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Three months after crowds celebrated another election triumph for the president, the mood in Caracas is transformed

The change of mood in Plaza Bolivar could hardly be more dramatic. Less than three months ago jubilant crowds filled the main square in Caracas to celebrate another election triumph for Hugo Chávez with chants of "Oo, ah, Chávez no se va" – Chávez won't go.

Now, however, supporters waited anxiously for any scrap of news from Havana, where their president is fighting for his life after emergency cancer surgery.

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Venezuela's President Fighting Severe Lung Infection -- Voice of America
Hugo Chavez battles lung infection in Cuba hospital -- BBC
Venezuela's Chavez still has "severe" respiratory problem -- Reuters
Venezuela: National Assembly to meet, make decisions on Chavez inauguration -- Global Post
Venezuela's Chavez fighting severe lung infection -- AP
Venezuela’s Chavez Has Breathing Problems in Cancer Fight -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Venezuela after Hugo Chavez -- Euronews
Hugo Chávez’s Constitution Is a Muddled Map Out of Venezuela’s Crisis -- Tim Padgett, Time
Why so much secrecy around Chávez's health? Venezuela's not alone. -- Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

My Comment: After 4 cancer operations it is obvious that Hugo Chavez's cancer has spread throughout his body. It is now only a matter of time before his body says enough.