Saul Cabrera

Chavez Using Breathing Tube as Venezuela Publishes Photos

Venezuela’s government showed the first photos of President Hugo Chavez in more than two months, as pressure builds to obtain more information about the leader’s battle with cancer in a Cuban hospital.

Chavez, Rival Tied Ahead of Venezuela Election, Poll Shows

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is locked in a statistical tie with his rival Henrique Capriles Radonski seven months before presidential elections, according to a poll by Consultores 21.

Chavez Rivals Use Primary to Gain Advantage in Venezuela Vote

Opponents of Hugo Chavez, after years of infighting and political setbacks, are banking on a fresh strategy to break the Venezuelan president’s 13-year grip on power: staging the nation’s first-ever presidential primary.

Chavez Foes Ask Venezuela Poor to `Cheat' on President in Legislative Vote

Antonio Ecarri, an opponent of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seeking a seat in the National Assembly, says he wouldn’t have campaigned in western Caracas five years ago for fear of being pelted by stones.

Chavez Trails Rival for First Time in Consultores 21 Poll

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez trailed opponent Henrique Capriles Radonski for the first time in a Consultores 21 poll ahead of elections in October.

Chavez Cites Nietzsche to Revive Superman Image as He Recovers From Cancer

President Hugo Chavez greeted Venezuelans in a video this month reading from Friedrich Nietzsche on the attributes of a superman. The days when Chavez played that role himself with six-hour speeches and midnight meetings are gone for now, a casualty of cancer.

Refinery Blast Casts Shadow Over Hugo Chavez’s Re-election Bid

An explosion at Venezuela’s largest refinery that killed at least 48 people and injured dozens on Aug. 25 is threatening to cast a shadow over President Hugo Chavez’s re-election bid.

Chavez Turns to Generals to Defend Revolution Amid Illness

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who began his climb to power in a failed revolt two decades ago, is returning to his military roots and promoting fellow coup plotters to top posts to ensure the survival of his revolution.

Chavez Said to Lead Capriles by 13 Points in Venezuelan Poll

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is leading his opponent Henrique Capriles Radonski by 13 percentage points in a poll measuring support for the socialist leader’s re-election bid nearly six months before the vote, according to two people who have seen the unpublished poll by Datanalisis.

Venezuela Awaits Chavez Fate in Vote After Historic Turnout

Venezuelans awaited the fate of President Hugo Chavez and his self-proclaimed socialist revolution after historic turnout in the election against younger rival Henrique Capriles Radonski.

"The fact that he's prostrate and not even sitting up, yet alone standing, shows that he remains severely limited physically."

- Saul Cabrera on Feb 15, 2013

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