A supporter of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a picture of him during an outdoor legislative session at the Plaza Bolivar in Caracas, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Hundreds of Chavez supporters gathered at the plaza, as lawmakers read out a proposed bill giving the president special powers for 18 months to transform 11 broadly defined areas, including the economy, energy and defense. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez was granted free rein Wednesday to accelerate changes in broad areas of society by presidential decree, a move critics said propels Venezuela toward dictatorship.


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