http://www.newsvine.com/hugo-chavezNewsvine - hugo-chavezen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:29:37 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 11:03:58 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resulthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resultusvenezuelapoliticshugo-chavezTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:06:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelavenezuelacubahugo-chavezworld-newscbMon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelavenezuelachavezhugo-chavezworld-newsabsenceltSun, 14 Apr 2013 22:47:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statevenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newslthugo-chavez'nicolas-madurovenezuela-electionhenrique-caprilesvenezuela-president-elect-nicolas-maduroSun, 14 Apr 2013 21:33:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A soldier wearing protective gear casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station to vote in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles gestures from behind the voting booth as he casts his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Voter Carolina Villasmil, from Miami, waves the Venezuelan flag by voters, who arrived by bus from throughout the southeastern United States, as they wait in line to vote at the New Orleans Venezuelan consulate's hosted national election at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, La., Sunday, April 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)</p><p>Venezuelan Mariangel Rosa, 5, flashes a heart symbol to journalists as she walks to the Venezuelan consulate with adults who will vote there during their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The sign she wears on her shirt reads in Spanish "I'm Chavez from the heart." (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Venezuelan voters who reside in Mexico chant the name of Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, outside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, or Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>A Venezuelan, who resides in Mexico, casts his vote inside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters as he leaves a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after voting in the presidential election outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The newspaper's headline reads in Spanish "Vote in Peace." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuelans carrying their nation's flag walk to their consulate to vote in their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Government supporters chant slogans praising Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at opposition supporters, outside a a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by a group of opposition supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters chant, "Si se puede, Capriles presidente," or "Yes we can, Capriles president," at ruling party supporters outside a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by the Capriles supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in a special presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Soldiers close a polling station after a special presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters, one holding a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A polling station delegate holds a vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles as the counting of votes starts in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013.Venezuelan electoral officials announced Sunday evening that voters narrowly elected Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader, Henrique Capriles, by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate their victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate after the official results of the presidential elections were announced at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela early Monday April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Seguidores de la oposición reaccionan al conocer los resultados oficiales de la elección presidencial en Caracas, Venezuela el domingo 14 de abril de 2013. Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Simpatizantes oficialistas celebran después de conocer los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en el palacio de Miraflores, Caracas, Venezuela, la madrugada del lunes 15 de Abril de 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday, April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters listen to the official presidential elections results at their party headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro, illegitimate, get out CNE. Cheaters!" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuelan National Guard soldiers and vehicles sit along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Riot police deploy along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An opposition supporter confronts riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalists in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students clash with national guard soldiers and riot police firing tear gas as they protest near a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters on motorcycles carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as they confront riot police on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An Opposition member carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, confront riot police from behind a burning barricade in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Riot police fire rubber bullets as demonstrators throw rocks against them during clashes after opposition supporters and students blocked a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano )</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, shout slogans against the government and the official election results in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A demonstrator holds a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as as other Capriles supporters and students block a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council has quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor. Nicolas Maduro was elected by a margin of 50.8 percent to 49 percent over challenger Henrique Capriles. At right is Tibisay Lucena, the head of the electoral commission.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition supporter walks by a line of riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. The opposition is protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed Sunday presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, left, and his campaign director Carlos Ocariz greet supporters from the window of Capriles' campaign headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himvenezuelachaveztombhugo-chavezworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 20:46:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuelan sentries march in a Change of the Guard ceremony near the tomb of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>People visit the tomb of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez at the Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans will line up to vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro sings during a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militias is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. From left to right President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello, Attorney General and wife of Nicolas Maduro Cilia Flores, Maduro and Defense Minister Adm. Diego Molero. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-voteshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-votesvenezuelaglanceelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltFri, 12 Apr 2013 19:07:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez whose portrait stands at left, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters hold a toddler wearing a Maduro-style mustache at the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Two people jog upstairs painted with the eyes of the late Hugo Chavez at a park in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential elections.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642902-venezuelas-choice-chavez-heir-or-fresh-starthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642902-venezuelas-choice-chavez-heir-or-fresh-startvenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroSun, 7 Apr 2013 19:15:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters as he campaigns in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Capriles says he'll cut off subsidized oil to Cuba, distance his country from nations that disrespect human rights and shore up the South American country's own troubled economy with the billions it now sends abroad to socialist friends. The challenger also predicted more tough times ahead for oil-rich Venezuela if acting president and ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro wins the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Partidarios del candidato presidencial opositor Henrique Capriles lo aplauden durante un acto de campaña en Maracay, Venezuela, 4 de abril de 2013. Venezuela elegirá al sucesor del difunto presidente Hugo Chávez el 14 de abril. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro cheer during campaig rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 5, 2013. The presidential election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is scheduled for April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A sign poking fun of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro is seen during an opposition campaign rally ahead of next week end's presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Tens of thousands of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles backers converged on a main avenue in downtown Caracas for Sunday's rally. The writting reads in Spanish "from my heart, fresh lies."(AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheer as they wait for the arrival of Capriles for a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in next weekend's presidential election.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro waves to the crowd as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>A supporter holds up a sign that reads in Spanish "The fight continues" and shows late President Hugo Chavez, left, and current presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro, before the closing campaign rally for Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up an image of Saint Benedict as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a miniature toy bus as he waves to the crowd during a campaign rally in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. Maduro is a former bus driver. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Supporters of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro dressed as Cuba's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, right, late President Hugo Chavez, center left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar, far left, dance next to a cheerleader on a bus before Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to Bolivar Ave. for his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate and Nicolas Maduro in the upcomong April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters ride a motorcycle to the closing campaign rally for ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheer for him during a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Argentina's soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona kicks a football to the crowd during the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to Bolivar Ave. for his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters as he arrives for his closing campaign rally in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Holing images of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, right, and Cuba's Fidel Castro, left, supporters attend the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is helped onto to a stage upon his arrival to a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters attend the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>El presidente encargado de Venezuela y candidato oficialista, Nicol·s Maduro saluda a sus simpatizantes en el cierre de campaÒa en Caracas, Venezuela el Jueves 11 de Abril de 2013. Maduro enfrentar· al opositor Henrique Capriles en las elecciones del prÛximo Domingo 14 de Abril. (AP Foto/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gives a thumbs up as Argentina's soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona sits behind him as they leave after paying their respects at the tomb of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves to supporters as he speaks with the media after playing a basketball game with friends in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano</p><p>Posters featuring Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and interim President Nicolas Maduro hang on a pole at the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An official checks a voting machine in preparation for Sunday's presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p><p>People walk behind a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Capriles is running against interim President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves as he arrives to a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Dolls of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar sit inside the 23 de Enero neighborhood campaign command center for the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14, in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa</p><p>Defaced campaign signs of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cover a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Residents wait to enter a polling station where a nearby wall is covered with a mural of interim President Nicolas Maduro during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A voter gets directions from a soldier on where to cast his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A presidential guard soldier shows his finger marked with ink after voting in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Residents wait to enter a polling station where a nearby wall is covered with a mural of interim President Nicolas Maduro during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531491-venezuela-opposition-military-cant-take-sideshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531491-venezuela-opposition-military-cant-take-sidesvenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroSat, 30 Mar 2013 20:07:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets vacationing residents during a rally at Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, and taken Wednesday March 27, 2013, back dropped by a picture of the late Hugo Chavez Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a rally in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Maduro Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro will run against opposition leader Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo /Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets vacationing residents during a rally at Morrocoy Keys a resort near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters from the top of a vehicle as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A former union leader and bus driver, Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. Invoking the late President Hugo Chavez during a televised speech on Tuesday, Maduro declared: "This victory will belong to our commander!" (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro blows a kiss to supporters from the top of a vehicle as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro says the best way to honor the legacy of late President Hugo Chavez is for government sympathizers to unite and campaign in favor of his candidacy ahead of the April 14 vote. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with supporters from the top of a vehicle during a campaign caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A former union leader and bus driver with close ties to Cuba, Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles for president. Maduro says the best way of honoring Chavez's legacy is for government sympathizers to unite and campaign in favor of his candidacy ahead of the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves a national flag as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to his supporters during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to his supporters from a campaign bus in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Wearing T-shirts with the image of the late President Hugo Chavez, supporters of Venezuela's acting President and Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro sing the national anthem during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Wearing T-shirts with the image of the late President Hugo Chavez, supporters of Venezuela's acting President and Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro sing the national anthem during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President and late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro cheer during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro smiles as he's surrounded by supporters during a campaign rally in Sabaneta, Barinas state, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro clenches his fist while greeting supporters from his campaign bus in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greet him upon his arrival to a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, riding on the back of the motorcycle, greets supporters after a meeting with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles looks on during a meeting with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Behind the wall shows an image referring to independence hero Simon Bolivar and reads in Spanish "Vote April 14." Other parts of the sign, partially covered, read "Bolivarians and revolutionaries for the homeland with Capriles." Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A defaced poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, painted over with a mustache to refer to interim President Nicolas Maduro, stands outside a theater were Capriles met with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475268-politics-rule-everyday-govt-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17475268-politics-rule-everyday-govt-in-venezuelavenezuelainchugo-chavezworld-newsltchavistasTue, 26 Mar 2013 18:51:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 20, 2013 file photo, people visit the Military Museum where photos of the late President Hugo Chavez are exhibited near his tomb in Caracas, Venezuela. The late leader transformed this country's enormous federal bureaucracy into nothing less than a political arm of the government, say former government workers and experts, with partisan loyalties trumping technical competence in hiring and ministries turning out thousands of civil servants for election year rallies. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 7, 2013 file photo, workers of the state-owned telephone company Cantv hang a banner honoring Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez on the building housing the company's administrative offices, in Caracas, Venezuela. Politics rule everyday government in Venezuela, from state oil company to subways. State companies such as oil producer PDVSA and the manager of Caracas' subway system used to be known around the world for their professionalism. In recent years, many of those companies have seen service and revenue deteriorate as political cadres rather than engineers were brought in to run everything from oil exploration to mass transit. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)</p><p>In this March 14, 2013 photo, Lady Laura Rosalez, 21, who is seven-months pregnant, rests while traveling via subway in Caracas, Venezuela. Politics rule everyday government in Venezuela, from state oil company to subways. State companies such as oil producer PDVSA and the manager of Caracas' subway system used to be known around the world for their professionalism. In recent years, many of those companies have seen service and revenue deteriorate as political cadres rather than engineers were brought in to run everything from oil exploration to mass transit. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>In this March 21, 2013 photo, released by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela’s acting President Nicolas Maduro fist bumps a worker of the state-run oil company PDVSA during a visit to the Orinoco oil belt in Venezuela. Maduro gathered hundreds of civil servants at the facility owned by PDVSA to ask support for his candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections to replace the late Hugo Chavez. The late leader transformed this country's enormous federal bureaucracy into nothing less than a political arm of the government, say former government workers and experts, with partisan loyalties trumping technical competence in hiring and ministries turning out thousands of civil servants for election year rallies. (AP Photo/Miraflores Presidential Office)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17403372-chavez-backers-clash-with-protesters-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17403372-chavez-backers-clash-with-protesters-in-venezuelavenezuelastudentmarchhugo-chavezworld-newsltThu, 21 Mar 2013 18:02:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition students shouts slogans against supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a protest a few blocks from the electoral commission in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The students were asking that the commission eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting. They were also demanding the government not interfere in politics ahead of an April 14 vote to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition students shouts slogans against supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez as they are blocked by police from reaching the electoral commission, to keep them and Chavez supporters separated, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The students were asking that the commission eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting. They were also demanding the government not interfere in politics ahead of an April 14 vote to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Anti-riot police stand between a group of opposition student protesters and supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez a few blocks from the electoral commission in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The students were demanding the electoral council eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting and that it prevent the government from seizing television and radio airwaves at will to allow acting president Nicolas Maduro to promote his candidacy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez shout slogans against opposition student protesters, as police block them to separate the two groups, a few blocks from the electoral commission in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Police in riot gear blocked off the avenue leading to the National Electoral Council in downtown Caracas where about 100 government supporters quickly gathered as opposition student demonstrators protested against what they perceive as bias by Venezuela's electoral council. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez burn a sign taken from opposition student protesters a few blocks from the electoral commission in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The opposition group was demanding the electoral council eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting and that it prevent the government from seizing television and radio airwaves at will to allow acting president Nicolas Maduro to promote his candidacy. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition student protester gestures after injuring his left eye during a march toward the electoral commission, as he sits on the ground against the wall of a kiosk covered by a pro-Hugo Chavez sign in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Student protesters marching to protest against what they perceive as bias by Venezuela's electoral council clashed on Thursday with supporters of the late President Hugo Chavez. Police attempted to separate the rival groups, but scuffles broke out, prompting security forces to fire tear gas canisters and shoot plastic bullets at the Chavistas. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition student protester carries and fellow protester after police launched tear gas during their march toward the electoral commission in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Student protesters marching to protest against what they perceive as bias by Venezuela's electoral council clashed on Thursday with supporters of the late President Hugo Chavez. Police attempted to separate the rival groups, but scuffles soon broke out, prompting security forces to fire tear gas canisters and shoot plastic bullets at the Chavistas. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez hold up a poster of him after they burned a banner that was grabbed from opposition student protesters who were demonstrating a few blocks from the electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The opposition group was demanding the electoral council eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting and that it prevent the government from seizing television and radio airwaves at will to allow acting president Nicolas Maduro to promote his candidacy. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition students shouts slogans against supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during a protest a few blocks from the electoral commission in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The students were asking that the commission eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting. They were also demanding the government not interfere in politics ahead of an April 14 vote to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez hold up a poster of him after they burned a banner that was grabbed from opposition student protesters who were demonstrating a few blocks from the electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The opposition group was demanding the electoral council eliminate requirements that voters have their fingerprints recorded before voting and that it prevent the government from seizing television and radio airwaves at will to allow acting president Nicolas Maduro to promote his candidacy. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition student protester gestures after injuring his left eye during a march toward the electoral commission, as he sits on the ground against the wall of a kiosk covered by a pro-Hugo Chavez sign in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Student protesters marching to protest against what they perceive as bias by Venezuela's electoral council clashed on Thursday with supporters of the late President Hugo Chavez. Police attempted to separate the rival groups, but scuffles broke out, prompting security forces to fire tear gas canisters and shoot plastic bullets at the Chavistas. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, left, argues with an anti-riot police officer who tries to block him from a group of opposition students protesting a few blocks from the electoral council in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Police in riot gear blocked off the avenue leading to the National Electoral Council in downtown Caracas where about 100 government supporters quickly gathered as opposition student demonstrators protested what they perceive as bias by Venezuela's electoral council. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14 to replace Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17388847-us-slams-outlandish-allegations-from-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17388847-us-slams-outlandish-allegations-from-venezuelausvenezuelaunited-statesstate-departmentsouth-americanhugo-chavezworld-newsltWed, 20 Mar 2013 18:06:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua speaks during a ceremony to honor two Venezuelan diplomats expelled from Washington after Venezuela kicked out two U.S. military attaches, for allegedly conspiring against its government, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. Jaua said Venezuela has cut off all diplomatic contact with the United States, saying Washington is meddling in its domestic affairs. Behind is a painting of independence hero Simon Bolivar. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17381127-venezuela-book-fair-offers-more-chavez-than-bookshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/20/17381127-venezuela-book-fair-offers-more-chavez-than-booksvenezuelafairhugo-chavezworld-newsltchavistabook-fairWed, 20 Mar 2013 07:03:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A man reads a book as he sits next to a stencil mural depicting Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez holding a bucket of red paint and a brush, that reads in Spanish "I'll be present in the fight," during the annual book fair in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Kiss marks left by supporters of Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez cover a photograph of him hanging on a wall near a book store during the annual book fair in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Chavez's coffin remains at the Caracas military museum since Friday, while authorities decide its final resting place. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Customers line up with books at the annual book fair where a photo of Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez hangs inside a book store in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361740-poll-shows-venez-govt-candidate-with-wide-marginhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361740-poll-shows-venez-govt-candidate-with-wide-marginvenezuelapollhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroMon, 18 Mar 2013 22:16:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gestures to people at the opening of the Ninth International Book Fair of Venezuela (Filven) which pays tribute to late President Hugo Chavez at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The picture at bottom left is of independence hero Simon Bolivar. Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died, after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327948-hugo-chavez-coffin-parades-past-venezuelas-illshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17327948-hugo-chavez-coffin-parades-past-venezuelas-illsvenezuelaproblemshugo-chavezworld-newsltFri, 15 Mar 2013 18:07:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman places an image of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar on an altar set up on a sidewalk in honor of late President Hugo Chavez, whose picture hangs on the curtain, along a street where a procession will pass tomorrow to transfer Chavez's body to a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time. Chavez's body has been lying in state at the military academy since March 6. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>The coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is carried from the military academy, at the start of a procession to the military museum, his final resting place, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro drives a military vehicle away from the military academy at a procession that will carry the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez to his final resting place, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as final resting place. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Bolivia's President Evo Morales rides along with Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro as Maduro in a military vehicle leading a procession carrying the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as final resting place. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A mural of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez holding his nation's flag covers a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, late Thursday, March 14, 2013. Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time. Chavez's body has been lying in state at the military academy since March 6. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Supporters make pictures with their mobile phones as the the hearse carrying the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez drives past in a procession in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez makes its way from the Fort Tiuna military academy to his final resting place at a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XFLL110 .- People react as the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is driven past in a procession from the military academy to the military museum, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as final resting place. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A bodyguard runs alongside the hearse carrying the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in a funeral procession in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is driven in a procession to the military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Bodyguards run alongside the hearse carrying the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in a procession in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez makes its way from the Fort Tiuna military academy to his final resting place at a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez makes its way from the Fort Tiuna military academy to his final resting place at a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Body guards runs next to the hearse carrying the coffin that contains the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in a second funeral procession, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Confetti falls around the hearse carrying the coffin that contains the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in a funeral procession, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred Friday from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is driven to the military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>The hearse with the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is driven in a procession to the military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Bodyguards run alongside the hearse carrying the coffin containing the remains of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in a procession in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Police stand guard as people watch the procession carrying the coffin of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez to the military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez cries outside the military academy where the leader's body had been lying in state, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body was transferred to the military museum, his final resting place. Venezuelans lined up to bid their last farewell to Hugo Chavez on Friday. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez cries outside the military museum where Chavez's body is being transferred to in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez's body is being transferred from the military academy where it has been lying in state to the military museum that will serve as his final resting place. Chavez was 58 when he died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by the Miraflores Press Office, soldiers who served with Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez carry his coffin inside the military museum, Chavez's final resting place, where a mural of Chavez covers a wall, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 15, 2013. Chavez, 58, died of an undisclosed type of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17320757-venezuelas-opposition-ground-down-by-chavistashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/15/17320757-venezuelas-opposition-ground-down-by-chavistasvenezuelaoppositionbatteredhugo-chavezworld-newsltFri, 15 Mar 2013 06:47:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds a copy of the constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Capriles registered his candidacy to replace late President Hugo Chavez in elections scheduled for April 14th. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gestures to people at the opening of the Ninth International Book Fair of Venezuela (Filven) which pays tribute to late President Hugo Chavez at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The picture at bottom left is of independence hero Simon Bolivar. Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died, after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A man rests next to a graffiti that reads in Spanish, "Is of the patriots," next to a stencil mural of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Hugo Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time. Chavez died on March 5. The decision to preserve his body permanently was announced two days later. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A woman places an image of Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar on an altar set up on a sidewalk in honor of late President Hugo Chavez, whose picture hangs on the curtain, along a street where a procession will pass tomorrow to transfer Chavez's body to a military museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time. Chavez's body has been lying in state at the military academy since March 6. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>A poster of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is displayed in front of an armored car outside the military academy where the body of Chavez lies in state, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 14, 2013. Venezuela's acting president said Wednesday that it is highly unlikely Hugo Chavez will be embalmed for permanent viewing because the decision to do so was made too late and the socialist leader's body was not properly prepared on time. Chavez died on March 5. The decision to preserve his body permanently was announced two days later. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An artist draws a chalk image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the military academy where his body is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The government announced on March 5 that Chavez had died, after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300662-venezuela-govt-chavez-will-not-be-embalmedhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300662-venezuela-govt-chavez-will-not-be-embalmedvenezuelachavezhugo-chavezworld-newsltWed, 13 Mar 2013 21:11:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this image released by the office of Mexico's Presidencia, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, holds a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword next to the flag-draped coffin of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico, Daniel Aguilar)</p><p>A supporter of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro leans against a tree under a poster of late President Hugo Chavez outside the national electoral council where Maduro registered his presidential candidacy in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro gather outside the national electoral council as he registers his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. The poster of Chavez reads in Spanish "Maduro, from my heart." Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the opening of the Ninth International Book Fair of Venezuela (Filven) which pays tribute to late President Hugo Chavez at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Maduro announced on March 5 that Chavez had died, after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300422-chavez-death-venezuelans-in-us-ready-for-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300422-chavez-death-venezuelans-in-us-ready-for-electionusnew-orleansvotinghugo-chavezus-newsvenezuelansramon-perezWed, 13 Mar 2013 20:42:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300173-quickquote-common-goalshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17300173-quickquote-common-goalseunew-orleansvaticanpopenamewatchroman-catholic-churchbarack-obamasouth-americahugo-chavezworld-newsus-newspeter-squaresaint-petersecretary-general-ban-ki-moonin-miamipatrick-churchold-san-juanpope-francishis-holiness-pope-francisantonia-velozpope-francis'saint-francis-xaviergregorio-alvarezafter-francisap-stacey-plaisanceWed, 13 Mar 2013 20:12:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>ADDS REFERENCE TO CHAVEZ'S SIGNATURE - Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up what he says was the government plan created by late President Hugo Chavez, titled "Homeland Program 2013-2019. Commander Hugo Chavez," with Chavez's signature, after registering his candidacy for president to replace late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Behind left stands Tibisay Lucena, president of the national electoral council. Presidential elections were announced to take place on April 14, after the death of Chavez on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi, from Argentina, gestures during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and AC Milan at Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>President Barack Obama, escorted by House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving, right, waves as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 13, 2013, for closed-door talks with House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republican Conference to discuss the budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p><p>Pope Francis speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio who chose the name of Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)</p><p>This Feb. 14, 2013 photo shows Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio leading a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Bergoglio, who took the name of Pope Francis, was elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, files)</p><p>People react after white smoke billowed from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel indicating that a new pope has been elected in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)</p><p>In this Dec. 12, 2008 photo, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, left, shakes hands with Buenos Aires' Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio in Lujan, Argentina. Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, was chosen as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/DyN)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis waves the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)</p><p>Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)</p><p>In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers his blessing to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who chose the name of Pope Francis, is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17279910-ahmadinejad-under-fire-for-hugging-chavezs-motherhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/12/17279910-ahmadinejad-under-fire-for-hugging-chavezs-motheriranahmadinejadhugo-chavezworld-newsmahmoud-ahmadinejadmlsenior-iranianTue, 12 Mar 2013 09:17:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE --In this Friday, March 8, 2013 file photo released by the Miraflores Press Office, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comforts Elena Frias next to the flag-draped coffin of her son, Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela. Senior Iranian clerics have criticized President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for consoling Hugo Chavez's mother with a hug — a physical contact considered a sin under the country's strict Islamic codes. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271491-viso-doesnt-think-chavez-death-will-hurt-fundinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17271491-viso-doesnt-think-chavez-death-will-hurt-fundingsportsdeathchavezhugo-chavezindycarvisoMon, 11 Mar 2013 18:11:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270234-us-expels-2-venezuelan-diplomatshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17270234-us-expels-2-venezuelan-diplomatsusvenezuelapoliticslatin-americanhugo-chavezMon, 11 Mar 2013 15:32:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17251031-presidential-candidates-spar-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/09/17251031-presidential-candidates-spar-in-venezuelavenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newslthenrique-caprilesSat, 9 Mar 2013 21:28:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17240742-venezuelas-opposition-leader-calls-maduro-a-liarhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17240742-venezuelas-opposition-leader-calls-maduro-a-liarvenezuelahugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-madurocaprilesFri, 8 Mar 2013 23:29:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds up a miniature copy of Venezuela's Constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds a miniature copy of Venezuela's Constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency. The government announced Thursday night that Maduro would be sworn in Friday night. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Opposition leader Henrique Capriles arrives for a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Capriles called Vice President Nicolas Maduro a bold-faced liar and accuses him of using Hugo Chavez's funeral to campaign for the presidency. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17237814-opposition-to-boycott-swearing-in-of-chavez-vphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/08/17237814-opposition-to-boycott-swearing-in-of-chavez-vpvenezuelaoppositionhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroFri, 8 Mar 2013 16:39:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17229159-maduro-leans-on-chavezs-charisma-for-popularityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17229159-maduro-leans-on-chavezs-charisma-for-popularityvenezuelahugo-chaveznational-assemblyworld-newsltmaduronicolas-madurovenezuela-supreme-courtFri, 8 Mar 2013 02:38:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to the crowd at the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is lying in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to people outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro stand upon their arrival to the Fort Tiuna military academy to visit the coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during his wake in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro speaks to people outside the military academy where the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez lies in state in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Maduro, Venezuela's acting president, said Chavez's remains will be put on permanent display at the Museum of the Revolution, close to the presidential palace where Chavez ruled for 14 years. A state funeral for Chavez attended by some 33 heads of government is scheduled to begin Friday morning. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. He was 58. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he arrives along with Foreign Minister Elias Jaua, right, for the funeral ceremony for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. With leaders from five continents on hand, Venezuela prepared for a day of distinctly different ceremonies, first the formal state funeral of Hugo Chavez, then the controversial swearing in of Maduro, his anointed interim successor, who the opposition charges has no constitutional right to the job. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro takes the presidential oath from National Assembly's President Disodado Cabello during a swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro raises his fist after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president by the President of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, right, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>The President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello, right, decorates Nicolas Maduro after swearing him in as Venezuela's acting president at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello embraces Nicolas Maduro after Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's president at a ceremony in the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated Vice President Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this image released by the office of Mexico's Presidencia, Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, holds a replica of Simon Bolivar's sword next to the flag-draped coffin of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez during the funeral ceremony at the military academy in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Chavez died on March 5 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico, Daniel Aguilar)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he dons the presidential sash after he was sworn in as Venezuela's president at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated Vice President Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Nicolas Maduro watch on a giant screen outside the National Assembly the ceremony in which he is sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Nicolas Maduro speaks as he leaves the National Assembly after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Nicolas Maduro cheers outside of the National Assembly after he was sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela's acting president, against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A girl holds Venezuelan flag as supporters of Nicolas Maduro stand outside of the National Assembly while he is being sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 8, 2013. Maduro was sworn in Friday against the objections of the political opposition who said the move violated the country's constitution. Late President Hugo Chavez designated vice-president Maduro as his successor before he died Tuesday of cancer. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p>