A mother's loss - a nation's grief.<br/> <br />The coffin of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was carried out of a military hospital in Caracas Wednesday accompanied by his grieving mother and daughter.<br/> <br />The flamboyant, outspoken and sometimes controversial leader died Tuesday at age 58 after a two-year battle with cancer.<br/> <br />State TV aired images of the casket paraded through the streets of the capital, where tens of thousands of supporters - known here as "Chavistas" - gathered to honor their late President.<br/> <br />Condolences have come in from around the world.<br/> <br />And at the United Nations, a moment of silence was held for the man who once used the U.N. pulpit to call former U.S. President George W. Bush the "devil".<br/> <br />Chavez' body will lie in state for three days before his public funeral scheduled for Friday.<br/> <br />Authorities have not said where Chavez will be buried but the government has ordered seven days of mourning.<br/> <br />The nation's constitution requires a vo
