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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The Venezuelan leader lashes out at US policy towards Latin America as he and the US president continue rival tours.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and two Latin American allies accused the United States on Tuesday of conspiring to undermine the region's leftist governments.
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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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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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Taunted by leftist President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, President Bush on Friday insisted the United States is not neglecting Latin America and celebrated an alternative-fuels pact with Brazil as proof.
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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 Hugo Chavez on Friday accused Colombia and the United States of plotting a military "aggression" against Venezuela.
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The White House hopes the deal will diminish the influence of Venezuelaâs president, Hugo ChÃ¡vez, who plans a rally against President Bush today.
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President Bush is due to visit Colombia in a display of continued support for efforts to fight a leftist insurgency.
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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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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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President Bush aims to dispel the perception of U.S. neglect of Latin America and burnish an American reputation damaged by the Iraq war, undertaking a second-term diplomatic offensive in the region akin to his recent courting of Europe.
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AYACUCHO BLOCK 6, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who mocked George W. Bush as the devil in a U.N. speech, said on Wednesday he was sending sulfur to Brazil for the U.S. president's visit there next month.
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President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president on Saturday, courting another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to co-opt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet: Venezuela's firebrand, Hugo Chavez.
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President Bush could face a hostile reception in the streets of Latin America as he begins a tour aimed at winning back friends in a region where his administration is deeply unpopular.
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CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez of Venezuela has long pledged to buck Washington-backed economic policies in Latin America. Now, two months after winning reelection and consolidating his hold on the country with new powers to rule by decree, he is strengthening economic ties in the region in a bid to limit U.S. influence....