Bush aims to counter Chavez on Latin America trip
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President George W. Bush opens a diplomatic foray in Latin America on Friday facing a wall of public skepticism and a competing tour by his anti-U.S. nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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President Bush opens a week-long tour of Latin America on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties with a region tilting to the left and influenced by the populist appeal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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QUITO, Ecuador  - The front-runner in Ecuador's   presidential election joined his leftist backer, Venezuelan   leader Hugo Chavez, in bashing George W. Bush on Wednesday,   saying the devil should be offended that Chavez compared him to   the U.S. president.
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The United States is lobbying hard to block Venezuela's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, fearful that Hugo Chavez, its fiercely anti-American president, will disrupt the body as it confronts hot issues such as Iran and Sudan.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday George W. Bush should be given "the gold medal for hypocrisy" as the U.S. president embarked on a tour of Latin America aimed at making new friends.
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President Bush reached out to Latin  America on Sunday with a pledge to pursue immigration reform  but a security scuffle that he inserted himself into created a  lasting image for this year's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez escalated a spat between Caracas and Bogota on Wednesday by accusing Colombia and its U.S. allies of plotting to kill him as the nations sparred over his ties with leftist rebels.
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Security concerns dominate Bush's Latin American trip. The view from inside the bubble.
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President George W. Bush heads for the Middle East on Tuesday, aiming to nurture Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the face of deep skepticism while trying to rally Arab opposition to Iran.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched yet another verbal attack against President Bush upon returning from a highly charged U.S. visit Friday, calling on the American leader to resign.
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A tour of Latin America gives Bush a chance to strengthen ties.  But Venezuela's president thinks it's a trick.
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President Bush's trip to sunny Latin America was no day at the beach. He was buffeted by complaints about immigration laws, ethanol tariffs, the Iraq war and accusations that the United States was ignoring its southern neighbors.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited a Harlem church Thursday and promised to double the amount of discounted heating oil his country ships to needy Americans. But he also took another swipe at President Bush.
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President Bush ended up competing for attention with President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela, who called the American visit an act of imperialism, adding, âGringo, go home!â
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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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In the Central American leg of his tour, President Bush is likely to face questions about a crackdown on immigrants.
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President Bush aims to highlight American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a stop in the Andean nation where thousands of security forces are deployed to safeguard his brief stay.