Venezuela irked by US comments on Chavez

Venezuela complained Wednesday that the United States meddled when it noted a new election must be called in that country if cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez is deemed too sick to do his job.
Chavez returned home by surprise Monday after spending two months in Cuba for cancer surgery and treatment.
The State Department said Tuesday the Venezuelan constitution should be respected if Chavez is deemed incapacitated, in which case new elections must be called.
The Venezuelan foreign ministry said those remarks were tantamount to "new and ugly interference by Washington in Venezuela's domestic affairs."