<![CDATA[Do Dictators Lose Elections?]]>

1.0 link 75039 <![CDATA[Do Dictators Lose Elections?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-goldstein/do-dictators-lose-electio_b_75039.html The Bushies have called Venezuelan President Hugo ChÃ¡vez a dictator and a tyrant... but since when do dictators lose elections?

CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 3 -- Voters in this country narrowly defeated a proposed overhaul to the constitution in a contentious referendum over granting President Hugo ChÃ¡vez sweeping new powers, the Election Commission announced early Monday.
[...] The outcome is a stunning development in a country where Mr. ChÃ¡vez and his supporters control nearly all of the levers of power....

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