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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (L) answers a question from reporters while Colombian President Andres Pastrana looks on in Macagua airport in Ciudad Guayana, 700 kms southeast of Caracas, March 23, 2001. Venezuela
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gestures at his army troops minutes before the arrival of Colombian President Andres Pastrana at Macagua airport in Ciudad Guayana, 700 kms southeast of capital, March 23, 2001.
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