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Chavismo after Chavez

By Up with Chris Hayes

MSNBC's Chris Hayes and his panel explore where the legacy of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez. The Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan, NYU professors Alejandro Velasco and … Read More

Nicolas Maduro after he was sworn in as President in Charge, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Maduro sworn in as Venezuela’s acting President

By The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as … Read More

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Telemundo Latin America news roundup – March 8, 2013

By NBCLatino Staff

The latest Latin America news in under 59 seconds. In Venezuela, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other world leaders arrived in Caracas for … Read More

The funeral for Hugo Chavez was an elaborate affair and he will be embalmed and his body will be put on display in Venezuela. (Getty Images)

Hugo Chavez funeral filled with pomp and circumstance, ends with swearing in of interim president

By Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — World leaders, athletes and left-wing celebrities gathered at a music-filled state funeral honoring Venezuelan President … Read More

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Venezuela’s exiles have been good for South Florida’s economy

By Ari Odzer, WTVJ, Doral, Florida

Venezuela's loss is South Florida's gain when it comes to the economy, according to experts. Tens of thousands of exiles have left the country and settled in … Read More

The President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez during a visit to a Citgo Petroleum Corp refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas Saturday June 2, 2001 (AP Photo/Corpus Christi Caller-Times/George Tuley)

Chavez’s efforts to be savior of the poor in US floundered

By Christine Armario and Kevin McGill, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered to send thousands of soldiers, firefighters and volunteers … Read More

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, people surround the flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as his supporters crowd the streets during the procession from the hospital where he died on Tuesday to a military academy where his body will lie in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Press Office)

A day of tears after Chavez death in Venezuela

By Paul Haven, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — By the hundreds of thousands, Hugo Chavez's tearful supporters carried their dead president through streets still plastered with his … Read More

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Bay Area reacts to the death of Hugo Chavez

By Stephanie Chuang, KNTV, San Francisco, California

A flag-draped coffin carrying the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez floated over a sea of supporters Wednesday on its way to a military academy where it … Read More

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South Florida reacts to news of death of Hugo Chavez

By Gilma Avalos, WTVJ, Miami, Florida

In the Miami suburb of Doral, Venezuelans reacted with cautious optimism that there will be change in their native country after President Hugo Chavez's … Read More

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Telemundo Latin America news roundup- March 6, 2013

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The latest Latin America news in under 59 seconds. Venezuela is beginning seven days of mourning after the death of President Hugo Chavez. Thousands took to … Read More