Michelle Bachelet

...declare them to be a matter of national security?'' Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Michelle Bachelet of Chile initially echoed the Chavez and Correa concerns but toned down their statements after Washington assured them...

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...and took congratulatory phone calls from leaders around the region, including Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, and Chile's Michele Bachelet. Reyes said the FMLN will continue to work closely with the United States on...

In this article: Mauricio Funes, United States, El Salvador, Washington, Merida, Latin America, and Democracy

...forces with more Russian tanks. But even in Chile, ruled by the reliably moderate socialist President Michelle Bachelet, Uribe faced angry protesters during a seven-nation damage-control tour last week. "For the neighbors, this is about...

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...with Madrid. After that summit, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, a moderate socialist, publicly criticized Chavez for trying to meddle in a Chile-Bolivia territorial dispute and for his hawkish positions at OPEC. Another...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, OPEC, Latin America, Venezuela, United States, Washington, Natural gas, and Socialism

...oil firm YPFB. The Chavez camp in Latin America, which is backed by Venezuela's oil wealth, contrasts with more moderate leftists like Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet. Morales praised...

In this article: Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Bolivia, Tax, South America, Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, Natural gas, and Expropriation

...expected to emerge. The region has its own divisions between leftists such as Chavez and centrists such as Lula and Chile's President Michelle Bachelet who are keen to maintain friendly relations with the United States. "Let's not blame all...

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...Vucci /AP Photo President Barack Obama, left, pulls out the chair for Chile's President Michelle Bachelet during a dinner at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Saturday, April 18, 2009. Obama said he was...

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...enough to help with "less democratic countries." The president replied by heaping praise on visiting Chilean President Michele Bachelet, a socialist who has been promoting Cuba's readmission into the Organization of American States and who...

In this article: Barack Obama, Washington, Hugo Chavez, Rosa Parks, Michele Bachelet, White House, Cuba, and Democracy

...for the policies of the region's more moderate leaders, such as Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Chile's Michelle Bachelet, both firm U.S. allies who attended Lugo's inauguration. The Bush administration has welcomed...

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