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12 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: HUGO CHAVEZ, President of Venezuela, talks to reporters in Managua before Chavez left Nicaragua to return to Venezuela. Chavez has promised massive amounts of aid for Nicaragua including free and discounted oil and portable electric generating stations. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ