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Simon Romero / New York Times:
Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chávez Plan — Voters in this country narrowly defeated a proposed overhaul to the constitution in a contentious referendum over granting President Hugo Chávez sweeping new powers, the Election Commission announced early Monday.
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Doing the Marxist Slide— Venezuela Votes on Chavista Rule... Update: CHAVEZ WINS!... Update 2: Maybe Not?... Update 3: CHAVEZ GOES DOWN!! — Final Results— Hugo Chavez loses election: — NO- 51% — SI- 49% — The Marxists at HovReferendum must be very sad. boo-hoo — Earlier Updates...
Associated Press:
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)—A vote on sweeping constitutional reforms that could let Hugo Chavez hold the presidency for life remained unresolved early Monday, with the government saying …
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CNN:
Voters reject Chavez's referendum — CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) — Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a constitutional referendum that would have bolstered President Hugo Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president, the National Electoral Council reported early Monday.
Fausta / Fausta's blog:
One big "Por que no te callas?": Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chavez Plan — I signed off early last night and woke up this morning to this good news! — The people have come through: — They have told Chavez that he is not invincible — Simon Romero of the NYT: Venezuela Hands Narrow Defeat to Chavez Plan
Ian James / Associated Press:
Chavez loses constitutional vote — CARACAS, Venezuela - Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for re-election and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state.
Francisco / Caracas Chronicles:
Hell No!...it's OFFICIAL! — Quico says: Venezuela rejects authoriarianism. It's a historic day. The myth of Chávez-the-invincible is no more. — NO 51% — SÍ 49% — Thanks to everyone for your support. The road back to something like a real democracy will be long, but at least we're on it now!
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Karl Rove / Financial Times:
Memo to Obama: win Iowa or lose the race — Not that you have asked for advice, but here it is anyway: Iowa is your chance to best her. If you do not do it there, odds are you never will anywhere. You are way behind her in most national polls. The only way to change that is to beat …
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Patrick Healy / The Caucus:An Attack, From the Candidate's Mouth
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Byron York / The Corner:
More on Romney and The Speech — Romney campaign insiders want to keep a tight lid on information about the Romney faith speech, scheduled for Thursday. Romney himself made the decision to give it, they say, he'll decide what to say, and he'll write it. "This is a very personal speech," one campaign aide told me tonight.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:Romney to give speech on Mormonism
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Mark Halperin / The Page:More on Romney Religion Speech
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Putin's party wins Russian election — MOSCOW - European election monitors said Monday that Russia's parliamentary ballot was unfair, hours after President Vladimir Putin's party swept 70 percent of the seats in the new legislature. — The victory paves the way for Putin …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Innovating Our Way to Financial Crisis — The financial crisis that began late last summer, then took a brief vacation in September and October, is back with a vengeance. — How bad is it? Well, I've never seen financial insiders this spooked — not even during the Asian crisis of 1997-98 …
Associated Press:
Sudan president pardons British teacher — KHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan's president on Monday pardoned a British teacher jailed here for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad — putting an end to a case that has outraged Britons and Muslims around the world.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Pro-Huckabee negative calls flood Iowa — A newly-formed group claiming to support Mike Huckabee hit the phones of Iowa Republicans tonight with an automated push-poll attacking Huckabee's GOP opponents and praising the former Arkansas governor. — Officials representing the Iowa campaigns …
The Corner:
What This is Not — A few additional words on what the situation with the Smith Lebanon reporting is and what it isn't: It isn't a case of fabrication, as some of Smith's accusers have alleged. With regard to the two posts in question, it is my belief, based on an investigation …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Lonely No More, Huckabee Faces Hurdles — Mike Huckabee spent the weekend in New Hampshire, where he saw something he had rarely seen in his two years as a Republican candidate for president: People. Lots of them. Living rooms and halls packed with voters, campaign aides, reporters and jostling television crews.
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
An Old Face Resurfaces — The Bush administration has offered the former World Bank president a new public service position. — Don't ever say the Bush administration doesn't take care of its own. Nearly three years after Paul Wolfowitz resigned as deputy Defense secretary and six months …
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