U.S. Urges Venezuela to Ease Rhetoric
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The State Department's second-ranking official said Friday the future of U.S. relations with Venezuela could hinge on whether that country tones down its anti-American rhetoric.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez and his government are ready to meet President Bush and  U.S. administration officials to try to improve relations  following Chavez's referendum win, Venezuela's Foreign Minister  said on Wednesday.
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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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President Hugo Chavez rejected a U.S. government report accusing Venezuela of funding efforts by Cuba&#039;s Fidel Castro to subvert democracy in Latin America, saying it indicated Washington&#039;s aggressive intentions toward Havana.
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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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The State Department expressed "grave concern" Monday about a proposal that would make Venezuelan political activists subject to charges of treason if they receive domestic or foreign funding.
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela on Monday accused  the United States of imperialist blackmail after President Bush  ordered a cut in U.S. assistance because he said the South  American state was not doing enough to fight the trafficking of  women and children for sex.
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Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.
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Venezuela minimized the compensation it owes Exxon Mobil Corp for an oil project on Thursday, the latest volley in hard-ball negotiations that have prompted a threat to stop sending America oil.
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Venezuela president threatens to cut off oil supplies to the US if it continues an "economic war".
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CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuela's president calling his U.S. counterpart Satan in a U.N. speech seemed a devilish gambit in the nations' war of words -- but Hugo Chavez says he was shooting from the hip.
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Europe and the United States should  apologize to Africa for the cruelties of slavery, Venezuelan  President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday, calling on Africa to  resist what he called modern day U.S. colonialism.
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The Venezuelan president causes a stir with his U.N. attack on Bush - and that's just the way the leftist leader likes it
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President Hugo Chavez dismissed U.S. concerns over democracy in Venezuela, saying President Bush is &quot;demolishing&quot; his own country&#039;s democracy by spying on fellow Americans and violating the rights of immigrants in the war on terror.
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The United States said on Thursday  it was troubled by Russian plans to sell Venezuela arms that  U.S. officials suggest could be used to aid leftist guerrillas  in Latin America.
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Irate Brazilian legislators told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday to tone down his criticism of their Congress or he would endanger Venezuela's entry into the South American trade bloc Mercosur.
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Venezuela's leading opposition candidate called Wednesday for President Hugo Chavez's government to play clean in Sunday's presidential election amid signs of a widening political divide in the country.