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NEW YORK — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, appearing Thursday at a Harlem Church for an oil-for-poor event, repeated his ‘devil’ reference hurled a day earlier at President Bush during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly.Chavez, dressed in his signature red shirt, was introduced at the podium by activist actor Danny Glover. At one point Chavez told the crowd, “sometimes the devil takes human form,” a comment that drew some boos — and applause — from the crowd who interpreted the reference to mean President Bush.Chavez was visiting the church as part of ceremonies to announce the sale of discounted home heating oil to qualified low-income families.The appearance came after reports circulated early Thursday morning that the Venezuelan president had left the country overnight after delivering an insult-riddled speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday in which he called President Bush the ‘devil.’The crowd chanted “Chavez, Chavez, the people are with you” in Spanish as he walked into the Mount Olivet Baptist Church on Lenox Ave. in Harlem.

Chavez said he loved the American people, but that it was difficult for him to visit the U.S. because he was “threatened.”

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