CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez is once again following the lead of his ailing Cuban ally, Fidel Castro — this time, writing a newspaper column.
The socialist leader said Tuesday that the column to be published in various Venezuelan papers will be called “Chavez’s Lines.” He said his first column will be about baseball, a sport he once played.
Meanwhile, police used tear gas, plastic bullets and a water cannon Tuesday to break up a rally by university students protesting Chavez’s attempt to eliminate term limits.
Officers in anti-riot gear scattered more than 2,000 students after they set out from a Caracas plaza to demonstrate against a proposed constitutional amendment that would lift term limits for all elected officials, including Chavez.
