Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.

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  1. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the launching of Venezuela's 'Simon Bolivar' communications satellite, in Caracas, on October 29, 2009. Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn may film a movie in Venezuela, Chavez said.
  2. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela. The woman at center is a translator.
  3. In this image released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with US actor Sean Penn during a meeting at Miraflores palace in Caracas, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. Chavez said he met privately with Penn and that the Oscar-winning celebrity may film a movie in Venezuela.
  4. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  5. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, sings as Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  6. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, talks to Bolivia's President Evo Morales during the closing ceremony of the VII ALBA, Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, Summit in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. During the two-day summit, hosted by Morales, Chavez offered to share use of his country's new satellite with ALBA's other members, which include Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, officials said.
  7. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) shakes hands with Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during a news conference in Caracas October 7, 2009. The leaders discussed the existing energy and oil bilateral agreements and are expected to sign new deals.
  8. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C-R), and his Ecuadorean counterpart, Rafael Correa, (C-L) are seen amid reporters during a conference in Caracas on October 7, 2009. Correa, who is in Venezuela along with a delegation of ministers, met with Chavez to discuss the current energy and oil bilateral agreements between the two nations, and may sign new agreements, according to Ecuadorean sources.
  9. Bolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Cocapata, near Cochabamba, October 26 ,2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  10. Bolivian President Evo Morales (C) wears a Mexican hat as he poses with students in La Paz October 26,2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  11. Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) is congratulated by a supporter during a rally in Batallas near La Paz October 26, 2009. Morales, who celebrated his 50th birthday on Monday, is campaigning for a re-election ahead of a December vote.
  12. Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) blows out the candles on a cake offered by high ranking military officers to celebrate his 50th birthday in La Paz October 26, 2009. Next to Morales is Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera.
  13. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), greets supporters during celebrations for his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  14. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), greets supporters during celebrations for his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  15. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), celebrates his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.
  16. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales (C), celebrates his 50th birthday in the Aymara community of Batallas, 70 km from La Paz on October 26, 2009. Morales was proclaimed, by villagers and by Andean authorities known as 'mallkus', as presidential candidate for December's election.

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