By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 June 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedyns...
By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2007 Two days after forcing a private Venezuelan television station off the air, President Hugo Chavez has threatened to crack down on another non-governmental TV broadcaster. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Wash...
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 February 2007 In late January, Venezuela's national assembly voted to allow President Hugo Chavez to rule by decree for an 18-month period. Since then, Mr. Chavez has moved quickly to nationalize the country's electri...
By David Gollust State Department 07 February 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the policies of Venezuela's populist leader Hugo Chavez are destroying the South American country. In congressional testimony, Rice said the o...
By Michael Bowman Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Chavez Mantle report For nearly 50 years, Cuban President Fidel Castro has been Latin America's best-known leftist revolutionary. Who will wear the revolutionary mantle in the post-Castro era? M...
By David Gollust Washington 09 January 2007 The U.S. State Department Tuesday expressed skepticism about the industrial Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez laughs at the swearing ceremony of new ministers in Caracas, 8 Jan 2007 nationalization plans o...
By Michael Bowman Caracas 03 December 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is seeking another six-year term, as Venezuelans line up to vote at a polling station in Caracas, 3 Dec 2006 voters go to the polls in one of Latin America's most closely wa...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 31 July 2006 Vietnamese PM Nguyen Tan Dung, right, talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 31, 2006 The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, is in the Vietnamese capital, seeking support in his ca...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Cesar Chavez Organized the First Successful Farm Workers Union in America By Robert Brumfield Broadcast: Sunday, September 04, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO...
by Robert Brumfield Broadcast: July 27, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of t...