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Summary Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he prefers President Barack Obama.
Chavez also said in a televised interview that aired Sunday that hed like to have normal relations with the U.S. government.The Venezuelan leader says, in his words, If I were American, Id vote for Obama.Chavez is running for re-election, seeking another six years in office in an Oct. 7 vote. Democratic U.S. President Obama faces Republican Mitt Romney in his November re-election bid.
