AP: Hugo Chavez Unable To Attend Swearing-In

By Igor Bobic

January 8, 2013 11:33 a.m.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not be able to attend his scheduled swearing-in ceremony, the AP reports. Chavez underwent surgery last month for a type of pelvic cancer.

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