Columbia signs U.S. military base pact
BOGOTA In a private, low-key ceremony, the U.S. ambassador and three Colombian ministers today signed a pact to expand Washington s military s presence, a deal that Venezuela s Hugo Chavez has called a threat to the region s security. U.S. Ambassad...
 2.6K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 196.0 Obama is leading us into Marxism
Obama and progressive Democrats nationwide are proudly displaying their true colors. Obsessed with national and many statewide wins in last year s election these Democrats have been emboldened to push their rabidly Marxist agenda. As president, Obama...
2.5K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 142.0 Polls: Chavez's popularity slips
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Hugo Chavez s support has declined in the polls as many Venezuelans say they are fed up with 27 percent inflation, a stagnant economy, faulty public services and a government they see as incapable of doing much about it. T...
5.5K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 355.0 Hands off Honduras
Patrick Buchanan, Columnist Last Saturday, Honduran soldiers marched into the presidential palace, bundled up President Manuel Zelaya and put him on a plane for Costa Rica. The ouster had been ordered by the Supreme Court and approved by the Congress...
3.0K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 270.0 Coup leader: Zelaya won't return to office
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion - though a potential showdown was postponed today when the ousted president delayed plans to return. A ...
6.0K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 278.0 Ousted Honduran leader may face arrest on return
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras' ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The man who replaced him said today that Manuel Zelaya could be met with an arrest warrant. The militar...
7.2K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 314.0 Team USA struggling with injuries
MIAMI Team USA manager Davey Johnson was right to have reservations about playing Adam Dunn at first base. The desperation defensive deployment backfired Wednesday night in the World Baseball Classic when Dunn made a wild throw that led to four une...
5.0K - Mar. 19, 2009; scored 229.0 Chavez will continue fuel aid program to U.S. poor
CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez will keep donating heating oil for poor American families in a costly decision that suggests the Venezuelan leader wants to keep to his pledges and buttress his image in spite of falling oil prices. Vene...
4.0K - Jan. 8, 2009; scored 1000.0 Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and some embassy staff on Tuesday to protest Israel s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. The decision by President Hugo Chavez, a longtime critic of U.S. and Israe...
3.7K - Jan. 8, 2009; scored 921.0 Chavez orders halt to mall construction
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) President Hugo Chavez says he was heading through downtown Caracas when he was shocked by the sight of a huge, nearly finished shopping mall amid the high-rise offices and apartments. They had already built a monster there, ...
4.3K - Dec. 23, 2008; scored 342.0 Russian president visits Cold War ally Cuba
HAVANA (AP) Russia s president visited old Cold War ally Cuba on Thursday, spending hours with President Raul Castro on the final leg of a Latin America tour designed to increase Moscow s profile in a region long dominated by the United States. Dmi...
4.6K - Nov. 28, 2008; scored 338.0 | 
