Chavez Says Cuban Leader Is Up, Walking (AP)

[Eugene]

Chavez Says Cuban Leader Is Up, Walking

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

(01-24) 21:14 PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) --

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his ailing friend Fidel Castro
is recovering and has been up and walking — in fact "almost jogging" — in recent days.

Chavez said he was pleased to hear from Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage that the
80-year-old Cuban leader was making a recovery. Lage, after meeting with Chavez,
said: "We will have Fidel and we will have Raul for a lot more time."

Their hopeful remarks came less than a week after Chavez said Castro was "battling
for his life."

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