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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro signals the date of a failed coup led by late President Hugo Chavez during a parade marking its anniversary in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

EDITORIAL: Venezuela waiting for Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

There is currently a shortage of eggs throughout Venezuela, with people waiting in line for at least an hour to buy them. The IMF said inflation would more than double in the economically struggling South American country in 2016. (Associated Press)

Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela threatened by plunging economy

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro flashes a victory sign before voting during congressional elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela vote may doom lucrative Russian arms deals

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Venezuelan opposition leaders celebrated in Caracas early Monday after winning control of the National Assembly by a landslide, delivering a major setback to the ruling party and altering the balance of power after 17 years of socialist rule. (Associated Press)

Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela election loss shakes socialist Latin America governments

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - I this March 17, 2015, file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro listens to the playing of national hymns as he welcomes regional leaders to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela. On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2015, Maduro repeated a promise to shave off his trademark moustache if his government doesn’t meet a year-end goal of handing over its 1 millionth public housing unit to a family. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuela says U.S. intelligence plane violated airspace

By RICARDO NUNES - Associated Press

Voters in Argentina defied the polls last month and refused to rubber-stamp longtime leftist President Cristina Fernandez's handpicked candidate, instead forcing Daniel Scioli into a runoff. (Associated Press)

South America’s leftist governments losing grip on power after years of dominance

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Daniel Scioli, who has been Argentina's vice president and the governor of Buenos Aires province, recently finished first in the open primaries, and will face a run-off election on Oct. 25. Cristina Fernandez is barred from seeking a third consecutive term. (Associated Press)

Argentina election: Kirchners’ legacy at risk as heir Daniel Scioli is forced into runoff

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro dances with first lady Cilia Flores during a rally to support the closing of the Colombian border, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. President Maduro announced that he would extend the week-old partial closure of the border with Colombia to more cities and send additional troops to the area, doubling down on a policy has drawn rebuke by Colombian leaders. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

Nicolas Maduro, Leopoldo Lopez in tough battle as Venezuela prepares to vote

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times

Supporters of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez cry as they listen to Lopez's guilty verdict in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Lopez has been found guilty of inciting violence for his role as leader of a sometimes bloody protest movement in 2014, and was sentenced to almost 14 years in prison. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Harsh sentence for protest leader a gamble for Venezuela

By HANNAH DREIER - Associated Press

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, hit Venezuela's "flawed economic policies and political system," just as the U.S. is seeking to repair ties. (Associated Press)

Bob Corker slams Venezuela as U.S. seeks better ties

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Shoppers queue outside of a supermarket in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, in this Jan. 8, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Businesses quietly switch to dollar in socialist Venezuela

By Hannah Dreier - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, San Cristobal's Mayor Patricia Gutierrez wears a rosary and a T-shirt with an image of her jailed husband Daniel Ceballos with a hashtag that reads in Spanish &quot;Free Ceballos&quot; at a protest in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Ceballos phoned his mother before dawn on Saturday, May 23, 2015 to say he'd been moved to a prison in San Juan de los Morros, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, San Cristobal's Mayor Patricia Gutierrez wears a rosary and a T-shirt with an image of her jailed husband Daniel Ceballos with a hashtag that reads in Spanish &quot;Free Ceballos&quot; at a protest in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Ceballos phoned his mother before dawn on Saturday, May 23, 2015 to say he'd been moved to a prison in San Juan de los Morros, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Venezuela's socialist government Tuesday confirmed the economy fell into a deep recession this year but blamed the slump on opponents trying to sabotage activity in the oil-rich nation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) **FILE**

Long in charge, leftist leaders struggle across South America

By Nathaniel Madden - The Washington Times

Venezuela unrest illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JOHN THOMSON: In Venezuela, crumbling economy, weak opposition

By John R. Thomson

Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, shakes hands with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in front of the press after arriving to Miraflores presidential palace for an emergency ALBA meeting in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The Venezuelan-led ALBA bloc of leftist regional governments is expected to express support for Venezuela's position that its sovereignty is being violated by U.S. attempts to destabilize the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Lawmakers warn of links between Cuba, Iran, Venezuela

By Jonathan Soch - The Washington Times

Illustration on political and economic success in Chile by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICHARD RAHN: Chile thrives under limited government

By Richard W. Rahn

Sending a message: Venezuelans rallied for their government Thursday as President Nicolas Maduro responded to U.S. sanctions by asking legislators to expand his powers in the name of fighting imperialism. (Associated Press)

Obama clash with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro backfires as Latin Americans unite against U.S.

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, center, waves a national flag during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas in dueling demonstrations on Saturday, with one group calling attention to a crackdown on opponents of the government and another showing support for the embattled socialist administration. At left is Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Obama orders sanctions on Venezuelan officials

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times