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Cabrera a fan favorite in Venezuela

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

World Briefs: Venezuela turns over drug lord to Colombia

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Baseball talent flows like oil in Venezuela

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval, one of a record nine Venezuelans playing in this year’s World Series, hit three home runs in the Giants’ Game 1 win over the Detroit Tigers. (Associated Press)

Fall Classic offers a heavy dose of Venezuelan flair

By Jorge Rueda - Associated Press

Venezuela cheers for record 9 World Series players

By JORGE RUEDA and IAN JAMES - Associated Press

Illustration Chavez Candle by John Camejo for The Washington Times

NORIEGA: Chavez victory may be short-lived

By Roger F. Noriega

New computer virus targets Venezuelans after vote

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez arrives at a polling station Sunday in Caracas to vote in what polls suggested would be a tight race in his pursuit of a fourth term against Henrique Capriles Radonski. Election officials said they will release numbers only after they detect an “irreversible tendency.” (Associated Press)

Hugo Chavez wins re-election, electoral council says

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, accompanied by his daughter, Rosa Virginia (left), gestures to supporters Oct. 7, 2012, as he leaves the polling station after voting in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela. Chavez is running for re-election against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (Associated Press)

Chavez wins re-election, electoral council says

By Frank Bajak and Ian James - Associated Press

Briefly: Thousands protest against Haitian government

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A man and his daughter pose Sept. 1, 2012, with a poster that reads in Spanish, "I'm a socialist and will vote for Capriles," at a campaign rally in Miranda, Venezuela. A segment of President Hugo Chavez supporters have been turning away from the president and considering opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles. (Associated Press)

Some Venezuelans abandon Chavez ahead of vote

By Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Illustration by Donna Grethen

WEST: Iran is a threat in Latin America

By Rep. Allen B. West

A family walks on a street as flames rise in the distance from an explosion at the Amuay refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela. Residents near the country’s biggest oil refinery said they smelled a strong odor of sulfur hours before a gas leak led to an explosion on Saturday. The fire was still burning on Sunday (below). The blast damaged 209 homes and 11 businesses. (Associated Press)

39 killed near Venezuela oil refinery

By Jorge Rueda and Ian James - The Washington Times

Firefighters and rescue teams work at the Amuay oil refinery after an explosion in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Diario EL Amanecer)

Refinery blast kills 39 in Venezuela, dozens hurt

By Ian James and Jorge Rueda - Associated Press

Illustration by Garrincha

NORIEGA: Hugo Chavez: An uncounted enemy

By Roger F. Noriega

Residents wait on the roof of a flooded building in Anju City, South Phyongan province, North Korea on Monday. Officials said 1,000 houses and buildings were destroyed and 5,683 acres of farmland were completely submerged in the city. (Associated Press)

World Briefs: 4 sentenced to death in bank fraud case

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration Chavez's Threat by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

CARDENAS: South of the border, Chavez means war

By Jose Cardenas

Illustration Obama and Chavez by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GORDON: Five signs Obama is losing Latin America

By J.D. Gordon

Illustration: Iranian missiles by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times.

HUMIRE: Iranian weapons on America’s doorstep

By Joseph M. Humire - The Washington Times

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (center) acknowledges the crowd from atop a truck upon his arrival at the elections commission offices in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, June 11, 2012, to formalize his re-election bid. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s Chavez makes energetic start in re-election bid

By Christopher Toothaker - Associated Press