Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) president Francisco
Carrasquero answers questions during an interview with Reuters at his
office in Caracas December 9, 2003. The head of Venezuela's electoral
authority said today the body was "bullet-proofed" against political
pressure and would be impartial in deciding whether to hold a
referendum on the rule of President HugoChavez. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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