Chavez seeks strong mandate in election
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Anti-U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez drove himself to a polling station in a red Volkswagen beetle on Sunday, seeking another six-year term that will intensify his promised leftist revolution.
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Voters cast ballots for governors and mayors Sunday in elections expected to strengthen President Hugo Chavez&#39;s political power two months after he overwhelmingly won a referendum on his rule.
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Allies of President Hugo Chavez and opposition candidates competed for key gubernatorial and mayoral posts in elections Sunday, with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on hand to prevent politically fueled clashes.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding victory in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
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President Hugo Chavez is riding high after his overwhelming victory in a recall vote this week, but analysts say his triumph may have limited impact on the deep economic and political problems threatening this major oil-producing country.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's left-wing  President Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a historic  recall referendum on his rule, but his opponents vowed to  challenge vote results they rejected as a "gigantic fraud."
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President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he could continue governing until 2027 if voters do away with re-election limits because he needs more time in office to establish a socialist economic model in Venezuela.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to more than double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. He also took another swipe at President Bush.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Summoned by bugle calls and the detonations of huge firecrackers, Venezuelans turned out in unprecedented numbers Sunday to vote on whether to force leftist President Hugo Chavez from office.    Some lines at polling places extended for 1.25 miles, stunning even veteran election monitors...
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelans crowded polling  stations on Sunday to vote on whether to recall left-wing  President Hugo Chavez or back his mandate to govern the world's  No. 5 oil exporter for the next two years.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - 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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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez promised on Saturday to tackle poor garbage collection and high crime in a bid to win back support for his socialist "revolution," which was hurt in a poll defeat a few weeks ago.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has gained fresh energy for his left-wing populist &quot;revolution&quot; and new democratic credentials with his resounding win in Sunday&#39;s referendum.
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CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez appeared almost certain to have survived a referendum that sought to oust him, the head of the elections commission said Monday.    With 94 percent of the vote counted, 58 percent voted to keep Chavez in office, said Francisco Carrasquero, president of the election commission...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he would &quot;stay in office until people do not wantit.&quot;. &quot;I will give my life for the hope of people,&quot; Chavez told a mass gathering
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told his opponents on Sunday they should not fear his left-wing &quot;revolution&quot; after his referendum win and pledged to respect private wealth and fight corruption.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. But he also took another swipe at President Bush.