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The Venezuelan government says President Hugo Chavez won't be able to attend the scheduled swearing-in Jan. 10. The president underwent his fourth cancer surgery in Cuba last month and hasn't spoken publicly in a month. Ref. USAToday
Hugo Chavez: Venezuela assembly delays inauguration:
The Venezuelan National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled for Thursday. Legislators voted to give Mr Chavez as much time as he needed to recover. Ref. Source 5
Chavez Preparing Venezuela Return, Bolivia's Morales Says;
Bolivian President Evo Morales said cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez is preparing to return home, a day after Venezuela's foreign minister said the self- declared socialist joked and laughed during a meeting at his hospital bedside in Havana. Ref. Source 9
Hugo Chavez Photos Show Venezuelan President Smiling, Reading Newspaper (PHOTOS) :
Venezuela published the first photos of cancer-stricken Hugo Chavez since his surgery in Cuba more than two months ago, showing him smiling while lying in bed reading a newspaper, flanked by his two daughters. Ref. Source 9
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has returned to the country after more than two months of cancer treatment in Cuba. Ref. USAToday