hugo chavez

Chavez uses decree for disaster fund in Venezuela

Topix - Entertainment News  Mon, 12/27/2010 - 03:30

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he was signing his first decree under new powers granted to him by congress to create a fund for housing reconstruction after devastating floods and landslides.


 

Venezuela congress grants Chavez decree powers

Topix - Entertainment News  Sat, 12/18/2010 - 03:02

Venezuelan lawmakers granted President Hugo Chavez broad powers Friday to enact laws by decree, undermining the clout of a new congress that takes office next month with a bigger opposition bloc.


 

Chavez foes, US condemn plan for decree powers

Topix - Entertainment News  Thu, 12/16/2010 - 06:51

President Hugo Chavez is using a friendly lame-duck congress to seek broad powers to rule by decree for the next year -- a plan that drew strong criticism Wednesday from the U.S. government and opponents who called it a blow to democracy.


 

From funding to TV time, Chavez opponents face major obstacles i...

Topix - Entertainment News  Sun, 09/19/2010 - 17:48

Venezuela's political opposition is at a critical crossroads, trying to win control of the National Assembly for the first time in Hugo Chavez 's 11-year presidency.


 

Oliver Stone: Venezuela's Chavez spends too much time on TV, but...

Topix - Entertainment News  Sat, 05/29/2010 - 04:06

American filmmaker Oliver Stone said Friday he deeply admires Hugo Chavez but suggested the Venezuelan president might consider talking a bit less on television.


 

Sean Penn Wants Reporters Jailed for Calling Chavez 'Dictator'

FOXNews.com - entertainment  Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:53

If Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn had his way, any journalist who called Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a dictator would quickly find himself behind bars.


 

Esteban Colberto on Obama's South American Visit

Digg / Television  Fri, 04/24/2009 - 08:50

Esteban Colberto helps Stephen explain what happened during Obama's South American visit and speculates on whether Obama and Hugo Chavez are more than friends.