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Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela and Guaido Is Struggling to Get It

Monday, March 4, 2019 at 7:15 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Maduro Holds onto Power in Venezuela Venezuela is reeling under President Maduro’s leadership. He’s ruling more like an autocratic tyrant than a socialist revolutionary. Venezuela’s interim president, Juan Guaido, has announced his intention of returning to his homeland [today] from Ecuador, a move that would likely result in his arrest by Venezuelan authorities. … Last… Read more.

What the FARC! Colombians Reject Landmark Peace Deal

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 12:49 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In a stunning blow to this country’s hard-fought peace deal with FARC guerrillas, Colombians on Sunday rejected the pact that held out the hope of ending a half-century-long conflict… Even as the deal seemed badly wounded, both [President Juan Manuel Santos] and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, said they hoped to pull… Read more.