Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) speaks with the president of the National Assembly, <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Diosdado+Cabello&family=editorial&specificpeople=3799005 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Diosdado Cabello</a> after receiving the decree powers law, in Caracas on March 15, 2015. Venezuela's National Assembly voted Sunday to give President Nicholas Maduro decree-making powers in defense and security affairs amid an escalating confrontation with Washington. The special powers were approved by a show of hands in the assembly after two hours of debate and will be in effect for six months.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) speaks with the president of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello after receiving the decree powers law, in Caracas on March 15, 2015. Venezuela's National Assembly voted Sunday to give President Nicholas Maduro decree-making powers in defense and security affairs amid an escalating confrontation with Washington. The special powers were approved by a show of hands in the assembly after two hours of debate and will be in effect for six months.    AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO        (Photo credit should read JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images)"}