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A fire in Brazil, a fake fight in Phoenix and a real one in California
Dick Van Dyke brought his characteristic charm to the SAG Awards this weekend, and Internet users dutifully searched for all sorts of details on him -- anything to distract us from the icy weather that caused school closings from here to Ann Arbor. ...
Tags: Screen Actors Guild, England, Royal Rumble, Rajon Rondo, Entertainment Events
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A do-nothing Congress returns to Washington; don't expect much
A wild windstorm swept through the nation's capital on Saturday, tossing broken tree limbs, downing power lines and forcing thousands of suburbanites to eat dinner by candlelight. On Sunday, with the skies sunny and mostly clear, the oppressive heat...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Justice System, Ratings, Republican Party, John Boehner
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The growing threat from Venezuela's Hugo Chavez
The Obama administration's continued indifference to the actions of the Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez is dangerous on several fronts ("Hugo Chavez compares his rival to Mitt Romney," July 23). President Barack Obama recently made the startling...Tags: Barack Obama, Venezuela, Mitt Romney
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Poll: Is Hugo Chavez crazy or funny?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in the news for another seemingly crazy statement: Claiming that capitalism ended life on Mars.
"I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe...Tags: U.S. Navy, World Water Day, George W. Bush, Elections, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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Wednesday morning talkers: Palin's "skwirmishes," Maryland booze, and a house that looks like Hitler
On weekday mornings, I'll post the most controversial, shocking and (of course) ridiculous stories for your reading pleasure. That way, when you walk into work, you'll be the master of witty conversation. National • President's speech important,...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Vehicles, Jimmy Carter, Sarah Palin, Elections
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The Week in Pictures | February 18 – 24
FrameworkEach week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. Lakers greats past and present showed up to remember the team's owner, Dr. Jerry Buss, who died Monday from liver failure. Former coach Phil Jackson fought back tears, Shaquille O'Neal recalls... -
Sic semper tyrannis
Paul GreenbergWhat? Do even Latin American caudillos die? Apparently, according to the latest and last medical bulletin on the health (or lack thereof) of Hugo Chavez, perpetually re-electable president of Venezuela. No doubt many Venezuelans are grieving at the...Tags: Dante Alighieri, Evita (musical), Jimmy Carter, Elections, Argentina
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Chavez's spirit will guide Venezuela - until leftist unity frays
Even in death, Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez will be a powerful force guiding his countrymen to elect Vice President Nicolas Maduro to replace him. Some call the widely predicted victory of Chavez’s handpicked successor a “sympathy vote&...
Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Woodrow Wilson, Petroleum Industry, Elections, Venezuela
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Hugo Chavez: Admired and despised by readers
For just as many reasons readers found to sneer at Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who died Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer, others found reasons to praise the late strongman. While several readers slammed Chavez for behaving like a dictator and...
Tags: Jose Serrano, Trade Agreements, Economic Organization, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), China
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Thousands of Venezuelans line street for Hugo Chavez procession
CARACAS, Venezuela-- In a massive outpouring of grief for Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, hundreds of thousands of his red-shirted, fervent and often tearful followers lined a route through the capital where his coffin was being carried on its way...
Tags: Venezuela, Caracas (Venezuela)
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Hugo Chavez death: South Florida reacts to Venezuelan leader's demise
Sun SentinelVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died on Tuesday, had a substantial impact on South Florida, driving thousands of his citizens here to escape his reign. Middle-class and affluent Venezuelans, fearing they would lose their wealth and freedom, fled to...Tags: University of Miami, Agriculture, Cuba, Business, Colleges and Universities
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Iran declares national day of mourning for Hugo Chavez
TEHRAN -- The Iranian government declared Wednesday as a national day of mourning for the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, praising the leftist firebrand as a foe of imperialism. In a cable to the Venezuelan presidential office, President...
Tags: Iran, News Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islam, Venezuela
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