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Chavez returns to powe two days after arrest CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Triumphant yet chastened, President Hugo Chavez returned to office on the wings of a popular uprising two days after he was ousted and arrested by Venezuela’s military, saying he has reflected on his mistakes and was prepared to “make corrections.’’ “I do not come with hate or rancor in my heart, but we must make decisions and adjust things,” Chavez said at dawn, moments after pushing past tens of thousands of supporters to reclaim the presidential palace in Venezuela, the third-biggest supplier of oil to the United States. Opposition leaders stayed clear of public light on Sunday. Venezuelans struggled to make sense of the dizzying, bloody sequence of events that led to Chavez’s brief ouster and stunning return went on through the night died down. B\ Sunday, streets in the capital were empty. A caravan of Chavez supporters interrc the silence, speeding through the city in®, cycles and cars, honking horns and cb “He’s back! He’s back! The Bush administration, which show; remorse when the Venezuelan military * the country’s elected president last, advised Chavez on Sunday to makegoodi his second chance. <( I do not come with hate or rancor in my i heart, but we must make decisions and adjust things. ” By Kevi THE I CHAVEZ "We do hope thatCk recognizes that the «i world is watching and he takes advantage of opportunity to right his ship, which has beeni ing, frankly, in the sk . . .. . r direcnon for q ui, e ,: time,” said Condoles" 5 '^ Rice, President h Tied 4-4 in are Khaled E -bounds call official at cou eventually led limy’s serve a I four-and-a- |an 700 fans. Texas fresh Chavez was ousted by his military high com mand, which claimed he had resigned under pres sure after gunmen opened fire on opposition pro testers. At least 16 people were killed. Economist Pedro Carmona was sworn in Friday, only to resign a day later amid widespread street protests, looting and rebellions by several military officers who refused to go along with the plan. Chavez’s vice president said Saturday that Carmona and his supporters would be tried. “I’m sorry, but the pain I feel doesn’t let me talk,” said one old man, his eyes welling as he stared at his scorched shoestore in a western Caracas slum. Chavez appealed for calm, and the looting that national security adviser . E , Dorr lm ' yHiator, ¥•.■'«.Ck| lj d back to announced that a board ot directors opposeiV ^ sorve f executives at state-owned oil monopoly* c . resiRUCd. victory ove The internal power struggle at PDV™ swelled last week into a popular rebellion!)) opposition, triggering a general national stril: huge demonstration that ended in bloodshed Chavez’s short-lived ouster. Chavez had repeatedly refused to negoe the appointments even as PDVSA manaji staged a five-week work slowdown thatoipfi oil exports and production. His intransi® infuriated the upper classes, which longreser; a regime they considered autocratic. le loss hande first conferei ig 12 matches “I’ve been it tnes before an Perb NEWS IN BRIEF Six-figure speeding ticket tests Finland’s egalitarian HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Looking at Anssi Vanjoki’s speeding ticket, many Finns are wonder ing whether their egalitarian spirit has taken them over the edge. True, Vanjoki was doing 46.5 mph in a 30-mph zone. But $103,000? The reason the penalty was so harsh is that traffic fines in Finland are based not just on the severity of the offense, but on the offender's income. Vanjokis a senior executive of Nokia, the world’s largest cel phone maker, and his fine was assessed on a income of $5.2 million. A court later slashed it to $5,245, butnotbefore Finns flew into a rage. "There is something rotten in our fining system and it needs changing," says Leena HarkimaM of 70 lawmakers in the 200-member Parliaiiwt who want the law amended. "People are before the law whatever their color, age,»» and so they should be when it comes to wee" Now Hiring If you are interested in writing stories, taking pictures or designing pages for Texas A&M's yearbook, simply fill out this form and drop it off in room 004 (basement) of the Reed McDonald Bldg. Name: Classification: Major: Phone N umber(s): E-mail: Paid Positions Include: (Check all desired positions) □ Marketing Editor □ Photo Editor □ Section Editor □ Asst. Photo Editor □ Copy Editor □ Web Editor □ Asst. Copy Editor □ Designer □ Writer □ Photographer Please type your responses to the following questions on a separate sheet of paper that is to be turned in with this form. Also, attach any samples of work that you have along with a resume. Applicants are encouraged to include any other relevant information. 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