http://www.newstin.com/us/HUGO_CHAVEZ Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76318942 By Associated Press Friday, September 5, 2008 - Added 11m ago MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua today became the first country other than Russia to formally recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, giving... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:22:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76318942 2008-09-05T19:22:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76326410 Darren Decker/Miss Universe Organization via Getty ImagesIf no one in Venezuela noticed that the Olympics were over, it was because there is yet a bigger, more strategic game to be won. Care to guess? A soccer match? A... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:05:11 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76326410 2008-09-05T22:05:11Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76326639 Here's a shocking display of honesty from the conservative blog Powerline :We conservatives have had a good time ridiculing the Obama phenomenon, especially its messianic feel -- the willingness of its adherents to pour so... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:14:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76326639 2008-09-05T23:14:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76315880 Bolivia's leftist president says he's moving the country's lone Middle Eastern embassy to Iran as he builds increasingly warm ties with one of Washington's least-favorite countries. Until now, Bolivia had the embassy in... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:50:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76315880 2008-09-05T17:50:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76295144 Posted to the web 5 September 2008 Johannesburg THE government's preoccupation with security of supply, in electricity and energy, was always going to trigger the interest of energy rich countries. This year alone SA has... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:15:07 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76295144 2008-09-05T11:15:07Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301840 Caracas, Sept 04. ABN.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, assured that the National Electric Power Corporation is working on short term projects that will allow security of power... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:31:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301840 2008-09-05T13:31:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301843 The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, said this Thursday that the Bolivarian Government assumes the responsibility of the recent power failure, but it guarantees full operation of the... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:31:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76301843 2008-09-05T13:31:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76311704 There is something disturbing about Donald Rumsfeld. Despite all the execrable decisions that he has taken in his life and the disasters he has caused, he is by no means an idiot. At times he makes a lot of sense. I have... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:24:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76311704 2008-09-05T15:24:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76263915 Venezuela to takeover fuel distribution : Lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez gave final approval on Thursday to a bill allowing the Venezuelan government to seize total control of the nation's fuel distribution.... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:59:30 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76263915 2008-09-04T23:59:30Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76268132 Washingtonians are slowly drifting back into town this week, chatting about where they went for a break from the elite East Coast establishment. Many just vacation at nearby beaches -- Ocean City, Duck etc. Others get a... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:14:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76268132 2008-09-05T02:14:23Z