"Let me preface this denial by saying something unambiguously false"
So, amid the most recent stream of rumors about Chávez’s health, I was glad to see the government asked some actual medical professionals to give us an official...
Politics
Why Chávez Will Win
So, writing in a Bank of America Merrill Lynch newsletter, Francisco Rodríguez is straightforward about it: All opinion surveys show Chávez’s popularity increasing over the past few months....
Aung San Suu López?
More and more, it looks like the government’s gambit in disqualifying-but-not-quite-disqualifying Leopoldo López isn’t going to pan out. As you’ll recall, in a genuinely weird decision the other...
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In the wake of news about the Supreme Tribunal’s bizarre decision saying Leopoldo López is allowed to run for president, but is not allowed to execute the office...
The chatty doctor
I had never heard the name Salvador Navarrete before. A Venezuelan doctor, I now learn. Navarrete was all over the news yesterday. In a wide-ranging interview (in Spanish), Dr....
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The Cuban flag proudly waves next to the Venezuelan tricolor inside a Venezuelan military compound. HT: Memo Arocha, photo courtesy of El Carabobeño. PS: Busy today with work,...
Did he deliver? (Updated)
I’ve been out all day, so I missed Henrique Capriles’ speech. I can’t find a complete transcript, and I haven’t seen the video, so your thoughts are appreciated....
A few tips for the front runner
Tomorrow, Miranda Governor Henrique Capriles will officially launch his campaign for the opposition’s Presidential nomination. Flimsy phone-polls and chutzpah-filled, self-proclaimed surge claims notwithstanding, he continues to be the...
EFE suckered. Again.
We should be clear: a growing economy and an entirely predictable cancer-sympathy spike have given Chávez’s popularity a real bump in the polls. But Spanish news agency EFE’s decision...
OAP's exercise in legacy sullying comes to an end
So, one down. Oswaldo Álvarez Paz has put an end to his behind-the-ambulance primary run. That’s as good a time as any to update our Oppo Field guide.
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