Hillary Clinton Chats it Up with Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez Video Report

Clinton Chats With Chavez at Brazil Inauguration
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat at the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. The encounter Saturday came only three days after the United States revoked the visa of Venezuela's ambassador in Washington, in reprisal for Chavez's rejection of the US president's appointed ambassador to Caracas. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessi...

Right Wing Fodder: Hillary Clinton And Hugo Chavez Shake Hands And Smile
The inauguration of Brazil’s first female president Dilma Rousseff was the sort of international diplomatic event that drew foreign dignitaries and world leaders alike, creating what some may see as inopportune photo opportunities like the image above. Yes, that’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sharing a felicitous handshake with Venezuelan President (and right-wing bogey man) Hugo Chavez . “We greeted each other,” Chavez told reporters at Brasilia’s airport acc...

Hillary Chats with Chavez
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen having a brief, friendly chat Saturday at the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at ...

Hillary bumps into Hugo Chavez in Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his informal encounter with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brazil was a pleasant one. Chavez and Clinton shook hands and exchanged pleasantries while both were in Brasilia for the inauguration of Brazil's new president. ""We greeted each other," Chavez told reporters at Brasilia's airport. "She had a very spontaneous smile and I greeted her with the same effusiveness." The BBC said Sunday the exchange was in shar...

Hugo Chavez, Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each other’s capitals. The handshake came as leaders were milling about at the inauguration of new Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. It was unclear what Chavez and Clinton discussed. Chavez later described the interaction as a p...

Handshakes for Peace
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, second left, shakes hands with Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, right, next to Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, left, and Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera during the inauguration ceremony of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff. Watch out Bill; you might have some competition. A handshake encounter between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has occurred at the inauguration of Braz...

Todays podcast: Hillary and Hugo, BFFs
Today’s Podcast at 11AM Eastern will be on that warm, 5-minute long handshake between Hillary Clinton and Hugo Chavez at the Dilma Rousseff inauguration in Brazil. You can listen live, or to the archived Podcast at your convenience, here. Tags: Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Fausta's blog, Larry Palmer ...

Hugo Chavez's bipolar currency logic
Economy Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced late on January 8 the implementation of a new Exchange Rate that includes two official prices for The Dollar. The first Exchange Rate will be VEB 2.60 per dollar (previously at VEB 2.15), and the so-called "oil dollar" at VEB 4.30. The ruler also reported that the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), jointly with the Executive Office would step in the foreign exchange market to prevent speculative foreign exchange operations. The two official...

Poverty tops agenda for Brazil's new president
First lady ... Dilma Rousseff is sworn in. Photo: AP Sao Paulo: Accepting the green and yellow mantle of power from her immensely popular mentor, Dilma Rousseff was sworn in as Brazil's first female president and faced two immediate tasks: keeping the booming economy on track and fleshing out Brazil's developing role on the world stage. Ms Rousseff succeeded Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who left office with an 87 per cent Approval Rating. She hopes to maintain the economic momentum that was centra...

Is Chavez Going Down the Tubes: Last Chance for Venezuela's Revolution?
BuzzFlash and Truthout offer an ongoing special focus on South and Central America and provide a variety of progressive viewpoints on the economic, sociological and political changes in the area.  This is one of them. The pulse of the revolution grows faint. Extreme measures are needed, since the extremely poor living conditions of most Venezuelans demand it. They are tired of the government taking half actions. Tired of the same super-rich oligarchy dominating The Economy, which creates th...

Last Chance for Venezuelas Revolution?
The pulse of the revolution grows faint. Extreme measures are needed, since the extremely poor living conditions of most Venezuelans demand it. They are tired of the government taking half actions. Tired of the same super-rich oligarchy dominating The Economy, which creates the horrendous inequality that overshadows Venezuelan society. If the revolution is not quickly pushed to the left, it will be strangled by the right. For all the positive things Chavez has accomplished as President, he is in...

Hugo Chavez Takes Over the Federal Reserve
Time was when countries believed in strong currencies — strength measured not in the Rhetoric of bearded wise men but of bank vaults flush with gold coin. Venezuelan tyrant Hugo Chavez recently announced that he would be devaluing his currency on New Year’s day.  As the Wall Street Journal reported: News of the devaluation came just after the Central Bank said the Venezuelan economy contracted 1.9% in 2010, the second consecutive year of declining output in the oil-rich nation after a...

Hugo Chavez and Hillary Clinton Shake Hands, Chat at Inauguration of New Brazilian President
All smiles... Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez shakes hands with US Secretary Hillary Clinton next to Colombian President Manuel Santos and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, during the inauguration of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (AP Photo) foxnews.com Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each othe...

Pantsuit Makes Nice With hugo Chavez (video)
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Former Marxist guerrilla sworn in as president of Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil — Accepting the green and yellow mantle of power from her immensely popular mentor, former Marxist guerrilla Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday as Brazil’s first female president and faced two immediate tasks: keeping the booming economy on track and fleshing out Brazil’s developing role on the world stage. Rousseff succeeded Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who left Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia with an 87 percent Approval Rating, the highest in recen...

Pant Suits and Hugo Chavez Have a Friendly Chat
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Chavez, Clinton chat amid tension
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have shaken hands in an apparently amicable encounter at a time of tension between the two countries. They chatted and smiled at the inauguration of Brazil's new president. Last week, Venezuela refused to accept the nomination of the new US ambassador to Caracas because of comments he made against the country. Washington then revoked the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador to the US. Mr Chavez later described ...

Chavez, Clinton Shake Hands, Chat Amid Tensions
Jan. 1, 2011: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during the swearing-in ceremony of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff Caracas, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each other's capitals. The handshake came as leaders were milling a...

Hillary to Chavez: Yo Soy Communista Tambien
Look! Look! Hillary got to shake Dear Leader Chavez's hand! Happy to greet you! Happy to know all about you! Happy to be a Communist like you! You have a friend in me, Hugo! I DENOUNCE Hugo Chavez! The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. They come to be accepted by degrees, by precedent, by implication, by erosion, by default, by dint of constant pressure on one side and constant retreat on the other - until the day when they are suddenly declared to be the co...

Dilma Rousseff Inauguration Speech: Brazil's First Female President Addresses Congress In Brasilia (FULL TEXT)
Brazil's neediest citizens appear to have a champion in freshly inaugurated President Dilma Rousseff. And for those imprisoned in favelas by the shackles of economics, it may be a promising sign that Rousseff herself has traveled on a remarkable road to freedom -- "from Torture in a Dictatorship-era jail cell to the helm of Latin America's largest nation." The country's first female president gave her first official Speech to Brazil's Congress on New Year's Day, calling on her people to help h...

US considering seeking new envoy to Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama Administration says it may nominate a new ambassador to Venezuela after its previous choice was rejected by the government of President Hugo Chavez. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. believes it is important to have an ambassador in Caracas in order to manage relations, which have been strained by Chavez’s condemnations of the U.S. and by U.S. criticisms that Democracy is deteriorating in Venezuela. Crowley said Monday the administratio...

Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
Source: Associated Pres Caracas, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuela are starting the year without ambassadors in Caracas and Washington due to an intensifying diplomatic dispute that is likely to persist and boost President Hugo Chavez's long-standing antagonism. Both sides have shown firmly entrenched stances and no willingness to Compromise in the past week as the U.S. government revoked the Venezuelan ambassador's visa in response to Chavez's refusal to accept the chosen U.S. en...

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MyWay: Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow Jan 1, 2:32 PM (ET) By IAN JAMES Caracas, Venezuela (AP) - The United States and Venezuela are starting the year without ambassadors in Caracas and Washington due to an intensifying diplomatic dispute that is likely to persist and boost President Hugo Chavez's long-standing antagonism. Both sides have shown firmly entrenched stances and no willingness to Compromise in the past week as the U.S. government revoked the Venezuelan ambassador's...

Without ambassadors, US-Venezuela tensions grow
CARACAS, Venezuela - The United States and Venezuela are starting the year without ambassadors in Caracas and Washington due to an intensifying diplomatic dispute that is likely to persist and boost President Hugo Chavez's long-standing antagonism. Both sides have shown firmly entrenched stances and no willingness to Compromise in the past week as the U.S. government revoked the Venezuelan ambassador's visa in response to Chavez's refusal to accept the chosen U.S. Envoy. "They thought we w...

Chavez defends economic measures in Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday defended his economic measures against criticism by opponents who say a Tax Increase and a devaluation will hurt the poor. Writing in his weekly column, Chavez accused opponents of lying about his government's economic policies to "generate confusion." His government last week announced it was eliminating a two-tiered Exchange Rate and going back to a single, government-set rate. With that decision, the country moved to a single official rate of 4.6 bol...