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Chávez: I May Need Chemo

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But Venezuelan leader insists he will survive.

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Reports of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s impending death have been greatly exaggerated, he says. In a phone interview with state TV, Chávez moved to tamp down rumors that he may be in very poor health, saying that he intends to survive his cancer and run for reelection in 2012.

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