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  • November 2007
    • Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      Spanish King to Venezuelan Prez: Shut Up!

      (Newser) - World leaders at the Ibero-American summit had a grade-school exchange yesterday, with Spain's King Juan Carlos pulling out a "why don't you shut up" when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wouldn't wait his turn to talk. Chavez ignored requests to be more polite after calling a former Spanish prime minister a "fascist," adding that even "a snake is more human" than fascists," reports the BBC. More »

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      Venezuela   Hugo Chavez   Spain   Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero   King Juan Carlos I

  • October 2007
    • In Spain, It's Not Good to Be the King

      In Spain, It's Not Good to Be the King

      (Newser) - Amid loud calls for his abdication, Spain's King Juan Carlos I has been forced into the unprecedented and lowly position of justifying his throne to commoners, reports the Telegraph . Catalonian separatists have been burning effigies of him and Queen Sofia, and some are calling for him to hand the crown to his son. But Juan Carlos is not budging. More »

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      Spain   monarchy   King Juan Carlos I   Catalonia

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