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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez looks on during the welcoming ceremony of the Peru's President Ollanta Humala at the Puerto Ordaz airport in the southern state of Bolivar January 7, 2012.
Monday, Jan. 09, 2012

Open quoteThey're accusing me of campaigning, and I'm just fulfilling my duties as President of this country.Close quote

  • HUGO CHAVEZ,
  • Venezuelan President, resuming his weekly TV and radio broadcasts after a seven-month hiatus during which he was treated for cancer; Chávez denies that he's using the broadcasts to campaign for the 2012 presidential election
Photo: Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters | Source: BBC