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Chavez opponents to challenge Venezuela ruling
Venezuela's opposition plans to present a case before a regional human rights court to challenge a Supreme Court decision that allowed the indefinite postponement of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration. - 7:45 PM  ET Rights groups condemn crackdown on Venezuela TVRights groups are condemning an order by Venezuela's broadcast agency for a television channel to stop showing clips that question the legality of postponing President Hugo Chavez's inauguration. In Venezuela, humor not stymied by Chavez's crisisThe monthlong absence of ailing President Hugo Chavez has elicited prayers, an emotional street rally and heated political debate. Amid the tense wait for news from Chavez's hospital in Cuba, Venezuelans are also turning to one of their most prized national attributes: a biting, irreverent sense of humor. Venezuela's VP in Havana to see Chavez, familyVenezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition. 
In Venezuela, humor not stymied by Chavez's crisisThe monthlong absence of ailing President Hugo Chavez has elicited prayers, an emotional street rally and political debate. Amid the tense wait for news from Chavez's hospital in Cuba, Venezuelans are also turning to one of their most prized national attributes: a biting, irreverent sense of humor. Venezuela
In Venezuela, Chávez’s six-year term starts without ChávezVenezuela held a massive rally to mark the beginning of President Hugo Chávez’s new six year term. But the ailing leader, who’s recovering from cancer surgery in Cuba, was absent. 
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The public weighs in on Venezuela inaugurationThe Public Insight Network, an online community of people who have agreed to share their opinions with The Miami Herald, was asked about the situation in Venezuela. Here’s what some said. You can join the network by going to MiamiHerald.com/Insight. Venezuela VP heading to Cuba see Chavez, familyVenezuela's vice president was heading to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition. 
Italians join Venezuela's search for missing planeItaly has sent experts to help Venezuelan authorities search for a plane that disappeared carrying the CEO of Italian fashion firm Missoni. 
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Venezuela’s Chávez starts new term, but VP Maduro holds reinsAs Chávez begins a new six-year term in absentia, the spotlight falls on his vice president — a former union organizer and foreign minister who has close ties to Cuba and an exotic spiritual past. 
Anti-Chavez TV channel faces forthcoming sanctionOfficials from Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency have notified the local Globovision television channel of a forthcoming sanction. Heated constitutional debate in VenezuelaVenezuela's congress has voted to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez, which was scheduled for Thursday, to let him recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Critics say that violates the country's constitution. The issues at a glance: Search continues for missing plane off VenezuelaThe owner of a plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of the Missoni fashion firm said that his company hadn't yet received its certification as a small airline but that the plane met all safety requirements. 
Venezuela holds symbolic inauguration for ChavezNothing shows the extent of Hugo Chavez's grip on power quite as clearly as his absence from his own inauguration Thursday. 
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Chávez will miss inauguration amid heightened tensionsVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez will not be at his inauguration Thursday, as tensions heighten between the government and opposition. Venezuela court: Chavez swearing-in can be delayedVenezuela's Supreme Court chief said Wednesday that the upcoming inauguration of President Hugo Chavez can legally be postponed, siding with the government in a heated dispute with the opposition while the ailing leader struggles with complications a month after cancer surgery in Cuba. 
Italian experts to help Venezuela in plane searchItaly is sending a specialized team to Venezuela to help search for a small plane that disappeared last week off a string of Caribbean islands while carrying the CEO of the Italian fashion firm Missoni. 
Venezuela opposition leader: Court should ruleVenezuela's opposition leader said Tuesday that the Supreme Court should rule in a dispute between the opposition and President Hugo Chavez's government over whether the ailing leader's inauguration can legally be postponed. 
VP: Ailing Chavez is Venezuela’s president even if he misses inaugurationAs Hugo Chávez continues to recuperate in Cuba, the country’s vice president says Thursday’s inauguration in Venezuela is a mere formality. 
Venezuela looks for missing plane with Missoni CEOThe search for a missing plane carrying Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and five other people has entered its third straight day on Sunday with no signs of the aircraft. 
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Chavez opponents to challenge Venezuela ruling
Venezuela's opposition plans to present a case before a regional human rights court to challenge a Supreme Court decision that allowed the indefinite postponement of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration. - 7:45 PM  ET Rights groups condemn crackdown on Venezuela TVRights groups are condemning an order by Venezuela's broadcast agency for a television channel to stop showing clips that question the legality of postponing President Hugo Chavez's inauguration. In Venezuela, humor not stymied by Chavez's crisisThe monthlong absence of ailing President Hugo Chavez has elicited prayers, an emotional street rally and heated political debate. Amid the tense wait for news from Chavez's hospital in Cuba, Venezuelans are also turning to one of their most prized national attributes: a biting, irreverent sense of humor. Venezuela's VP in Havana to see Chavez, familyVenezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition. 
In Venezuela, humor not stymied by Chavez's crisisThe monthlong absence of ailing President Hugo Chavez has elicited prayers, an emotional street rally and political debate. Amid the tense wait for news from Chavez's hospital in Cuba, Venezuelans are also turning to one of their most prized national attributes: a biting, irreverent sense of humor. Venezuela
In Venezuela, Chávez’s six-year term starts without ChávezVenezuela held a massive rally to mark the beginning of President Hugo Chávez’s new six year term. But the ailing leader, who’s recovering from cancer surgery in Cuba, was absent. 
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The public weighs in on Venezuela inaugurationThe Public Insight Network, an online community of people who have agreed to share their opinions with The Miami Herald, was asked about the situation in Venezuela. Here’s what some said. You can join the network by going to MiamiHerald.com/Insight. Venezuela VP heading to Cuba see Chavez, familyVenezuela's vice president was heading to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition. 
Italians join Venezuela's search for missing planeItaly has sent experts to help Venezuelan authorities search for a plane that disappeared carrying the CEO of Italian fashion firm Missoni. 
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Venezuela’s Chávez starts new term, but VP Maduro holds reinsAs Chávez begins a new six-year term in absentia, the spotlight falls on his vice president — a former union organizer and foreign minister who has close ties to Cuba and an exotic spiritual past. 
Anti-Chavez TV channel faces forthcoming sanctionOfficials from Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency have notified the local Globovision television channel of a forthcoming sanction. Heated constitutional debate in VenezuelaVenezuela's congress has voted to postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez, which was scheduled for Thursday, to let him recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Critics say that violates the country's constitution. The issues at a glance: Search continues for missing plane off VenezuelaThe owner of a plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of the Missoni fashion firm said that his company hadn't yet received its certification as a small airline but that the plane met all safety requirements. 
Venezuela holds symbolic inauguration for ChavezNothing shows the extent of Hugo Chavez's grip on power quite as clearly as his absence from his own inauguration Thursday. 
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Chávez will miss inauguration amid heightened tensionsVenezuelan President Hugo Chávez will not be at his inauguration Thursday, as tensions heighten between the government and opposition. Venezuela court: Chavez swearing-in can be delayedVenezuela's Supreme Court chief said Wednesday that the upcoming inauguration of President Hugo Chavez can legally be postponed, siding with the government in a heated dispute with the opposition while the ailing leader struggles with complications a month after cancer surgery in Cuba. 
Italian experts to help Venezuela in plane searchItaly is sending a specialized team to Venezuela to help search for a small plane that disappeared last week off a string of Caribbean islands while carrying the CEO of the Italian fashion firm Missoni. 
Venezuela opposition leader: Court should ruleVenezuela's opposition leader said Tuesday that the Supreme Court should rule in a dispute between the opposition and President Hugo Chavez's government over whether the ailing leader's inauguration can legally be postponed. 
VP: Ailing Chavez is Venezuela’s president even if he misses inaugurationAs Hugo Chávez continues to recuperate in Cuba, the country’s vice president says Thursday’s inauguration in Venezuela is a mere formality. 
Venezuela looks for missing plane with Missoni CEOThe search for a missing plane carrying Italian fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and five other people has entered its third straight day on Sunday with no signs of the aircraft. 
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/venezuela/#storylink=cpy