CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s imminent departure for more cancer surgery in Cuba has thrown his re-election campaign into uncertainty and once again shaken the socialist leader’s passionate supporters. Though the 57-year-old former soldier looked stoic and played down the dangers of his latest condition, the announcement inevitably raises questions over his ability to stand for the October 7 presidential vote – or rule beyond it. Chavez, who has dominated Venezuela since taking office in 1999 and whose fierce anti-U.S. …
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