588.html 2012-05-07T15:13:42Z 2012-05-07T15:13:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spent much of his career praising the socialist ideas of famed atheists such as Karl M... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-religion">Hugo Chavez Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-jesus">Hugo Chavez Jesus</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer-religion">Hugo Chavez Cancer Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez">Chavez</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-sachs/the-best-rums-for-sipping_b_1458958.html 2012-04-27T17:28:03Z 2012-04-27T10:45:03Z Tony Sachs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-sachs/ For far too many imbibers, rum is something that comes in a bottle with a pirate on it, and should be followed by the words "and Coke." It breaks my heart, it really does. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/brugal-extra-viejo">Brugal Extra Viejo</a>, <a href="/tag/puerto-rico">Puerto Rico</a>, <a href="/tag/appleton-estate-30-year-old-rum">Appleton Estate 30 Year Old Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/the-white-stripes">The White Stripes</a>, <a href="/tag/rhum-jm-vsop">Rhum J.M. VSOP</a>, <a href="/tag/rhum-clement-vsop">Rhum Clement VSOP</a>, <a href="/tag/alcoholic-beverage">Alcoholic Beverage</a>, <a href="/tag/guyana">Guyana</a>, <a href="/tag/el-dorado-21-year-old-special-reserve-rum">El Dorado 21 Year Old Special Reserve Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/bacardi-reserva-limitada-rum">Bacardi Reserva Limitada Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/plantation-xo-20th-anniversary-rum">Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/barbados">Barbados</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-diplomatico-reserva-exclusiva">Ron Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva</a>, <a href="/tag/coca-cola">Coca-Cola</a>, <a href="/tag/martinique">Martinique</a>, <a href="/tag/rhum-clement-sirop-de-canne">Rhum Clement Sirop De Canne</a>, <a href="/tag/rum">Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/appleton-estate-21-year-old-rum">Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/cognac-ferrand">Cognac Ferrand</a>, <a href="/tag/dominican-republic">Dominican Republic</a>, <a href="/tag/whiskey">Whiskey</a>, <a href="/tag/alexandre-gabriel">Alexandre Gabriel</a>, <a href="/tag/rum-old-fashioned">Rum Old Fashioned</a>, <a href="/tag/park-avenue-liquors">Park Avenue Liquors</a>, <a href="/tag/demerara-rum">Demerara Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/brugal-siglo-de-oro-rum">Brugal Siglo De Oro Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/ron-zacapa">Ron Zacapa</a>, <a href="/tag/antigua">Antigua</a>, <a href="/tag/rhum-agricole">Rhum Agricole</a>, <a href="/tag/cocktails">Cocktails</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/don-q-gran-anejo">Don Q Gran añejo</a>, <a href="/tag/brugal-anejo-rum">Brugal añejo Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/santa-teresa-1796-rum">Santa Teresa 1796 Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/brandy">Brandy</a>, <a href="/tag/mai-tai">Mai Tai</a>, <a href="/tag/brugal-1888-rum">Brugal 1888 Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/english-harbour-reserve-10-year-old-rum">English Harbour Reserve 10 Year Old Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/cognac">Cognac</a>, <a href="/tag/mount-gay-extra-old-rum">Mount Gay Extra Old Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-punch">Ti&#039; Punch</a>, <a href="/tag/sipping-rum">Sipping Rum</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/food">Food News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-kennedy/venezuela-election_b_1455692.html 2012-04-26T17:37:13Z 2012-04-26T17:38:07Z Stephanie Kennedy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-kennedy/ This year in Venezuela is a general election year and like in any country when general elections occur, it becomes a drawn out year of circus-like journalism. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/elections">Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-opposition">Venezuela Opposition</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-elections">Venezuela Elections</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/25/oil-prices-canada_n_1451872.html 2012-04-25T12:06:24Z 2012-04-25T12:06:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- For anyone who needed another reason to cure our addiction to foreign oil: high prices at the pump mean fueling one of the greatest tran... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gas-prices">Gas Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/gas">Gas</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/crude-oil-prices">Crude Oil Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/crude-oil">Crude Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/crude">Crude</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-east">Middle East</a>, <a href="/tag/gas-price">Gas Price</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-prices">Oil Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/pain-at-the-pump">Pain at the Pump</a>, <a href="/tag/oil">Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/geoffrey-heal">Geoffrey Heal</a>, <a href="/tag/canada">Canada</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/one-day-on-earth-film-pre_b_1444988.html 2012-04-24T12:18:07Z 2012-04-24T14:54:57Z Jim Luce http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-luce/ 'One Day on Earth' is a living time capsule of who we are. We have much to fix -- but we have more going for us, it seems, than not. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/undp">Undp</a>, <a href="/tag/mdgs">Mdgs</a>, <a href="/tag/film">Film</a>, <a href="/tag/conflict">Conflict</a>, <a href="/tag/children">Children</a>, <a href="/tag/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="/tag/a-gift-of-beauty">A Gift of Beauty</a>, <a href="/tag/united-nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/tag/faith">Faith</a>, <a href="/tag/kyle-ruddick">Kyle Ruddick</a>, <a href="/tag/netherlands">Netherlands</a>, <a href="/tag/us-mexican-border">U.S.-Mexican Border</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/brandon-litman">Brandon Litman</a>, <a href="/tag/one-day-on-earth">One Day on Earth</a>, <a href="/tag/10-10-10">10-10-10</a>, <a href="/tag/environment">Environment</a>, <a href="/tag/miracle-of-birth">Miracle of Birth</a>, <a href="/tag/nature">Nature</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/james-jay-dudley-luce-foundation">James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/jim-luce">Jim Luce</a>, <a href="/tag/millennium-development-goals">Millennium Development Goals</a>, <a href="/tag/cut-chemist">Cut Chemist</a>, <a href="/tag/helen-clark">Helen Clark</a>, <a href="/tag/un-development-programme">U.N. Development Programme</a>, <a href="/tag/general-assembly">General Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/rwanda">Rwanda</a>, <a href="/tag/north-korea">North Korea</a>, <a href="/tag/love">Love</a>, <a href="/entertainment">Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/24/sean-penn-haiti_n_1449276.html 2012-04-24T12:27:00Z 2012-04-24T13:05:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Sean Penn no longer lives in a tent, surrounded by some 40,000 desperate people camped on a muddy golf course. And he no long... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti-earthquake">Haiti Earthquake</a>, <a href="/tag/maryse-kedar">Maryse Kedar</a>, <a href="/tag/activism">Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti">Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/michel-martelly">Michel Martelly</a>, <a href="/tag/world-summit-of-nobel-peace-laureates">World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-penn">Sean Penn</a>, <a href="/tag/port-au-prince-haiti">Port-Au-Prince-Haiti</a>, <a href="/tag/jp-haitian-relief-organization">J/P Haitian Relief Organization</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/hugo-chavez-cancer-treatment_n_1447248.html 2012-04-23T17:38:59Z 2012-04-23T17:38:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Monday after an eight-day silence, scoffing at rumors that his he... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer-treatment">Hugo Chavez Cancer Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer-treatment">Chavez Cancer Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-venezuela">Hugo Chavez Venezuela</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/hugo-chavez-dead-rumors_n_1446619.html 2012-04-23T14:28:00Z 2012-04-23T14:28:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Anthony Boadle CARACAS, April 23 (Reuters) - Officials in President Hugo Chavez's government denied rumors that the leftist leader ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-dead">Hugo Chavez Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-died-rumors">Hugo Chavez Died Rumors</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-died">Hugo Chavez Died</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-dead-rumors">Hugo Chavez Dead Rumors</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-rumors">Hugo Chavez Rumors</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-president-rumors">Venezuela President Rumors</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-d-hirst/a-venezuelan-judges-amazi_2_b_1436983.html 2012-04-19T11:10:18Z 2012-04-19T11:10:47Z Joel D. Hirst http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joel-d-hirst/ It is time to use the full weight of the United States government to bring an end to the drug activity in Venezuela, and protect the beleaguered opposition which it is now clear is simply being silenced and sidelined by a criminal government. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/drugs">Drugs</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/walid-makled">Walid Makled</a>, <a href="/tag/organized-crime">Organized Crime</a>, <a href="/tag/drug-trade">Drug Trade</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-drug-war">Venezuela Drug War</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/16/demi-lovato-attacked-in-venezuela_n_1428406.html 2012-04-16T13:01:10Z 2012-04-16T13:02:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Demi Lovato was in South America over the weekend, and even though she had tons of security, her fans in Venezuela attacked the former Disney star. <br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cultura">Cultura</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/demi-lovato">Demi Lovato</a>, <a href="/tag/fans">Fans</a>, <a href="/tag/give-your-heart-a-break">Give Your Heart a Break</a>, <a href="/tag/attacked">Attacked</a>, <a href="/tag/lovatics">Lovatics</a>, <a href="/tag/back-to-basics">Back to Basics</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ck-daly/end-game-for-hugo-chavez_b_1421507.html 2012-04-13T13:21:53Z 2012-04-13T15:40:17Z John C.K. Daly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ck-daly/ The biggest question in the event of President Chavez being incapacitated or killed by his cancer is the country's political future, and of all the government's branches the military is best positioned for the potential role of kingmaker. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/energy">Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/cancer">Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-reserves">Oil Reserves</a>, <a href="/tag/crude-oil">Crude Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-prices">Oil Prices</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer">Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/12/hugo-chavez-cancer-venezuela-presidential-campaign_n_1422021.html 2012-04-12T17:16:26Z 2012-04-12T17:21:46Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela -- With less than six months left until Election Day, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has hardly hit the campaign trail. Instead, ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/venezuela-president">Venezuela President</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer">Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-presidential-election">Venezuela Presidential Election</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-presidential-elections-2012">Venezuela Presidential Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thor-halvorssen/amidst-the-carnage-syria-_b_1415768.html 2012-04-10T18:48:15Z 2012-04-10T18:50:09Z Thor Halvorssen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thor-halvorssen/ At a time when most nations are trying to figure out how to stop Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from killing his own people in a year-long struggle to stay in power, the Venezuelan government is helping to prop him up. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/arab-spring">Arab Spring</a>, <a href="/tag/repression">Repression</a>, <a href="/tag/dictatorship">Dictatorship</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/bashar-al-assad">Bashar Al-Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/assad-chavez">Assad Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-assad">Chavez Assad</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-assad">Hugo Chavez Assad</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/08/hugo-chavez-cancer-cuba-treatment_n_1410899.html 2012-04-08T10:59:17Z 2012-04-08T11:06:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez flew back to Cuba late Saturday for another round of radiation therapy, telling his countrymen ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-chemotherapy">Chavez Chemotherapy</a>, <a href="/tag/chavez-cancer">Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuelan-president-cancer">Venezuelan President Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugh-chavez-cancer">Hugh Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela-president-hugo-chavez">Venezuela President Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/05/hugo-chavez-back-venezuela_n_1406934.html 2012-04-05T16:58:00Z 2012-04-05T16:58:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attended Mass with family Thursday after returning from his latest round of radiation ther... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/venezuela-cuba">Venezuela Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer-treatment">Hugo Chavez Cancer Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-venezuela">Hugo Chavez Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gerwin/opening-russia_b_1383168.html 2012-04-02T11:20:28Z 2012-04-02T11:23:31Z Ed Gerwin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-gerwin/ Bringing democratic reform to Russia will require concerted effort by the United States, our allies, NGOs, and the Russian people. Opening Russia's market under WTO rules can play a useful role in this effort. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uruguay">Uruguay</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-mcfaul">Michael McFaul</a>, <a href="/tag/jobs">Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/democracy">Democracy</a>, <a href="/tag/congress">Congress</a>, <a href="/tag/united-states">United States</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/tag/ukraine">Ukraine</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-policy">Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/pntr">Pntr</a>, <a href="/tag/world-trade-organization">World Trade Organization</a>, <a href="/tag/human-rights">Human Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/trade">Trade</a>, <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</a>, <a href="/tag/jackson-vanik">Jackson-Vanik</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/31/hugo-chavez-cancer_n_1394003.html 2012-03-31T17:37:38Z 2012-03-31T17:40:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Cuba on Saturday for another round of cancer treatment, saying he will be in H... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-venezuela">Hugo Chavez Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/cuba">Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/hugo-chavez-cancer-radiation-treatment_n_1388025.html 2012-03-29T11:49:15Z 2012-03-29T11:56:54Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; A new poll finds that more than 44 percent of respondents in Venezuela say they would vote for President Hugo Chavez, givin... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-radiation-therapy">Hugo-Chavez-Radiation-Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-radiation-treatment">Hugo Chavez Radiation Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez">Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cancer">Hugo Chavez Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuelan-president-hugo-chavez">Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez</a>, <a href="/tag/hugo-chavez-cuba">Hugo Chavez Cuba</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p>