Hugo Chavez Battles Henrique Capriles For Venezuelan Presidency -- Newsday/Reuters
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez faces opposition challenger Henrique Capriles on Sunday in what looks like the former soldier's toughest election in 14 years of socialist rule.
The following are key facts about Chavez and Capriles, and their policy plans: FACTS ABOUT CHAVEZ • Born to a poor family in the Venezuelan plains in 1954, Chavez aspired to be a painter and then a professional baseball player. He often explains politics in baseball metaphors.
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