Chavez wins close Venezuela vote, say ministers

[Greer]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_constitution

Just to state that Chavez lost.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071203/ap_on_re_eu/russia_election

And this is why Putin scares me. 99% voter turnouts in a war torn area basically under military control, with 93% of the vote going to Putin allies. I think Putin is a far more concerning person that Chavez, if for no other reason than Russia is a much more powerful country than Venezuela.