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| Venezuela to hold term-limit vote |
| 2009-01-17 |
| CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Venezuela will hold a vote to determine whether to remove term limits to permit President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election, officials said. The vote is scheduled for Feb. 15, Globovision reported Friday. Student groups have orchestrated several protests in recent days against the vote. A similar vote was defeated last year. The leftist Chavez says that he needs additional terms in office to complete what he calls |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Lets see if they fall for it. Look for Hugo to be handing out some rather generous doles to the poor in the coming weeks. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-17 09:25 |