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"It's ironic because Maduro, despite his lack of leadership qualities, was the only person Chavez truly trusted in his Cabinet," said Ferrer, who had indirect dealings with Maduro in the late 1990s when he was a Caracas union leader. "He is also the...
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Feb 22 (IANS/EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is running for re-election in October, announced Tuesday that he will have to undergo a new operation because “a lesion” was detected in the area from where last year he had a cancerous tumor...
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A boy dressed in an uniform similar to that generally worn by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, sprays a can of foam while playing during a carnival parade in Caracas February 21, 2012. View Photo »
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(Venezuela) - President Hugo Chavez announced yesterday that doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where a cancerous tumor was removed last year and said he will shortly return to the island to have it surgically removed. He told...
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Opponents say Chavez has done nothing to combat Venezuela's rampant violent crime and blame him for 26 percent inflation. His opponents also criticize the former paratroop commander for his strident anti-U.S. rhetoric and defense of Iran and its...
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“If the disease is critical and he can’t return to the campaign, he’ll have to pick a substitute and we also run the risk of elections not taking place in October,” Leon said by telephone from Caracas. “This brings up a slew of uncertainties that we...
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A boy wearing a uniform similar to usually worn by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavas, and two girls, play during a carnival parade in Caracas February 21, 2012. View Photo »
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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a "lesion" in the same area where a cancerous tumor was extracted in mid-2011. Chavez, who faces a serious challenge as he runs for re-election this year,...
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(Feb 21, 2012): Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will undergo another operation in Cuba in the coming days after doctors found a possibly malignant lesion in his pelvis where surgeons removed a large cancerous tumor last year, he said on Tuesday. The 57-year-old...
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Caracas (pron. IPA [ka'ɾakas]) is the capital of Venezuela. It is located in the north of the country, following the contours of a narrow mountain valley located on the Venezuelan coastal range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley's temperatures are springlike, and the urbanizable terrain of the Caracas Valley lies between 2,500 and 3,000 ft... Full Article
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Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel leads the Simon Bolivar Symphonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic during a concert at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas February 18, 2012. Dudamel closed the season on Saturday with a concert that involved more than 1400 musicians.
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Members of the Simon Bolivar Special Youth Symphonic Choir, who are youths with special needs, perform during a free concert at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas February 16, 2012. Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel is directing a series of concerts to celebrate the 37th...
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Venezuela's conductor Gustavo Dudamel waves to people during an event with youth musician at the Teresa Carreno theater in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic won a Grammy on Sunday for best orchestral performance for Brahms' Symphony...
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A boy wearing a uniform similar to usually worn by Venezuela's President Hugo Chavas, and two girls, play during a carnival parade in Caracas February 21, 2012.
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