Chavez rival cool as Venezuela vote fears spread
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez's rival pledged to prevent fraud in Sunday's election as he coolly dismissed an alleged sniper plot to assassinate him that has fueled Venezuelans' fears of post-vote violence.
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People in Venezuela are set to take part in a presidential poll which incumbent Hugo Chavez is expected to win.
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A top Catholic archbishop expressed concerns about the direction of President Hugo Chavez's government but said he is not taking sides and hopes to smooth out relations that have been tense for years.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - The opposition's long and bitter campaign to oust Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez finally came down to a recall referendum Sunday, with the leftist leader hoping a huge turnout among the poor will keep him in power.    Officials from around the world - including Pope John Paul II and U.S...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reignited a war of words with Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia on Friday, calling him a &quot;lap dog&quot; of the United States.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - The front-runner in Ecuador's   presidential election joined his leftist backer, Venezuelan   leader Hugo Chavez, in bashing George W. Bush on Wednesday,   saying the devil should be offended that Chavez compared him to   the U.S. president.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's  fence-mending visit to Spain sparked political uproar on  Tuesday when Madrid for the first time backed his allegations  that the former Spanish government backed a coup against him.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. President Hugo Chavez was favored to win re-election on Sunday as Venezuelans decided whether to give the former soldier six more years to broaden his promised socialist revolution.
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The United States is lobbying hard to block Venezuela's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, fearful that Hugo Chavez, its fiercely anti-American president, will disrupt the body as it confronts hot issues such as Iran and Sudan.
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President Hugo Chavez declared his candidacy for re-election on Saturday with warnings that Washington is trying to undermine December's presidential vote and destabilize Venezuela.
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Political opponents of Hugo Chavez called off their primary election and joined forces Wednesday behind a popular state governor as their top choice to challenge the Venezuelan president in December.
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Venezuelans headed to the polls Sunday to elect regional leaders amid lingering concerns of voter fraud and the political opposition&#39;s discontent.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his opponents on Sunday they should not fear his left-wing "revolution" after his referendum win and pledged to respect private wealth and fight corruption.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's opposition  leaders said on Wednesday they had given observers evidence of  electronic vote tampering that helped President Hugo Chavez win  Sunday's referendum, but they rejected an audit meant to clear  up their fraud charges.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused opposition presidential candidates of taking orders and receiving secret funding from the U.S. government during campaigning ahead of this year's elections.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's President Hugo  Chavez, emboldened by a recent referendum victory, on Sunday  promised tougher land redistribution as he pressed ahead with  the "revolutionary" reforms at the heart of the nation's  political conflict.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez headed to a clear re-election victory over his united opposition rival on Sunday, a government-paid exit poll showed but the opposition rejected such data.