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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (C) gestures while speaking to supporters after receiving news of his reelection in Caracas on October 7, 2012.

Analysis: Chavistas begin search for Latin America’s next ‘Comandante’

By Carlos Rajo, Telemundo Political Analyst

Love him or hate him — and plenty of people in Venezuela and around the world felt one of the two emotions — firebrand President Hugo Chavez’s brand of … Read More

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez , left, speaks beside his Vice-President Nicolas during a televised speech form his office at Miraflores Presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, Marcelo Garcia)

Hugo Chavez says he needs cancer surgery again, names successor

By Ian James, Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is heading back to Cuba on Sunday for more surgery for cancer, announcing on television that the … Read More

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio de Aguilar Patriota's official visit at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas, on November 1, 2012. (Leo Ramirez /AFP/Getty Images)

Analysis: Chavez remains secretive about his health and his successor

By Carlos Rajo, Telemundo Political Analyst

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's trip to Cuba last week for a new round of medical treatment, and the statement by the head of the Venezuelan National … Read More