President Hugo Chavez said he expects a spirited debate this week as he, US president George W. Bush and other leaders meet in Argentina for the Summit of the Americas.

The US government's efforts to revive its proposal for a hemisphere-wide ?free trade? zone are doomed to failure, Chavez said Sunday during his weekly television and radio program ?Hello President.? Chavez has said he looks forward to sitting at the same table with his archrival Bush during the summit at the seaside resort of Mar del Plata.

As Bush attends the summit Friday and Saturday, a separate ?People's Summit? is planned at a nearby stadium, bringing together leftist activists, students, indigenous leaders and union leaders.

In one odd incident a week ago, authorities found more than a dozen jack-o'-lanterns left in spots around Caracas bearing anti-government messages and what appeared to be bomb-like fuses. Police and firefighters removed the pumpkins with caution, though the jack-o'-lanterns reportedly bore messages saying they were not explosives.

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