Venezuela's opposition challenger, Henrique Capriles, sought to deflect attention from a corruption scandal on Friday by throwing the accusation back at President Hugo Chavez – ahead in the polls – in an escalating political brawl ahead of the October 7 vote.
Already in an uphill fight to end Chavez's 14-year socialist rule of the South American Opec member, Capriles's camp suffered a setback on Thursday when government lawmakers released a video of an aide taking cash in dubious circumstances. Capriles immediately fired the aide, Juan Carlos Caldera.
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