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Hugo Chavez Faces Complications Following Surgery

by Nick R. Martin

12.31.12 | 8:16 am

Almost three weeks after his cancer surgery, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is apparently suffering from a respiratory infection, the Associated Press reported on Monday.

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Nick R. Martin Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com