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    July 24, 2011

President Chavez Returns to Venezuela Following Cancer Treatment

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   Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) gestures after his arrival from
   Cuba, at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, July 23, 2011
   (this image has been supplied to Reuters by a third party)
   Photo: Reuters
   Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (C) gestures after his arrival from
   Cuba, at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, July 23, 2011
   (this image has been supplied to Reuters by a third party)

   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to Caracas following
   cancer treatment in Cuba.
   Venezuelan state television says Chavez arrived home Saturday after
   undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
   He recently began the cancer treatment after doctors removed a tumor
   discovered during an earlier treatment for a pelvic abscess.
   Prior to the start of cancer treatment, the Venezuelan president said
   his health crisis has been one of his greatest challenges.
   It is not clear if Chavez will return to Cuba soon for further
   treatments.

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