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\fs26 \cf0 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/world/americas/chavez-swearing-in-delayed-official-says.html?_r=0"}}{\fldrslt
\cf2 \ul \ulc2 reportedly too ill}} to make it to his own inauguration this Thursday.
Here\'92s KMSP. \fs24 \cf3 \
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\b\fs26 \cf0 \'93Chavez has not been seen or heard in public in a month. He is battling
an undisclosed form of cancer and is in Cuba recovering after his fourth operation.\'94
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\fs26 \cf2 \ul \ulc2 CNN reports}} \fs26 \cf0 Venezuelans are asking if he\'92ll
ever even make it back to that country alive. And his absence is causing a stir amongst
the country\'92s powers. \fs24 \cf3 \
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/08/16417183-venezuelas-ailing-chavez-unable-to-attend-swearing-in-officials-say"}}{\fldrslt \fs26 \cf2 \ul \ulc2 NBC News reports}}
\fs26 \cf0 the dispute centers on an article of the constitution that says a president-elect
should be sworn in on January 10th... But it falls short in specifying what happens
if the inauguration doesn\'92t happen on that date. His opposition says the Supreme Court
needs to step in. \fs24 \cf3 \
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\b\fs26 \cf0 \'93There are conflicting interpretations of the constitution. The writing in the constitution
seems to say that if Chavez can\'92t be here for his swearing-in, elections must be called.
The opposition say they want the Supreme Court to pronounce on this.\'94
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\fs26 \cf0 Both supporters and critics point to the country\'92s constitution but interpret
it differently. \fs24 \cf3 \
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-venezuela-chavez-20130109,0,1722479.story"}}{\fldrslt \fs26 \cf2 \ul \ulc2 The Los Angeles Times
reports}} \fs26 \cf0 officials in Chavez\'92s government
wants to delay his inauguration, saying the swearing-in ceremony is merely a formality
and it\'92s okay to postpone. But the opposing party says that\'92s a violation of the constitution.
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\b\fs26 \cf0 \'93If the government wants to interpret the constitution in one way and
others want to interpret it in a different way, then what happens in this case? Does
everyone interpret it as they wish? No.\'94 \b0\fs24 \cf3 \
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{\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/08/world/americas/venezuela-chavez/index.html"}}{\fldrslt \fs26 \cf2 \ul \ulc2 CNN reports}}
\fs26 \cf0 the Supreme Court will have some announcement today. Chavez was elected to
a new six-year term in October. \fs24 \cf3 \
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