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"Sean Penn has joined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on the campaign trail. The Oscar winner has long been a supporter of Chavez, despite the leader&amp;#039;s controversial policies and criticism of the US government. Chavez is currently seeking a fourth presidential term, but is facing a potentially difficult election bid against former Miranda governor Henrique Capriles. Penn traveled to Venezuela with producer Fernando Sulichin to attend Chavez&amp;#039;s political rally in Caracas on Sunday (August 5). &amp;quot;Thank you very much for visiting us again, dear friend. We&amp;#039;re all Americans, from the north, the center, the south. Long live the American continent!,&amp;quot; Chavez said to Penn during his remarks. The actor stood at Chavez&amp;#039;s side during the rally, but did not make any formal remarks. Penn has praised Chavez in the past for Venezuela&amp;#039;s aid to Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake. Venezuela holds its presidential election on October 7. Watch Sean Penn appear at Hugo Chavez&amp;#039;s rally below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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