Pinochet Out of Hospital

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was released from the hospital on Wednesday, a day after fainting and losing consciousness for a half hour. Pinochet, 89, suffers frequent mini-strokes, linked to diabetes. Doctors say the strokes have atrophied part of his brain and caused mild dementia, a condition that courts have twice ruled is grounds for dismissing human rights abuse charges against him. Many former Pinochet supporters, including presidential candidate Joaquin Lavin, have turned against the ex-military commander after it emerged last year that he stashed millions of dollars in secret off-shore bank accounts.