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could we get news that his health has gotten worse or even that he has died. these are outcomes that lots of people are speculating about. >> thanks, shasta. i want to bring in rafael romo, our senior latin american affairs editor for cnn. chavez, he won re-election in october, third term that he won. he missed his own inauguration because he was so ill. he hasn't been sworn in as president. right now his allies are running the country. critics say that venezuela is in limbo without a leader. what happens if he does pass away? how is that going to affect the venezuelan government and its relationship with the u.s.? >> it's very important to understand just what kind of a leader hugo chavez is. maybe for people here in the united states, they know very little but he has been able to transform dramatically his country. he is a proponent of what is called 21st century socialism. ever since he took power in 1999, he was able to change his