Article: Chavez allies' attire a bad fit amid talk of socialism.(N)

Byline: CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER

By Christopher Toothaker

The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela

Hugo Chavez constantly urges his supporters to reject "savage capitalism," but allies of Venezuela's president have been slow to embrace his socialist values - and some are struggling to explain their consumption of luxury goods.

Justice Minister Pedro Carreno became the subject of widespread criticism and ridicule by local media last week when a journalist asked if it wasn't contradictory to attack capitalism while sporting a $180 Louis Vuitton tie and $500 Gucci shoes.

Apparently caught off guard, Carreno stammered ...

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