Castro Seen In Rare TV Appearance
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cbsnews.com     18-Jun-2008            

Cuban Television Showed Images Of The Ailing Castro Meeting With Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez In this image made Tuesday, June 17, 2008 from Cubavision, Fidel Castro speaks to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Cuban television showed images Tuesday of Fidel Castro chatting in a garden with Chavez, the first images of the ailing revolutionary broadcast in six months. (AP Photo/Cubavision via APTN) (CBS) The following was reported and written by CBS News producer Portia Siegelbaum in Havana, Cuba. Cubans got a brief glimpse of their former president, Fidel Castro, on video released on their main evening newscast Tuesday. Castro, who was sidelined by complications following intestinal surgery in 2006, was seen with visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Raul Castro, his younger brother who took over the presidency of... [read full story]                    


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