http://www.newsvine.com/venezuelaNewsvine - venezuelaen-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:29:37 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11:41 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resulthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781221-us-refuses-to-accept-venezuela-election-resultusvenezuelapoliticshugo-chavezTue, 16 Apr 2013 18:06:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765539-students-troops-clash-in-venezuela-over-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765539-students-troops-clash-in-venezuela-over-electionvenezuelaelectionprotestsworld-newsltnational-troopsMon, 15 Apr 2013 20:41:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro, illegitimate, get out CNE. Cheaters!" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuelan National Guard soldiers and vehicles sit along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Riot police deploy along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17762804-cuba-relieved-as-chavez-heir-wins-in-venezuelavenezuelacubahugo-chavezworld-newscbMon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751794-venezuelan-tensions-rise-with-hints-of-victoryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751794-venezuelan-tensions-rise-with-hints-of-victoryvenezuelaelectiontensionsworld-newsltnicolas-maduroMon, 15 Apr 2013 01:29:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751333-hacker-seizes-control-of-maduros-twitter-accounthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751333-hacker-seizes-control-of-maduros-twitter-accountvenezuelahackerworld-newslttwitternicolas-maduroMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:30:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelavenezuelachavezhugo-chavezworld-newsabsenceltSun, 14 Apr 2013 22:47:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statevenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newslthugo-chavez'nicolas-madurovenezuela-electionhenrique-caprilesvenezuela-president-elect-nicolas-maduroSun, 14 Apr 2013 21:33:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A soldier wearing protective gear casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station to vote in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles gestures from behind the voting booth as he casts his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Voter Carolina Villasmil, from Miami, waves the Venezuelan flag by voters, who arrived by bus from throughout the southeastern United States, as they wait in line to vote at the New Orleans Venezuelan consulate's hosted national election at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, La., Sunday, April 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)</p><p>Venezuelan Mariangel Rosa, 5, flashes a heart symbol to journalists as she walks to the Venezuelan consulate with adults who will vote there during their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The sign she wears on her shirt reads in Spanish "I'm Chavez from the heart." (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Venezuelan voters who reside in Mexico chant the name of Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, outside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, or Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>A Venezuelan, who resides in Mexico, casts his vote inside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters as he leaves a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after voting in the presidential election outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The newspaper's headline reads in Spanish "Vote in Peace." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuelans carrying their nation's flag walk to their consulate to vote in their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Government supporters chant slogans praising Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at opposition supporters, outside a a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by a group of opposition supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters chant, "Si se puede, Capriles presidente," or "Yes we can, Capriles president," at ruling party supporters outside a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by the Capriles supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in a special presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Soldiers close a polling station after a special presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters, one holding a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A polling station delegate holds a vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles as the counting of votes starts in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013.Venezuelan electoral officials announced Sunday evening that voters narrowly elected Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader, Henrique Capriles, by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate their victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate after the official results of the presidential elections were announced at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela early Monday April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Seguidores de la oposición reaccionan al conocer los resultados oficiales de la elección presidencial en Caracas, Venezuela el domingo 14 de abril de 2013. Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Simpatizantes oficialistas celebran después de conocer los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en el palacio de Miraflores, Caracas, Venezuela, la madrugada del lunes 15 de Abril de 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday, April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters listen to the official presidential elections results at their party headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro, illegitimate, get out CNE. Cheaters!" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuelan National Guard soldiers and vehicles sit along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Riot police deploy along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An opposition supporter confronts riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalists in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students clash with national guard soldiers and riot police firing tear gas as they protest near a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters on motorcycles carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as they confront riot police on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An Opposition member carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, confront riot police from behind a burning barricade in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Riot police fire rubber bullets as demonstrators throw rocks against them during clashes after opposition supporters and students blocked a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano )</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, shout slogans against the government and the official election results in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A demonstrator holds a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as as other Capriles supporters and students block a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council has quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor. Nicolas Maduro was elected by a margin of 50.8 percent to 49 percent over challenger Henrique Capriles. At right is Tibisay Lucena, the head of the electoral commission.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition supporter walks by a line of riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. The opposition is protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed Sunday presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, left, and his campaign director Carlos Ocariz greet supporters from the window of Capriles' campaign headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745970-wake-up-call-for-venezuela-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745970-wake-up-call-for-venezuela-votevenezuelaelectionbcworld-newsltSun, 14 Apr 2013 11:19:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves as he arrives to a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Dolls of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar sit inside the 23 de Enero neighborhood campaign command center for the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14, in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa</p><p>Defaced campaign signs of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cover a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himvenezuelachaveztombhugo-chavezworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 20:46:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuelan sentries march in a Change of the Guard ceremony near the tomb of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>People visit the tomb of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez at the Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans will line up to vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro sings during a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militias is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. From left to right President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello, Attorney General and wife of Nicolas Maduro Cilia Flores, Maduro and Defense Minister Adm. Diego Molero. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17733570-venezuelans-head-to-new-orleans-to-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17733570-venezuelans-head-to-new-orleans-to-voteusnew-orleansvenezuelaelectionus-newsSat, 13 Apr 2013 13:13:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-voteshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-votesvenezuelaglanceelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltFri, 12 Apr 2013 19:07:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez whose portrait stands at left, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters hold a toddler wearing a Maduro-style mustache at the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Two people jog upstairs painted with the eyes of the late Hugo Chavez at a park in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential elections.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722300-chavez-get-out-the-vote-machine-knocks-on-doorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722300-chavez-get-out-the-vote-machine-knocks-on-doorsvenezuelaoutvotelatin-americaworld-newsthe-voteget-out-the-voteltrodolfo-sanchezrichard-escobarFri, 12 Apr 2013 17:44:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Supporters wave their hands as one of them holds a mask of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a miniature toy bus as he waves to the crowd during a campaign rally in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. Maduro is a former bus driver. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Supporters ride a motorcycle to the closing campaign rally for ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Children hold up posters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and one of ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro as a campaign convoy drives along in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The presidential election is set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro pokes fun at opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by putting on a mask in Capriles' likeness, as supporters wait to move to the site of Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A supporter of ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro with a temporary tattoo of the late President Hugo Chavez on her cheek shouts slogans as supporters move to the site of Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Female presidential guard soldiers wait to vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A soldier wearing protective gear casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706761-outside-caracas-chavismos-unfulfilled-promiseshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706761-outside-caracas-chavismos-unfulfilled-promisesvenezuelaelectionworld-newslthinterlandsThu, 11 Apr 2013 17:08:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A drawing of ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro with a bird on his fist with an inflatable doll of the late Hugo Chavez in the background is held up as supporters move to the site of Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, assured last week during a campaign rally that Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez's spirit appeared to him in the form of a little bird that flew around his head inside a wooden chapel to give him his blessing. He is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, an image of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is posted on an iron fence next to a government construction project of would be homes in Valencia, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace socialist Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of Venezuela's country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, street vendor Jose Gonzalez, 62, tries to persuade gas stations workers to buy some posters featuring Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and acting President Nicolas Maduro, in Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Polls show that support for Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, may be eroding and constant power outages are a testament to the neglect many Venezuelans consider inexcusable in this major oil-producing state. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, supporters of the ruling party presidential candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro are reflected in a car window in Valencia, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Maduro, is favored to win, largely on the strength of Chavez's generous anti-poverty programs. But recent polls show that support for Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, may be eroding. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, a campaign poster featuring the ruling party presidential candidate, acting President Nicolas Maduro, hangs from a security door of a home in Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of Venezuela's country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, a mural of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez adorns a supermarket wall as customers shop in Maracay, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is favored to win, largely on the strength of Chavez's generous anti-poverty programs. But recent polls show that support for Maduro may be eroding. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, Eduardo Gonzalez, 30, holds his babies outside his aluminum shack in a squatter's settlement near Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of Venezuela's country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, children look out from their playhouse in a squatter settlement near Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of the country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, Yadaira Nunez, 43, sits in her wooden shack next to a poster of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez that reads in Spanish; "The battle continues...," at a squatter settlement near Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of Venezuela's country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, two boys push their toy construction vehicles along a dirt path at a squatter settlement near Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of the country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, Pedro Martinez, 73, right, and his wife Aura, 60, hold lit candles during a power outage at their home in Valencia, Venezuela. "This happens nearly every day," Martinez says of the blackout. It's was the day's second outage. The first struck just after noon. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Polls show that support for acting President Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, may be eroding and constant power outages are a testament to the neglect many Venezuelans consider inexcusable in this major oil-producing state. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, a campaign poster featuring the ruling party presidential candidate, acting President Nicolas Maduro, hangs from a security door at a home in Tacarigua, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. An estimated 2 million of Venezuela's country's nearly 30 million people lack permanent homes, and one of Chavez's anti-poverty "missions" builds them. But it's been slow going. The government says it has built 370,500 homes and apartments over the past two years, and more than 3 million people applied for them. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this April 8, 2013 photo, a mural of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez adorns a supermarket wall as customers shop in Maracay, Venezuela. Outside Venezuela's capital, power outages, food shortages and unfinished projects abound; important factors heading into Sunday's election to replace Chavez, who died last month after a long battle with cancer. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is favored to win, largely on the strength of Chavez's generous anti-poverty programs. But recent polls show that support for Maduro may be eroding. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17691448-chirp-chirp-chavez-heir-turns-digs-into-imageryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17691448-chirp-chirp-chavez-heir-turns-digs-into-imageryvenezuelaworld-newsnicholas-maduromaduro-symbolismas-sundayWed, 10 Apr 2013 19:26:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro wears a farm worker's hat with the figure of a bird perched on the hat's crown during a presidential election campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro assured last week during a campaign rally that Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez appeared to him as a "very small bird" to give him his blessing. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor , is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro eats a banana during a presidential election campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Vargas state, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Army soldiers unload cases containing voting machines, outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A soldier stands next to cases containing voting machines at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A soldier unloads cases containing voting machines at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Venezuela's presidential election is scheduled for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro, left, reaches out to greet supporters during a campaign rally in Trujillo, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The presidential election is set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro, left, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Trujillo, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The presidential election is set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a farm worker's hat with the figure of a bird perched on the hat's crown during a presidential election campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro assured last week during a campaign rally that Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez appeared to him as a "very small bird" to give him his blessing. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's ruling party candidate for president and acting President Nicolas Maduro weeps as he speaks about the late President Hugo Chavez during an election campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the upcoming Sunday, April 14 election. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up a painting of late President Hugo Chavez during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters wave their hands as one of them holds a mask of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17682708-in-venezuela-election-food-is-a-voting-issuehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17682708-in-venezuela-election-food-is-a-voting-issueforeignvenezuelafoodplateworld-newsltdominican-republic;south-africa;Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:38:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 6, 2013 photo, a customer points to fresh chicken at a food market in Caracas, Venezuela. Private food makers, large and small, often sell at a loss because of hundreds of price controls that the government imposed in a losing fight against runaway inflation. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this April 6, 2013 photo, customers choose tomatoes at a food market in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelans complain that what goes into their Sunday dinner plate comes from abroad: Steak, from Brazil; plantains, the Dominican Republic; rice, South Africa; Parmesan cheese, Uruguay; oats, Chile. Even coffee, in a country famed for it, often is Colombian. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this April 6, 2013 photo, a customer looks at fresh fish for sale at a market in Caracas, Venezuela. The country of 30 million people imports nearly 70 percent of its food, including products it did not need to before Hugo Chavez became president, including beef, coffee and rice. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17657563-conspiracy-theories-abound-ahead-of-venezuela-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17657563-conspiracy-theories-abound-ahead-of-venezuela-votevenezuelacentral-americanworld-newsconspiracieslthenrique-caprilesMon, 8 Apr 2013 18:33:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheers with supporters during a campaign rally at Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in next weekend's presidential election.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro looks up during a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Maduro is running againt opossition candidate Henrique Capriles to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office/Marcelo Garcia)</p><p>Backdropped by a poster showing late President Hugo Chavez, opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheers during a campaign rally at Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in next weekend's presidential election.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642902-venezuelas-choice-chavez-heir-or-fresh-starthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17642902-venezuelas-choice-chavez-heir-or-fresh-startvenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroSun, 7 Apr 2013 19:15:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters as he campaigns in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Capriles says he'll cut off subsidized oil to Cuba, distance his country from nations that disrespect human rights and shore up the South American country's own troubled economy with the billions it now sends abroad to socialist friends. The challenger also predicted more tough times ahead for oil-rich Venezuela if acting president and ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro wins the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Partidarios del candidato presidencial opositor Henrique Capriles lo aplauden durante un acto de campaña en Maracay, Venezuela, 4 de abril de 2013. Venezuela elegirá al sucesor del difunto presidente Hugo Chávez el 14 de abril. (AP Foto/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro cheer during campaig rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 5, 2013. The presidential election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is scheduled for April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A sign poking fun of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro is seen during an opposition campaign rally ahead of next week end's presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Tens of thousands of opposition candidate Henrique Capriles backers converged on a main avenue in downtown Caracas for Sunday's rally. The writting reads in Spanish "from my heart, fresh lies."(AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheer as they wait for the arrival of Capriles for a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in next weekend's presidential election.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro waves to the crowd as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>A supporter holds up a sign that reads in Spanish "The fight continues" and shows late President Hugo Chavez, left, and current presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro, before the closing campaign rally for Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds up an image of Saint Benedict as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a miniature toy bus as he waves to the crowd during a campaign rally in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. Maduro is a former bus driver. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he campaigns in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Supporters of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro dressed as Cuba's revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara, right, late President Hugo Chavez, center left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar, far left, dance next to a cheerleader on a bus before Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to Bolivar Ave. for his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate and Nicolas Maduro in the upcomong April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters ride a motorcycle to the closing campaign rally for ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheer for him during a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Argentina's soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona kicks a football to the crowd during the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to Bolivar Ave. for his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters as he arrives for his closing campaign rally in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Holing images of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, right, and Cuba's Fidel Castro, left, supporters attend the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is helped onto to a stage upon his arrival to a campaign rally in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Capriles is running against the ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters attend the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>El presidente encargado de Venezuela y candidato oficialista, Nicol·s Maduro saluda a sus simpatizantes en el cierre de campaÒa en Caracas, Venezuela el Jueves 11 de Abril de 2013. Maduro enfrentar· al opositor Henrique Capriles en las elecciones del prÛximo Domingo 14 de Abril. (AP Foto/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gives a thumbs up as Argentina's soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona sits behind him as they leave after paying their respects at the tomb of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves to supporters as he speaks with the media after playing a basketball game with friends in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano</p><p>Posters featuring Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and interim President Nicolas Maduro hang on a pole at the 23 de Enero neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An official checks a voting machine in preparation for Sunday's presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p><p>People walk behind a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Capriles is running against interim President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves as he arrives to a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Dolls of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar sit inside the 23 de Enero neighborhood campaign command center for the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14, in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa</p><p>Defaced campaign signs of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cover a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Residents wait to enter a polling station where a nearby wall is covered with a mural of interim President Nicolas Maduro during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>A voter gets directions from a soldier on where to cast his ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A presidential guard soldier shows his finger marked with ink after voting in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Residents wait to enter a polling station where a nearby wall is covered with a mural of interim President Nicolas Maduro during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17624861-say-again-some-zingers-from-venezuelan-campaignhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17624861-say-again-some-zingers-from-venezuelan-campaignvenezuelaelection1stagainworld-newsldwritethrusaynicolas-maduroSat, 6 Apr 2013 06:03:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro clenches his fist to greet supporters from the top of a vehicle as he campaigns in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 5, 2013. The presidential election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is scheduled for April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro does a military salute to supporters during a campaign rally in Valencia. Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The presidential election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is scheduled for April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gestures while interacting with supporters during a campaign rally in Valencia. Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. The presidential election to replace Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is scheduled for April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets his supporters during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, center, is hugged by supporters while trying to climb a fence during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619507-venezuelas-capriles-maduro-wont-lasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17619507-venezuelas-capriles-maduro-wont-lastvenezuelaelectionsouth-americanworld-newsltcaprilesFri, 5 Apr 2013 20:02:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters as he campaigns in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Capriles says he'll cut off subsidized oil to Cuba, distance his country from nations that disrespect human rights and shore up the South American country's own troubled economy with the billions it now sends abroad to socialist friends. The challenger also predicted more tough times ahead for oil-rich Venezuela if acting president and ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro wins the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks to supporters at a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Capriles says he'll cut off subsidized oil to Cuba, distance his country from nations that disrespect human rights and shore up the South American country's own troubled economy with the billions it now sends abroad to socialist friends. The challenger also predicted more tough times ahead for oil-rich Venezuela if acting president and ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro wins the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks to his supporters during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles react to his speech during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, center, raises his arms while greeting his supporters during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, center left, shakes hands with supporters while riding atop a vehicle during a campaign rally in Maracay, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17604216-venezuelan-leader-says-foes-sabotaging-power-gridhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17604216-venezuelan-leader-says-foes-sabotaging-power-gridvenezuelablackoutsworld-newsltnicolas-maduroThu, 4 Apr 2013 21:41:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro smiles as he's surrounded by supporters during a campaign rally in Sabaneta, Barinas state, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17591071-shrine-to-mourn-and-celebrate-venezuelas-chavezhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17591071-shrine-to-mourn-and-celebrate-venezuelas-chavezvenezuelachavezshrineworld-newsltThu, 4 Apr 2013 01:52:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A bust of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is adorned with flowers, candles and religious images inside a people's shrine built in his honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A bust of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is adorned with flowers and religious images inside a people's shrine built in his honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named ìSaint Hugo Chavez del 23î, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Elizabeth Torres, supporter of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, clenches her fist while guarding a people's shrine built in his honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Images of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez decorate a people's shrine built in his honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. The poster read in Spanish: "We Continue to be Chavez". (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A woman and her two children visit a people's shrine built in honor of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A cup of coffee sits in front of a bust of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez inside a people's shrine built in his honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Elizabeth Torres, supporter of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, wears a rosary with his photo while guarding a people's shrine built in Chavez's honor at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named ìSaint Hugo Chavez del 23î, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Posters of late Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and acting President Nicolas Maduro hang at a lamp post outside a people's shrine in honor of Chavez at the "23 de Enero" or "23rd of January" slum in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The shrine, named “Saint Hugo Chavez del 23”, has been visited by tens of thousands of Venezuelans to pay homage to a president for some, a saint for others. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569882-brazils-lula-da-silva-backs-maduro-in-venez-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17569882-brazils-lula-da-silva-backs-maduro-in-venez-votebrazilvenezuelaworld-newsluiz-inacio-lulaltnicolas-maduroTue, 2 Apr 2013 14:59:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an event at the Casa Nacional de las Letras Andres Bello, where independence hero Simon Bolivar started his studies, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2013. Both Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, and opposition Gov. Henrique Capriles face the challenge of spelling out a vision for a future without Chavez, who dominated this 28 million-person country like few other leaders have during his 14 years in power. Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>FILE - In this April 14, 2012 file photo, Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a ceremony to inaugurate an elementary school in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. Lula da Silva has voiced his support for ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro ahead of Venezuela's April 14, 2013 presidential election. In a video broadcast on state television in Venezuela, Silva says he believes Maduro would be capable of accomplishing goals set by late President Hugo Chavez. Chavez and Silva were close political allies, and their two countries share close trade ties. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)</p><p>Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles hold up posters of him prior to the start of a march against violence in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2013. Both Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, and opposition Gov. Henrique Capriles face the challenge of spelling out a vision for a future without Chavez, who dominated this 28 million-person country like few other leaders have during his 14 years in power. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556366-tough-times-ahead-in-post-chavez-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556366-tough-times-ahead-in-post-chavez-venezuelaeconomyvenezuelaelectionworld-newsltchavez-venezuelaMon, 1 Apr 2013 20:11:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, and taken Wednesday March 27, 2013, back dropped by a picture of the late Hugo Chavez Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a rally in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Maduro Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro will run against opposition leader Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo /Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo, a woman looks at oversized versions of the new Venezuelan currency, coined the 'Strong Bolivar' in Caracas, Venezuela. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts, even gasoline. Venezuelan firms must sell their wares at state-controlled prices that don't reflect the 22 percent inflation rate, the highest in Latin America. (AP Photo/Howard Yanes, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2006 file photo, doctors replace a kidney at a public hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts, even gasoline. The Venezuelan Association of Medical, Dental and Laboratory Equipment says its members collectively owe $300 million for past imports, which were suspended in November because they couldn't pay. "There are no test tubes to collect blood samples. There are no colostomy bags. No electrocardiogram paper. No X-ray plates," said Anerlin Garcia, the group's executive director. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>FILE - In this June 17, 2009 file photo, a man works at an assembly line at the Ford Motor Co. in Valencia, Venezuela. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts, even gasoline. Venezuela's automakers are operating at 50 percent capacity because they don't have dollars needed for auto parts made abroad, according to Omar Bautista, president of a national carmakers group that includes Ford, General Motors and Mitsubishi. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2008 file photo, a youth takes a break from collecting manioc on his farm on the outskirts of El Cruce, near Venezuela's border with Colombia. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts, even gasoline. It's a situation that will immediately challenge whoever becomes the president of this 28 million-person country after the April 14, 2013 presidential vote. The wave of national mourning for Chavez and the heated campaign have so far masked the plight of dollar-poor food makers, dairy farmers, ranchers and auto manufacturers. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2013 file photo, a protester holds up a fake bill that reads in Spanish "This is the revolution. Poor Bolivar" with the value of 100 crossed out and 54 written next to it, at an opposition demonstration against of the devaluation of the currency in Caracas, Venezuela. Thousands of companies suffer under currency controls that all but deny them the U.S. dollars they need to import vital items into this oil-rich country, from food to cars to spare parts, even gasoline. Venezuelan firms must sell their wares at state-controlled prices that don't reflect the 22 percent inflation rate, the highest in Latin America. Even Venezuela's socialist government admits the controls don't work, but its attention is focused on the April 14, 2013 election to replace the late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, center, takes his seat between Lara state Governor Henry Falcon, left, and the Mayor of Sucre municipality Carlos Ocariz for a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2013. Both Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, and opposition Gov. Henrique Capriles face the challenge of spelling out a vision for a future without Chavez, who dominated this 28 million-person country like few other leaders have during his 14 years in power. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531491-venezuela-opposition-military-cant-take-sideshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531491-venezuela-opposition-military-cant-take-sidesvenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltnicolas-maduroSat, 30 Mar 2013 20:07:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets vacationing residents during a rally at Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, and taken Wednesday March 27, 2013, back dropped by a picture of the late Hugo Chavez Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters during a rally in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Maduro Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro will run against opposition leader Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo /Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets vacationing residents during a rally at Morrocoy Keys a resort near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters from the top of a vehicle as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A former union leader and bus driver, Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. Invoking the late President Hugo Chavez during a televised speech on Tuesday, Maduro declared: "This victory will belong to our commander!" (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro blows a kiss to supporters from the top of a vehicle as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro says the best way to honor the legacy of late President Hugo Chavez is for government sympathizers to unite and campaign in favor of his candidacy ahead of the April 14 vote. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro shakes hands with supporters from the top of a vehicle during a campaign caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. A former union leader and bus driver with close ties to Cuba, Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles for president. Maduro says the best way of honoring Chavez's legacy is for government sympathizers to unite and campaign in favor of his candidacy ahead of the April 14 election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves a national flag as he campaigns in a caravan from Sabaneta to Barinas, in Sabaneta, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to his supporters during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro waves to his supporters from a campaign bus in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Wearing T-shirts with the image of the late President Hugo Chavez, supporters of Venezuela's acting President and Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro sing the national anthem during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Wearing T-shirts with the image of the late President Hugo Chavez, supporters of Venezuela's acting President and Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro sing the national anthem during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's acting President and late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro cheer during a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro smiles as he's surrounded by supporters during a campaign rally in Sabaneta, Barinas state, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro clenches his fist while greeting supporters from his campaign bus in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters of Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greet him upon his arrival to a campaign rally in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro is competing against opposition leader Henrique Capriles in the April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, riding on the back of the motorcycle, greets supporters after a meeting with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles looks on during a meeting with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Behind the wall shows an image referring to independence hero Simon Bolivar and reads in Spanish "Vote April 14." Other parts of the sign, partially covered, read "Bolivarians and revolutionaries for the homeland with Capriles." Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A defaced poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, painted over with a mustache to refer to interim President Nicolas Maduro, stands outside a theater were Capriles met with former supporters of late President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Venezuela will hold a presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez on April 14. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17529996-chavezs-legacy-gains-religious-glow-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17529996-chavezs-legacy-gains-religious-glow-in-venezuelavenezuelareligionworld-newsltmaria-munozSat, 30 Mar 2013 15:45:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro stands in front of a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez after a symbolic swearing in ceremony in the presence of the flag-draped coffin of Chavez at the military academy where the funeral ceremony was held earlier in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 4, 2011 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez kisses a crucifix as he greets supporters from a balcony in Miraflores presidential palace, after returning from Cuba where he underwent cancer surgery, in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 5, 2013 file photo, candles, placed by mourner demonstrators, burn in front of an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez outside the Venezuela's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo, supporters of Nicolas Maduro watch on a giant screen outside the National Assembly the ceremony in which he is sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, a mural imitating the religious painting The Last Supper covers a wall of a popular housing complex, showing from left to right, Fidel Castro, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Mao Tse-tung, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Jesus Christ, Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan rebel fighters Alexis Gonzalez and Fabricio Ojeda and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, kiss marks left by supporters of Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez cover a photograph of him hanging on a wall during the annual book fair in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p>