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Scope and Contents Segment #1: CHAVEZ IN VENEZUELA The already testy relations between the United States and Venezuela were further strained recently, when conservative televangelist Pat Robertson suggested President Hugo Chavez be assassinated. Since his election in 1998, Chavez has played a leading role in the rising tide of leftist governments in South America. And Chavez has been a thorn in the side of the Bush Administration for years with his close ties to Cuba's Fidel Castro, his socialist...