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Jesse Jackson: Jackson says a call for Chavez's assassination by fundamentalist Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson last week is a…

On the recordAugust 28, 2005
Jackson says a call for Chavez's assassination by fundamentalist Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson last week is a criminal act.
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Jackson condemned Robertson's comments about Chavez and urged President Bush to condemn them as well.

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