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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Alexander Cuadros / The Bulletin
October 7, 2012
SAO PAULO — Venezuelans voting whether to re- elect Hugo Chavez today will also decide the fate of a regime that forms the linchpin of an alliance from Iran to Cuba against U.S. policies.
Chavez has tapped the world’s largest oil reserves to provide about $7 billion annually in subsidized crude....