Dominican
May 17 2008, AP

President Leonel Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic’s national election and pledged to continue pushing forward economic projects that have helped pull the island nation’s economy out of crisis.

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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, right, embraces Dominican Republic’s President Leonel Fernadez during a meeting at the Petrocaribe summit in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Saturday, July 12, 2008.