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In rampant crime, political danger for Hugo Chávez

 

For the first time in years, Venezuela's political opposition is poised to break President Hugo Chávez's nearly complete hold on local and state offices. Crime is one reason why.
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  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, gives Pope Francis a statuette of Venezuela's Jose' Gregorio Hernandez, a popular figure amongst Venezuelans whom Maduro expressed hope for his canonization on the occasion of their private audience at the Vatican, Monday, June 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Andreas Solaro, pool)

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    Amid woes at home, Maduro meets with Pope Francis

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Pope Francis swept away years of tension between the administration and the Roman Catholic Church on Monday during what Maduro called an “extraordinary” meeting.

  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, gives Pope Francis a statuette of Venezuela's Jose' Gregorio Hernandez, a popular figure amongst Venezuelans whom Maduro expressed hope for his canonization on the occasion of their private audience at the Vatican, Monday, June 17, 2013.

    Venezuelan president seeks canonization for doctor

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked Pope Francis to canonize a doctor who tended to the poor in Caracas and is considered a saint already by many Venezuelans.

  • Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by far left-wing activists holding a photo of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as he arrives to make a press statement, in Rome, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Maduro is scheduled to meet Pope Francis Monday, June 17, during a private audience at the Vatican.

    Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence

    Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said Sunday.

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