Word: revolutionize
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Most residents of La Silsa hope Chávez is right. Like other poor Venezuelans, they're grateful for the poverty-reduction programs and medical clinics Chávez has lavished on barrios like theirs. The potable water, power lines, subsidized grocery stores, community councils that give average people more...
People close to Chávez concede privately that the corruption issue has hurt him. Perhaps that's why he recently warned supporters who have benefited from the oil boom that "this isn't a revolution of Hummers." As for the soaring crime rate, Chávez says that a...
A 46-year-old mother in a black chador watching the parade with her handsome 22-year-old son said she was there to show her appreciation for the revolution "because back then, we didn't have any freedom, and moral vice was widespread." The son chipped in, "I would...
Closer to the square, a lone young man stood holding a poster praising the revolution but festooned with a picture of reformist former President Mohammed Khatami, who is once again running for President in the June elections. The Khatami supporter, 23-year-old Ali Reza, said the economy is bad...
The rally ended abruptly, shortly after Ahmadinejad's speech. Ramadan Shallah, leader of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, mounted the podium and thanked the Islamic Republic for its support of the Palestinians, then left the stage. Ahmadinejad boarded an army helicopter, waving down from its window. Other helicopters flew overhead...