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French editor of Le Monde Diplomatique Bernard Cassen enters the Gigantinho stadium before a speech by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the World Social Forum, Jan. 30, 2005. Chavez stole the show at the Forum and announced that Venezuela will host the Forum of the Americas in 2006. The World Social Forum was timed to coincide with its nemesis, the World Economic Forum held thousands of kilometers (miles) away in the swank Swiss mountain resort of Davos. (AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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French editor of Le Monde Diplomatique Bernard Cassen enters the Gigantinho stadium before a speech by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the World Social Forum, Jan. 30, 2005. Chavez stole the show at the Forum and announced that Venezuela will host the Forum of the Americas in 2006. The World Social Forum was timed to coincide with its nemesis, the World Economic Forum held thousands of kilometers (miles) away in the swank Swiss mountain resort of Davos. (AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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