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By Daniel Wallis CARACAS | Wed Mar 6, 2013 4:37am EST (Reuters) – At two defining moments of his rule, Venezuela’s theatrical leader Hugo Chavez took a small silver crucifix from his pocket and held it above his head. Both marked a quasi-religious “return” for the socialist ex-soldier whom supporters loved with messianic …

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