Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez(C), Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel (L) and friend Diosdado Cabello wave to supporters from Miraflores Palace in Caracas, August 16, 2004. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Monday international observers agreed that Chavez won an Aug. 15 recall referendum fairly despite opposition concerns over fraud in the vote. Carter led a team of observers monitoring the referendum.
(Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters)