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TOPSHOT - A mechanic shows a picture of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at his workshop in Caracas, on January 2, 2013. Chavez is conscious and fully aware of how "complex" his condition remains three weeks after difficult cancer surgery in Havana, the Venezuelan president's handpicked successor, Vice President Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday. Chavez underwent his fourth cancer-related surgery three weeks ago in Havana and has been bed-ridden ever since. AFP PHOTO/LEO RAMIREZ (Photo by LEO RAMIREZ / AFP) (Photo by LEO RAMIREZ/AFP via Getty Images)