Chavez returns home to Venezuela after surgery
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday nearly three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, saying he is praying for life and is confident he will survive and triumph in his re-election bid.
After stepping off the plane, Chavez smiled and waved but also spoke soberly about the path ahead in his struggle against cancer. At times, his expression turned serious. "I lift up a prayer... in this battle for life," Chavez said in a televised speech on the tarmac. "I'm going to live. We're going to live, and we're going to keep on overcoming. And in that commitment I will give everything, all the spiritual and physical strength that fits in my heart." (AP)
