Venezuela’s sick Chavez misses own inauguration bash

A woman walks past a mural depicting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remained on his sickbed in Cuba on Thursday while supporters planned to rally in his honor on the day he should have been sworn in for a new six-year term in the South American OPEC nation. The postponement of the inauguration, a first in Venezuelan history, has laid bare the gravity of Chavez's condition after complications from a fourth cancer operation in his pelvic area. …