Maduro eyes 'big victory' in protest-hit Venezuela vote

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro predicted a "big victory" in a contentious vote Sunday for a new law-making body that is dogged by deadly protests and opposition claims he's moving to outright dictatorship.Authorities said late Saturday that virtually all was ready for the election of the 545-member Constituent Council that will have power to dissolve the legislature as it takes on the task of rewriting the constitution.International alarm has risen over the deepening crisis in the impoveris