Jesse Jackson comes out in support of President Chavez.
In an open letter dated today, August 12, 2004, leading US personalities have addressed President Hugo Chavez Frias on the occasion of Sunday's crucial Presidential Recall Referendum (RR) expressing their expectations that he will win yet another electoral mandate to lead his people into a prosperous future: "Dear President Chavez, We are writing to express our solidarity during this important moment in Venezuela's history. It is our hope and expectation that, on August 15, you will once again win an electoral mandate from the Venezuelan people to be their president.. . " [
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