CHAVEZ LOSES

Looks like Chavez is out of luck for now in his attempt to become Venezuela's Castro.

CNN.com reports:

CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a constitutional referendum that would have bolstered President Hugo Chavez's embrace of socialism and granted an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president, the National Electoral Council reported early Monday.

Voters struck down his referendum 51 to 49.