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10:19 AM
Some hope for Venezuela

Hugo Chavez's referendum on his bid to become a sweeping dictator was narrowly defeated, 51% No to 49% Yes. (Hmmm, what other referendum do those results remind you of?)

The defeat was astonishing, particularly because Chavez had pulled pretty much every trick in the book to stack the deck, from bribing people with promises of a shorter workday and more pensions, to shooting protestors, to shutting down all non-state-run media. Didn't he read the chapter in the megalomaniac how-to book on how to stuff the ballot boxes?

People are breathing easier today. But Chavez isn't one to be graceful in defeat. What will happen next is anyone's guess.

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