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Talk to us, Venezuela’s Capriles urges Chavez

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Venezuela's defeated opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles gives a news conference in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, called on Wednesday for a proof of life from ailing President Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen publicly since cancer surgery in Cuba five weeks ago. Chavez's signature appeared in the government's official gazette on Wednesday in a decree naming his new foreign minister – though the document wrongly placed him in Caracas. "If the president of the republic can sign decrees, I call on him to show himself, to talk to Venezuela," Capriles said at his inauguration for a new term as Miranda state governor. …

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U.S. open to better Venezuela ties but it takes two to tango

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it would like to improve relations with Venezuela, gripped by political uncertainty following socialist President Hugo Chavez’s fourth cancer operation, but it will “take two to tango.” Venezuela has said it would postpone Thursday’s scheduled inauguration for Chavez, 58, who has not been seen or heard from since surgery in Cuba on December 11. He was diagnosed with an undisclosed type of cancer in his pelvis in June 2011. The unprecedented silence by the president, a fierce U.S. …

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Chavez still has "severe" respiratory problem: Venezuela government

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CARACAS (Reuters) – – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering from a lung infection that has hindered his breathing as he battles to recover from December 11 cancer surgery, the government said on Thursday. “Commander Chavez has faced complications as a result of a severe lung infection,” Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said, reading the latest official update on the president’s condition in a hospital in Cuba. …

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Reflective Chavez weeps at Mass in Venezuela

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attends a mass to pray for his health in his hometown of BarinasCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter Mass on Thursday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba. Very little is known about the 57-year-old socialist leader’s condition, including even what type of cancer he has. Chavez has undergone three operations in less than a year, and received two sessions of radiation treatment. He says the latest surgery was successful, that he is recovering well and will be fit to win a new six-year term at an election in October. …

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