Chavez accuses U.S. of aiding opposition
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused opposition presidential candidates of taking orders and receiving secret funding from the U.S. government during campaigning ahead of this year’s elections. Chavez on Wednesday called the opposition’s presidential contenders “candidates of the empire” and said they have met with “the emissaries of the devil, with CIA officials,” as well as officials from the U.S. Embassy. Full Story