Cubadebate / Estudios Revolucion via AP

In this photo released by the state-controlled Cubadebate website, Fidel Castro, left, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez look at the June 28 edition of the Granma state newspaper in an unknown location in Havana. Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba on June 10.

Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro check the sports scores

If you're an ailing leader and you need to prove you're still around, the old trick of holding up today's paper is still the most effective technique.

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