update: venezuela recall
venezuelans shall get their referendum. following the official petition signatures count conducted by venezuela's electoral council and international observers about 2.43 million elegible voters have secured more than enough "nays" needed to constitutionally hold a vote before chavez's term expires in 2006. so far, officials seem set to hold the referendum in august. the referendum effort first began back in november and since, the country has seen absolute chaos on its streets. but democracy continues to speak and do so loudly.the full story: enough signatures seen to trigger venezuela recall.
