The Bush administration said Tuesday it did not encourage a failed coup in Venezuela, but acknowledged "conversations" with opposition leaders in that oil-rich country, as well as a meeting with Venezuela's military chief-of-staff late last year. Some rebellious military officers ousted Venezuelan President Hugh Chavez for two days, but he returned to office Sunday, supported by the nation's poor. After Chavez's removal Friday, the Bush administration did not condemn the action. Instead it blamed street protests on "undemocratic actions committed or encouraged by the Chavez administration."

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