Here's how to win the hearts and minds of voters, Hugo Chavez style: Disqualify the candidates you don't like. Boost spending on social programs. Promise laborers a six-hour workday. Call campaign workers in the middle of the night—on live ...

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Andres Alonso is busy fixing Baltimore schools. Don't expect him to prop up the city's ailing real estate market, too, even though he just bought a house in Fells Point. "I don't think I paid top dollar for it," the schools chief said. "I took full ...

Raul Castro's first official trip abroad since assuming Cuba's presidency will be to Venezuela. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he received a letter from Castro two days ago and will announce the date of the Cuban leader's visit soon. Chavez ...

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Speculation is swirling around more than a dozen Democrats and Republicans who could succeed Sen. John Kerry if he joins the Obama administration as secretary of state in January. Here's a look at some of the possible candidates: Coakley became the ...

CARACAS - President Hugo Chávez is threatening to imprison a popular opposition leader, roll tanks into the streets, and use force to defend the results of Sunday's state and local elections. The vote is an important test of Chávez's support a year ...