Chavez ally reelected to head Venezuela assembly

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Diosdado Cabello, a confidant and former army comrade of President Hugo Chavez, was reelected as National Assembly president Saturday, a key position that would make him the leader in any process to begin a new election to replace Chavez should the fiery socialist die or be deemed “permanently incapacitated."

By Chris Kraul and Mery Mogollon

January 5, 2013