Chavez temporarily having trouble speaking, Venezuelan official says
Chavez acknowledges supporters on the streets of Caracas in February of last year.
February 15th, 2013
10:53 AM ET

Chavez temporarily having trouble speaking, Venezuelan official says

[Updated at 11:24 a.m. ET] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is temporarily having difficulty speaking following a procedure in which doctors inserted a tracheal tube, Venezuela's communications minister said Friday.

Chavez is going through a difficult recovery period following his recent cancer surgery, Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said at a news conference. Villegas displayed a picture of Chavez in his hospital bed surrounded by his children.

Chavez hasn't appeared in public or on national television since he went to Cuba for cancer surgery in December.

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  1. banasy©

    Well, good grief, who wouldn't have trouble speaking after that?

    February 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm | Report abuse |
  2. banasy©

    Oh, I would never want to deliberately want to cause anyone grief over the use of the word "grief". I shall try not to cause you anymore grief by using the word grief.

    February 15, 2013 at 3:00 pm | Report abuse |
  3. banasy©

    Used what? The word "grief"?
    And I used it 4 times; 5, actually, including this "grief". Oops, 6.

    February 15, 2013 at 5:09 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Heymann

    Good grief!

    February 15, 2013 at 8:27 pm | Report abuse |
  5. lweba

    Dear Mr. Chaves why don't you go, the news media including CNN are making money out your ....are you really sick?

    February 16, 2013 at 6:49 am | Report abuse |
  6. NYC Fitness Events

    Poor guy, I hope he fully recovers quickly. Having trouble speaking as a president is probably so frustrating!

    January 30, 2014 at 8:51 pm | Report abuse |
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