Young Critics of Venezuela Government Put Hope in Elections

Last year, Rafael Rico was covering his baby face with a vinegar-soaked rag and dodging tear gas canisters as he clashed with Venezuelan riot police. This week, the 23-year-old engineering student is canvassing on the resort island of Margarita as he campaigns to represent the South American country's opposition coalition in upcoming legislative elections.   Rico is the youngest of a crop of new candidates who raged in the streets against Venezuela's socialist...

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