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Sun, 19 May 2013 16:47:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/chavezs-hand-picked-successor-nicolas-maduro-elected-venezuelan-president/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/chavezs-hand-picked-successor-nicolas-maduro-elected-venezuelan-president/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:42:31 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=371781 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/chavezs-hand-picked-successor-nicolas-maduro-elected-venezuelan-president/feed/ 0 Runner-up Henrique Capriles calls for a recount amid close results http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359959 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/is-this-hugos-heir/feed/ 0 The comandante’s chosen successor launches his campaign for the presidency http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-hugs-hugo-chavezs-mom-ignites-controversy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-hugs-hugo-chavezs-mom-ignites-controversy/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:33:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359723 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/13/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-hugs-hugo-chavezs-mom-ignites-controversy/feed/ 0 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s embrace of Hugo Chávez’s grieving mother created a storm back home. A... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/hugo-chavez-to-be-embalmed-put-in-military-museum-for-public-viewing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/hugo-chavez-to-be-embalmed-put-in-military-museum-for-public-viewing/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:21:37 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=358451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/08/hugo-chavez-to-be-embalmed-put-in-military-museum-for-public-viewing/feed/ 0 When the funeral for former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez ends Friday, the leader won’t... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/how-to-distil-reaction-to-the-death-of-hugo-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/how-to-distil-reaction-to-the-death-of-hugo-chavez/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357252 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/06/how-to-distil-reaction-to-the-death-of-hugo-chavez/feed/ 0 Tease the day: Newspapers do what they can to assess the legacy of the enigmatic Venezuelan http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/what-politicians-are-saying-about-hugo-chavezs-death/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/what-politicians-are-saying-about-hugo-chavezs-death/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:41:59 +0000 Aaron Hutchins http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357207 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/what-politicians-are-saying-about-hugo-chavezs-death/feed/ 0 "I hope the people of Venezuela can now build for themselves a better, brighter future" http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:11:40 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357191 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavez-the-sad-irony-of-his-years-in-power/feed/ 0 That Venezuela is split at the moment of his death is the result of his own polarizing politics http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/chavezs-death-brings-hope-of-a-better-future-for-venezuela-harper-says/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/chavezs-death-brings-hope-of-a-better-future-for-venezuela-harper-says/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 02:08:09 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357194 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/chavezs-death-brings-hope-of-a-better-future-for-venezuela-harper-says/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – As he prepared to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for the first... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavezs-condition-worsens-as-venezuelan-president-fights-cancer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavezs-condition-worsens-as-venezuelan-president-fights-cancer/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:03:27 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=356915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/05/hugo-chavezs-condition-worsens-as-venezuelan-president-fights-cancer/feed/ 0 Chavez struggled to recover after cancer diagnosis in 2011 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/citizens-celebrate-as-hugo-chavez-makes-surprize-returns-to-venezuela/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/citizens-celebrate-as-hugo-chavez-makes-surprize-returns-to-venezuela/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:31:12 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351885 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/citizens-celebrate-as-hugo-chavez-makes-surprize-returns-to-venezuela/feed/ 0 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return home Monday after receiving treatment for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/newsmakers-77/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/newsmakers-77/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327359 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/11/newsmakers-77/feed/ 0 'Fat girls,' ice dancers and a sweet simian with a sense of fashion http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/the-revolution-falters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/the-revolution-falters/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:57:01 +0000 Patricia Treble http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=302186 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/12/the-revolution-falters/feed/ 0 Venezuela's strongman squeaks back to power http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/strongman-on-the-run/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/strongman-on-the-run/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=289685 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/13/strongman-on-the-run/feed/ 0 There's an unfamiliar challenge in his bid for a fourth term as president: a legitimate political opponent http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/08/henrique-capriles-radonski-the-man-whos-giving-chavez-a-run-for-his-petrodollars/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/08/henrique-capriles-radonski-the-man-whos-giving-chavez-a-run-for-his-petrodollars/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:12:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=291239 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/08/henrique-capriles-radonski-the-man-whos-giving-chavez-a-run-for-his-petrodollars/feed/ 0 Our Q&A with the Venezuelan presidential candidate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-next-venezuela/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-next-venezuela/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:10:01 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253173 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/25/the-next-venezuela/feed/ 0 Nationalization of oil companies will earn points on the home front, but at what cost? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/a-man-to-unseat-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/a-man-to-unseat-chavez/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:30:22 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241343 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/24/a-man-to-unseat-chavez/feed/ 0 Henrique Capriles represents an alliance of 20 opposition political parties and movements http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/newsmakers-jan-23-feb-3-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/newsmakers-jan-23-feb-3-2011/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:01 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/newsmakers-jan-23-feb-3-2011/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/newsmakers-jan-23-feb-3-2011/feed/ 0 Garth Brooks resurfaces, Jonathan Franzen's new snit, and Christine Sinclair sends Canada to London http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-end-of-hugo-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-end-of-hugo-chavez/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:41:41 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=236147 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/27/the-end-of-hugo-chavez/feed/ 0 New documents purportedly show the Venezuelan president is seriously ill http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/us-calls-hugo-chavez-cancer-speculation-reprehensible/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/us-calls-hugo-chavez-cancer-speculation-reprehensible/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:08:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=231620 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/30/us-calls-hugo-chavez-cancer-speculation-reprehensible/feed/ 0 State department responds after Chavez suggests the US might have the technology to induce cancer http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/hugo-brings-home-the-gold/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/hugo-brings-home-the-gold/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:00:49 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=212428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/06/hugo-brings-home-the-gold/feed/ 0 Is the Venezuelan president really spooked by the markets or just shoring up finances? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/hugos-government-by-twitter/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/hugos-government-by-twitter/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:00:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207501 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/09/hugos-government-by-twitter/feed/ 0 Communicating with his people—while seeking cancer treatment in Castro's Cuba http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/newsmakers-july-14-21/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/newsmakers-july-14-21/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:50:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205716 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/26/newsmakers-july-14-21/feed/ 1 Hugo Chávez looks to Castro for care, J-Lo and Marc Anthony call it quits, and Shaq gets a new job http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/chavez-footage-airs-on-cuban-tv/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/chavez-footage-airs-on-cuban-tv/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:57:13 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199365 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/29/chavez-footage-airs-on-cuban-tv/feed/ 1 First images of Venezuelan president since emergency operation http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/newsmakers-55/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/newsmakers-55/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:17:44 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=178841 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/03/28/newsmakers-55/feed/ 0 P.K. Subban's winning streak, Hugo Chávez weighs in on everything, and what LiLo can learn from Blago http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/newsmakers-52/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/newsmakers-52/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:00:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=169854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/02/04/newsmakers-52/feed/ 0 Kim Campbell schools the U.S. right, Naomi Campbell’s ‘Frost-Nixon moment,’ and Nabokov was right http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:40:43 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=158985 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/25/taking-on-hugo-chavez/feed/ 3 Gov. Henri Falcón may be the opposition’s great hope in the 2012 presidential election http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/hugos-disappearing-votes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/hugos-disappearing-votes/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:00:18 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=150854 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/07/hugos-disappearing-votes/feed/ 0 The beginning of the end of President Hugo Chávez’s decade-long grip on power in Venezuela http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/feuding-neighbours/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/feuding-neighbours/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:40:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/29/feuding-neighbours/feed/ 0 Will Colombia’s new leader ease tensions with Venezuela? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/hugo-chavezs-food-fight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/hugo-chavezs-food-fight/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:20:34 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/08/hugo-chavezs-food-fight/feed/ 0 As food rots in ports, the president blames grocers and seizes stores. But will voters buy his line? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/28/newsmakers-27/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/28/newsmakers-27/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:53 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=128633 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/28/newsmakers-27/feed/ 1 Hugo Chávez plays traffic cop, Naomi Campbell goes to The Hague, and Venus puts the 'French' in French Open http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:59 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=104090 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/03/this-week-good-news-bad-news-5/feed/ 0 A week in the life of Sandra Bullock http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/this-week-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/this-week-2/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:10:11 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102857 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/this-week-2/feed/ 0 A week in the life of Yulia Tymoshenko http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/19/the-politicizing-of-haiti/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/19/the-politicizing-of-haiti/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:50:20 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/19/the-politicizing-of-haiti/feed/ 27 Some personalities are putting their own spin on the disaster—others are just clueless http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/chavez-on-the-warpath/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/chavez-on-the-warpath/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:40:34 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=93400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/24/chavez-on-the-warpath/feed/ 51 Venezuela seems to be girding for battle with Colombia http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/20/colombia-under-threat-from-chavez/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/20/colombia-under-threat-from-chavez/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:40:19 +0000 Katie Engelhart http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=75687 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/20/colombia-under-threat-from-chavez/feed/ 6 Venezuela may be supporting leftist guerrillas in Colombia http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/russia-makes-new-old-friends/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/russia-makes-new-old-friends/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:00:31 +0000 Tom Henheffer http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=74397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/13/russia-makes-new-old-friends/feed/ 0 Chávez with Sechin: just out to make a buck, or leftist collusion? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/03/the-end-of-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/03/the-end-of-democracy/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:40:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2175 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/03/03/the-end-of-democracy/feed/ 926 Around the world, authoritarianism is on the rise, and the West seems powerless to oppose it http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/chavez-still-pushing-for-more-power/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/chavez-still-pushing-for-more-power/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Michael Petrou http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=1147 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/12/15/chavez-still-pushing-for-more-power/feed/ 0 Now Chávez aims to change the constitution so he can run in 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/a-new-rival-for-chavez-his-ex-wife/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/a-new-rival-for-chavez-his-ex-wife/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=846 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/11/24/a-new-rival-for-chavez-his-ex-wife/feed/ 1 She wants to be mayor, and she’s not pulling punches