Bush Calls for fairness in Venezuela Recall Elections
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at 10:08PM
TheSpook
President Bush on Monday urged transparency
in an August recall referendum against Venezuela's President Hugo
Chavez and backed calls for open access for observers monitoring
the vote. His comments could draw criticism from left-winger
Chavez who has clashed frequently with Washington over what he
says is U.S. meddling with his government in the world's fifth
largest oil exporter. "The referendum must be conducted in an
honest and open way," Bush told reporters after meeting with
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, whom he said agreed. [more]
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