Chavez makes energetic homecoming after surgery

[Judi Lynn]

1. Same story, different headline: Thousands rally to welcome Chavez back to Venezuela after cancer su

Thousands rally to welcome Chavez back to Venezuela after cancer surgery in Cuba
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/thousands-rally-to-welcome-chavez-back-to-venezuela-after-cancer-surgery-in-cuba/2012/03/17/gIQAfiVzIS_story.html

Same wire service, Associated Press, also published an article claiming HUNDREDS of people cheered Chavez' homecoming!

Hundreds rally to welcome Chavez home in Venezuela
National / World News 2:16 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2012
Hundreds rally to welcome Chavez home in Venezuela
By IAN JAMES
The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of Venezuelans rallied on Saturday to welcome President Hugo Chavez home from Cuba, where he underwent cancer surgery to remove a tumor.

Chavez waved, blew kisses and raised a fist on a balcony of Miraflores Palace, then took the microphone and sang along with a Venezuelan folk song while a band played below.

Below him, a crowd of supporters dressed in red cheered and waved flags.

Some wore T-shirts with Chavez's face emblazoned on them. Others said they're praying for the president's health. Many of the president's supporters said they fully expect Chavez to overcome his illness and win re-election in October.

More:
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hundreds-rally-to-welcome-1388061.html

Presumably, the other news outlets claimed a few stragglers turned up, drunk, to lurch around yelling, or there were no well wishers whatsoever.