Bush Officials Met With Venezuelans Who Ousted Leader.

Reports on a meeting between senior members of the administration of United States President George W. Bush and leaders of a coalition that ousted Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Mention of conflicting accounts of what the U.S. told the opponents of Chavez regarding acceptable ways of ousting him; Accusations that the administration encouraged the removal of Chavez; Opinion that such actions would place the U.S. at odds with fellow members of the Organization of American States; Possible impact of the coup on Venezuelan democracy.