Chavez backs former US foe in Nicaragua election
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday backed the favorite to win Nicaragua’s November presidential election, days after Washington warned the country not to vote for its former cold war foe. “I shouldn’t say I hope you win because they will accuse me of sticking my nose into Nicaraguan internal affairs,” Chavez quipped to former Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, who joined him on his weekly television show. “But I hope you win.” Full Story