A momentary change of pace. NOTE: The paragraphs in the 2nd link are within the copyright guidelines, but appear longer because of the line by line translation.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_en_ce/people_chavez_naomi_campbell_3"Touch my muscles"
.... Asked to name the world's most stylish leader, Chavez chose Cuba's Fidel Castro. "Fidel, of course! His uniform is impeccable. His boots are polished, his beard is elegant," Chavez said.
Campbell asked if Chavez would appear topless in photos as Russian President Vladimir Putin has done. "Why not?" he said. "Touch my muscles!"
The Venezuelan leader asked Campbell if she knew Prince Charles. "I like the Prince," he said. "Now he has Camilla, his new girl. She's not as attractive, is she?" ....
http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=181&secid=274&cid=1397034Oposición buscará inhabilitar a Chávez
Partido dijo que "sufre insania mental"
(Opposition will seek to disable CHAVEZ
Party said he "suffers from mental insanity"
.... El secretario general de la AD (socialdemócrata Acción Democrática), Henry Ramos, dijo en rueda de prensa que su colectividad
The secretary general of the AD (the social democratic Democratic Action (party)), Henry RAMOS, said in a press conference his collective
buscará apoyo en otras organizaciones opositoras para la acción e iniciará una campaña a nivel
will seek help among other opposition organizations for the action and will initiate a campaign
nacional para solicitar la renuncia de Chávez.
at the national level to solicit CHAVEZ's renunciation (of power).
Al reiniciar las reuniones del Comité Nacional del partido, que dominó la escena política
To reiniciate the reunions of the National Committe of the party, which dominated the political
venezolana en los últimos 40 años del Siglo XX, Ramos afirmó que Chávez dirige "un gobierno tan
scene in Venezuela for the past 40 years of the 20th Century, RAMOS affirmed that CHAVEZ heads
malo que no es necesario demostrarlo". ....
"a government so bad that it isn't necessary to demostrate it".
Ramos indicó que entre los argumentos a esgrimir en la nueva acción contra el mandatario estarán
RAMOS indicated that among the arguments in the new action against the head of state will be
su "delirio" reciente, al proponer una investigación para demostrar que el libertador Simón
his recent "delirium, in proposing an investigation to demostrate that the liberator Simon
Bolívar "no murió de tuberculosis en 1830", sino que fue asesinado. ....
BOLIVAR "didn't die of tuberculosis in 1830", but rather was assassinated.
Las afirmaciones de Chávez respecto a que "la oposición obtuvo un triunfo de mierda" en el
About what CHAVEZ said about the (Dec. 2) referendum, that "the opposition attained a triump of shit"
referendo, Ramos dijo: "Demuestran que el presidente no tiene equilibrio, que está cediendo a
RAMOS said: "It shows the president doesn't have stability, that he is giving in to
sus compresiones emotivas o sus carencias y no está reaccionando equilibradamente". ....
his intense emotions or his (lacks? needs?) and is not reacting in a stable way.
Ramos aseguró que este año Chávez intentará "por todos los medios" aprobar la reforma
RAMOS assured that this year CHAVEZ will intend "by all means" to get approved the
constitucional que fue rechazada en la consulta popular del 2 de diciembre pasado, lo que,
constitutional reform that was defeated in the popular election of Dec 2, which,
advirtió, generará una mayor conflictividad política en este país sudamericano.
will generate a major poliitcal conflict in this South American country ....
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