In one of his first official acts on day one of his presidency, Barack Obama has halted prosecutions at the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison. Issuing a 120 suspension of military tribunals, the move was the first of many that President Obama will use to distance himself from the legacy of former President George Bush, who created the detention center in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez doesn’t expect his country’s strained relationship with the U.S. to improve now that Barack Obama has taken office. According to Reuters, Chavez said Obama has the “stench” of George Bush and could be killed if he tries to change the American “empire.”