guest_writer 0 2006-09-09T00:00:00Z The official August 12 start of Venezuela's presidential election campaign has opened a new phase in Washington's plans to destabilise the revolutionary government headed by socialist President Hugo Chavez. Officially, the main opposition candidate in the December election is Manuel Rosales, the current governor of the state of Zulia. But the real showdown will be between... Federico 30964 false false false false 2006-09-09T00:00:00Z Fuentes 10909 3230 0 1 Chavez Challenges US venezuela-by-federico-fuentes Venezuela: 2009-09-24T11:39:21Z 10812