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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: England, School Closings, 30 Rock (tv program), Twitter, Inc., NFL Pro Bowl
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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: U.S. Senate, Internal Revenue Service, Pulitzer Prize Awards, John Boehner, Republican Party
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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: Mitt Romney, Venezuela, Barack Obama
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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.Â
"I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe...Tags: Haiti Earthquake (2010), U.S. Navy, Elections, World Water Day, George W. Bush
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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: NASCAR, Facebook, Homes, Joe Biden, The Washington Post
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Cuba's Raul Castro announces retirement in five years
HAVANA (AP) — Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top...
Tags: Havana (Cuba), Political Systems, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Elections, Miramar
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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: Jimmy Carter, Dante Alighieri, Elections, Argentina, Evita (musical)
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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: Woodrow Wilson, Elections, Petroleum Industry, Health and Safety at School, 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, Poverty, Jimmy Carter, Joseph P. Kennedy, Economic Organization
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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: Caracas (Venezuela), 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: Weston (Broward, Florida), Florida International University, University of Miami, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Cuba
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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: National Government, News Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islam, Iran
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