Article: ROBERTSON COMMENT ON CHAVEZ ASSASSINATION DRAWS CONDEMNATION.(News)

Byline: James Gerstenzang Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON -- Televangelist Pat Robertson's call for the assassination of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez provoked a storm of criticism Tuesday, triggering condemnation from fellow religious leaders and international outrage, while the Bush admini-stration said he was a "private citizen" whose remarks were "inappropriate."

Robertson remained publicly silent during the furor, but was criticized across the political spectrum in the United States and the head of the National Association of Evangelicals said Robertson was endangering the lives of Christian missionaries in Venezuela.

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