LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Bolivia’s President Evo Morales calls him “my brother” but elsewhere in Latin America, political leaders are finding out that being seen as a close ally of Hugo Chavez can be harmful for their careers.

As a tripartite alliance between Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba began taking shape after Morales took office in January, there have been signs of irritation in the rest of the continent with the way the Venezuelan leader is trying to convert Latin America to his populist, anti-U.S. agenda.
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Well I would say is that in the long-term the US is the master of the toxic embrace.

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