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2:37 AM ET, March 6, 2013

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The Carter Center:
Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Death of Hugo Chavez  —  Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías.  We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to observe elections for the first time in Venezuela.
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Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
HUGO CHAVEZ, FIERY VENEZUELAN LEADER, DIES AT 58  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Why Democrats Shouldn't Eulogize Hugo Chavez  —  Rep. Jose E. Serrano (D-NY) released a statement today praising former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, despite the latter's record of harsh crackdowns on his political opponents and state-sanctioned persecution against Venezuela's Jewish population.
William Neuman / New York Times:
Chávez Dies, Leaving Bitterly Divided Nation  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a political crisis that grew …
Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Penn on Hugo Chavez's Death: ‘I Lost a Friend’  —  “I mourn a great hero,” said Oliver Stone of the Venezuelan president who died on Tuesday after a long bout with cancer.  —  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a long bout with cancer.  He was 58.
CNN:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies  —  Army Lt. Col. Hugo Chavez, who led a 1992 attempted coup, speaks to reporters on March 26, 1994, after he was freed from jail.  Chavez was freed after charges were dropped against him for leading the first of two attempted coups against the government …
Daniel Wallis / Reuters:
Chavez's breathing problems worsen, has severe new infection
José De Córdoba / Wall Street Journal:
Venezuelan Leader Chávez Dies After Cancer Battle
Discussion: Washington Wire
Adam Serwer / Mother Jones:
Obama Administration Says President Can Use Lethal Force Against Americans on US Soil  — Drones: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Always Afraid to Ask  — Here's Why Obama Won't Say Whether He Can Kill You With a Drone: Because He Probably Can  — 8 Drones That Aren't Out to Kill You
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Holder: Obama could order lethal force in U.S.
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Scott Shane / New York Times:
John Brennan, C.I.A. Nominee, Clears Committee Vote
Discussion: CNN and News Desk
Politico:
Sources: Paul Ryan to reject Medicare age shift  —  Rep. Paul Ryan's budget is now expected to exempt seniors 55 years old and above from his Medicare overhaul — despite his personal preference to raise that age to 56 — according to several GOP sources familiar with his plans.
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Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
Paul Ryan Ups the Ante
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Brooks Barnes / ArtsBeat:
Jon Stewart to Direct Serious Film, Will Take Hiatus From ‘Daily Show’  —  LOS ANGELES — Jon Stewart, serious film director?  —  Mr. Stewart, the stand-up satirist and “Daily Show” host, said on Tuesday that he would direct his first movie, a drama called “Rosewater,” from a screenplay that he wrote.
Fox News:
White House cancels tours over sequester cuts, as lawmakers call decision political  —  Sorry, Washington-bound spring-breakers.  Your White House tours have been canceled.  —  The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will cancel all tours starting this weekend, due to sequester cuts.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House cancels tours due to sequester
Discussion: CNN, Mediaite and Politico
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
More sequester pain: White House cancels tours
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House cuts tours, citing sequester
Discussion: msnbc.com and CNN
Yahoo! News:
Zimmerman Stuns Court, Waives Right to ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing in Trayvon Martin Case  —  ABC News - Zimmerman Stuns Court, Waives Right to ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing in Trayvon Martin Case (ABC News)  —  George Zimmerman's attorneys stunned court observers Tuesday when they waived …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Lawyer: State's most important witness in George Zimmerman murder case lied
splcenter.org:
New Report: Radical antigovernment movement continues explosive growth; SPLC urges government to review resources devoted to domestic terrorism  —  The number of conspiracy-minded antigovernment “Patriot” groups on the American radical right reached an all-time high in 2012 …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Guardian and AL.com
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa:
Bill would forbid parents from getting no-fault divorce  —  Seven Republicans in the Iowa House are pushing a bill to prohibit parents of minor children from getting a “no fault” divorce and the proposal could be debated in a House committee this week.  —  A three-member subcommittee debated the bill today.
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The Huffington Post:
Iowa GOP Lawmakers Try To Curtail Divorce, Worry It Makes Young Women More ‘Promiscuous’
Discussion: WHOTV and Daily Kos
Jeff Plungis / Bloomberg:
TSA Will Permit Knives, Golf Clubs on U.S. Planes  —  The U.S. Transportation Security Administration will let people carry small pocketknives onto passenger planes for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, along with golf clubs, hockey sticks and plastic Wiffle Ball-style bats.
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Adam Snider / Politico:   TSA allowing knives back on planes
Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Bashes Romney, Obamacare In New Book  —  Jeb Bush's new tome, “Immigration Wars: Forging An American Solution,” hit bookstores on Tuesday and is already making waves in the immigration debate and 2016 sweepstakes alike.  —  Bush's book, co-authored by Goldwater Institute director Clint Bolick …
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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Is Jeb Bush Already Backing Down On A Path To Citizenship?
FBI:
FBI Seeks Public's Assistance in Identifying, Locating Unmanned Aircraft and Operator … On Monday, March, 4, 2013, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the pilot of Alitalia Flight #608 spotted a small, unmanned aircraft while on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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George E. Condon Jr / NationalJournal.com:
Disgraced Ex-Congressman Attacks John Boehner in New Book  —  Bob Ney, who was imprisoned for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal, has some scores to settle.  —  Former Congressman Bob Ney has spent time in India with devotees of the Dalai Lama since being released from prison.  (Tsering Chonay)
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Email tells feds to make sequester as painful as promised  —  The Obama administration denied an appeal for flexibility in lessening the sequester's effects, with an email this week appearing to show officials in Washington that because they already had promised the cuts would be devastating, they now have to follow through on that.
Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Obama Admin Wants to Deport Christian Home School Family  —  The Romeike family fled their German homeland in 2008 seeking political asylum in the United States - where they hoped to home school their children.  Instead, the Obama administration wants the evangelical Christian family deported.
Discussion: TBogg and Outside the Beltway
 
 
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