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Enrique Palacios of Sumate demonstrates examples of a petition demanding a recall vote on the rule of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003. Sumate, the institution responsible for collecting the signatures, plans to present the 2.7 million voter signatures to the National Electoral Council on Aug. 20. Such a vote is allowed after the Aug. 19 midpoint of Chavez's six-year term. The original petitions are in an undisclosed location for security reasons. (AP Photo/Leslie Mazoch)

Hugo Chavez - Venezuela

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Chavez Takes Talk Show to Argentina - "Populist" with 30% Approvial Rating***BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez took his weekly TV talk show to Argentina on Sunday, extolling his leftist revolution as he sang tango lyrics and sidestepped mention of opposition moves for a recall referendum at home. The populist president, who typically speaks six hours at a stretch when broadcasting at home, squeezed his political patter into a two-hour transmission seen live here and in Venezuela. The Venezuelan leader, who was festive as he watched tango dancers and talked of Argentina's mouthwatering beef, had no comment on rivals at home mounting a petition drive against him.***