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Losses puncture Hugo Chavez's ambition

 

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez certainly likes to put on a show. Only days after his ruling socialist party suffered major losses in regional elections Sunday, he is hosting Russian President Dimitry Medvedev today on a state visit. Just to add to the occasion, part of Russia's Northern Fleet dropped anchor off the Venezuelan coast Tuesday, led by its flagship, Peter the Great.
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