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Fox News contributor: Obama has ‘profound sadness’ because Chavez was ‘his comrade’
Fox News contributor Keith Ablow claimed Wednesday that the Obama administration was deeply mourning the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade had noted the socialist leader caused troubles for the United States, but Ablow insisted that President Barack Obama wasn’t happy to see “his…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies from cancer
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer Tuesday, silencing the leading voice of the Latin American left and plunging his divided oil-rich nation into an uncertain future. “We have received the toughest and tragic information that… comandante President Hugo Chavez died today at 4:25 pm,” a tearful Vice…
Cancer treatment might not derail Venezuelan president’s inauguration
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could be sworn in before the Supreme Court even if his cancer treatment keeps him out of the country beyond his January 10 inauguration date, his vice president said Monday. Nicolas Maduro said the constitution will be applied, without indicating whether Chavez would be sworn in…
Hugo Chavez’s daughter decries ‘lies’ about his health
One of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s daughters took to social media to demand a halt to “lies” about her father’s health after rumors circulated the cancer-embattled leader had died. “Respect for the family and especially fully respect for my people. Enough of the lies! We are next to papa. LIVING,…
‘How are my people?’ Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez asks post-surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s first words after emerging from surgery were “How are my people?” according to officials, who proclaimed that the ailing leader is on the road to recovery. Venezuela’s Information Minister Ernesto Villegas told reporters that Chavez spoke with family members immediately after an operation to control bleeding…
Chavez recovering from surgery in Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering in a Cuban hospital Wednesday after six hours of surgery to treat a cancerous lesion in an operation his vice president said ended “successfully.” Chavez would soon begin a “post-operative phase” that would last several days, Nicolas Maduro said in a late Tuesday address…
Campaigning during cancer recovery cost me votes: Chavez
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and won re-election this month, acknowledged that campaigning while in recovery cost him votes. Chavez on Saturday said in a meeting shown on state television VTV that after radiation therapy, he had only done “10 percent” of…
Venezuela’s Chavez: ‘I’d vote for Obama’
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that if he were a US citizen, he would vote for President Barack Obama in the November 6 presidential election — and if Obama were Venezuelan, he’d vote for Chavez. The firebrand leftist president is in a tight re-election race of his own against opposition…
Chavez believes he has beaten cancer
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he believes he has beaten cancer and will be strong enough to rule for another six years if he wins re-election on October 7. Speaking aboard an open-air truck Saturday as it wound its way through tens of thousands of supporters who had…
Thousands rally for Chavez re-election in Venezuela
Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took to the streets Saturday to push for his re-election, putting the march’s focus on his signature social programs. The socialist and leftist firebrand is seeking a third six-year term, and polls place him ahead of center-left rival Henrique Capriles in the…
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