From: "Mark" 

Well, well, "a lesson in how the English-language press often gets the
story wrong." is a point well taken Bob.

Hell, our MSM doesn't even get English as a first language stories right,
so I'm feeling a bit foolish to have cited a US MSM source without
reminding myself of that first. 

"Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
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> "Mark"  wrote in message
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>> "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
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>>> Phil Payne wrote:
>>>> http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,1774649,00.html
>>>>
>>>> "Venezuelan President promises fuel to the needy and
proclaims 'final
>>>> days
>>>> of the North American empire' before visit to Britain today "
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>>>
>>> Nah eee's a nutter wiv a couple of oil wells & an over inflated ego.
>>>
>>> Eee strikes me as the kinda man who thinks his country won't be able to
>>> function without him leading it. He may have not started out thinking
>>> that but after a period of power it wouldn't surprise me if he tries to
>>> make himself somewhat "sticky" wrt power.
>>
>> Like this you mean?:
>> http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-chavez07.html
>> President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that Venezuelan voters should have
>> the chance to decide whether he should govern the country for the next 25
>> years.
>> Speaking at a stadium packed with supporters in central Lara state,
>> Chavez said he would hold a referendum to put the question of his
>> remaining in office to Venezuelans if the opposition pulls out of coming
>> presidential elections.
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>> "I am going to ask you, all the people, if you agree with Chavez being
>> president until 2031," he said...
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> IF that was what he said
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> http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/articles.php?artno=1723
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