CIA chief General Michael V. Hayden told the United States House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence yesterday that George W. Bush had asked the CIA to �pay more attention� to the activities of Hugo Ch�vez and the government in Venezuela.

Hayden went on to say that Venezuela, after Cuba, �is probably the second country in the hemisphere where we have concentrated the majority of our intelligence and analysis efforts� after being asked how the CIA was dealing with the �Ch�vez phenomenon�.

Recent elections in Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivia show Latin America moving in a more socialist-cooperative direction following Venezuela�s lead and many observers see this as a clear rejection of domination in the hemisphere by the United States.

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