CARACAS (Reuters) - Allies of Venezuela's convalescent President Hugo Chavez insisted on Friday he was still running the OPEC nation despite his prolonged stay in Cuba for the removal of a cancerous tumor.
Army chief General Henry Rangel Silva and ministers moved quickly to head off speculation about any power vacuum or political infighting after Chavez, 56, revealed late on Thursday he was still receiving treatment after the operation.
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