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Colombia's Uribe slams Venezuelan 'dictator' Maduro

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's former leader Alvaro Uribe on Sunday rejected an accusation by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro that Uribe was plotting to kill him as the desperate ploy of a dictator trying to hide his illegitimacy. Full story

Venezuela rebuffs Obama, repeats case against U.S. 'spy'

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela brushed off criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday and maintained its accusation that an American detainee in Caracas is a spy pretending to be a filmmaker. Full story

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  Venezuela votes for new president

After passionate campaigning, Venezuelans went to the polls to choose who will replace the late Hugo Chavez. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.

  Peace yet eludes Chavez in repose

Chris Hayes updates the story of plans to preserve the dead body of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez with the news that the body may be too far-gone to display.

  The Chavez Conspiracy?

The Venezuelan government has announced it will conduct a formal inquiry into whether deceased president Hugo Chavez was "inoculated" with cancer. Risa Grais-Targow, Eurasia Group Latin America Analyst, provides perspective on how this might impact oil

  What can we learn from Latin America’s shift to the left?

After the Venezuelan leader’s countless controversial statements, Chris Hayes and his panel focus on how Hugo Chavez’s role as an outsider on the world stage shaped his country’s diplomatic relations.

  What we can learn about how Chavez came to power

Chris Hayes and his panel look at the history behind how Hugo Chavez came to power and why he was known as a political outsider.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Rousseff during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Rousseff during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia

REFILE - ADDING LAST NAME OF BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTVenezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma Rousseff during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a framed photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a frame photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a frame photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro delivers a frame photo of Hugo Chavez to President Dilma during a statement to the press at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, May 9, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS)

People carry flags near a poster of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez during the Mayday parade in Havana's Revolution Square
People carry flags near a poster of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez during the Mayday parade in Havana's Revolution Square

People carry flags near a poster of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez during the Mayday parade in Havana's Revolution Square May 1, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans filed through Havana's Revolution Square on Wednesday in a May Day parade that paid tribute to Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan leader