Posted AT 5:04 AM EDT on 30/11/07
Chavez picks fights on eve of referendum
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has denounced assassination plots and intensified attempts to rally supporters for a tight referendum Sunday on reforms to expand his powers.Heading into the vote without a commanding lead in opinion polls, Mr. Chavez's saber-rattling may help gather voters around the popular leader while diverting attention from some of the package's unpopular measures.
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