Trouble brews in Venezuela

A diplomatic flap in Venezuela is raising tensions ahead of a referendum on sweeping new powers for President Hugo Chavez, said Guillermo Martinez in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, and this is something Americans shouldn't ignore. If Chavez gets these

What happened

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday threatened to reconsider his country’s ties to Spain after King Juan Carlos told him to “shut up” at this week's Ibero-American Summit in Chile. The diplomatic flap raised tensions ahead of a Dec. 2 referendum on whether to grant Chavez sweeping new powers.

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