Anti-US Chavez urges Bush help on Colombia hostages
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his antagonist U.S. President George W. Bush to help him secure the release of hostages, including three Americans, held by Colombia's FARC rebels.
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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe threatens to deport a rebel leader to the US unless hostages are freed.
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The Bush administration warned Monday that failure by Congress to adopt a free trade agreement with Colombia would bolster the anti-American campaign of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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President George W Bush and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.
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If Colombia's leftist rebels safely deliver three hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the goodwill gesture will likely increase pressure for major government concessions to secure the release 44 other high-profile captives.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has  called left-wing Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to back his  offer to try to help secure the release of hostages held by  rebels in Colombia, including a French-Colombian politician.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - The mother of one of three  American contractors abducted by guerrillas in Colombia 18  months ago on Tuesday called on President Alvaro Uribe to  negotiate his release and that of other kidnapping victims  throughout the country.
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The verbal attacks Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched against President Bush should not affect diplomatic relations between the countries, the U.S. ambassador said Monday.
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CARTAGENA, Colombia  - President Bush pledged new  aid on Monday for Colombia in a show of solidarity for a key  ally, President Alvaro Uribe, in his campaign against Marxist  guerrillas and drug trafficking.
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Better known for his trademark anti-U.S. tirades, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez takes on a more delicate role on Friday when he tries to broker a deal to free hostages held by Colombia's Marxist guerrillas.
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President Hugo Chavez on Friday accused Colombia and the United States of plotting a military "aggression" against Venezuela.
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BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian President Alvaro  Uribe offered on Saturday to meet his Venezuelan counterpart,  Hugo Chavez, to defuse a widening diplomatic dispute over the  capture of a top Colombian rebel in Venezuela.
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Bush urges international community to use resignation as opportunity to help Cuba
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The United States and Spain on Friday demanded Venezuelan President Hugo reopen an anti-government television station he banned and accused him of repressing free speech.
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President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government.
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The State Department expressed concern Monday about reports that Venezuela is harboring leftist rebels from Colombia, and it urged the Caracas government to take action against any who are linked to U.S.-designated terrorist groups.
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By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President HugoChavez criticized the United States on Sunday for backingColombia in a dispute over the abduction of a top Colombianrebel and said Washington was trying to divide Latin America.