President Bush and his left-wing nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez embarked on dueling tours of Latin America on Friday as they stepped up competition for the region's hearts and minds.Their ideological rivalry heated up as Bush visited Brazil to reach out to Latin America's moderate left and Chavez responded with a trip to Argentina where he said the U.S. leader deserved the "gold medal for hypocrisy."
Bush is seeking to overcome a sense of U.S. neglect in Latin America where opposition to the Iraq war has also damaged his administration's standing and given Chavez a chance to rail against what he calls American "imperialism."
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