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Venezuela eyes first post-Chavez election

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Venezuelan acting president Nicolas Maduro clenches his fist after he was sworn in in Caracas on March 8, 2013. Venezuela marched Saturday towards a bitter election to succeed Hugo Chavez after his political heir took over as acting president in a ceremony disputed by the opposition.