A week from the election, Putin send Chavez “Stalin’s dog”

Hugo’s BFF Putin sent him a puppy,

Putin Sends Russian Puppy to Venezuelan President. The Russian terrier is known as “Stalin’s dog”, which will certainly do Hugo proud.

Over at Drudge, Hugo has little to celebrate,

Venezuela’s marathon man looks to run down Chavez
Henrique Capriles, an opposition leader who runs marathons in his spare time, hopes to give Hugo Chavez a close race in elections next weekend, reports Philip Sherwell

The election is scheduled for next Sunday.