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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Daniel Wallis / Reuters:
Chavez's breathing problems worsen, has severe new infection
Chavez's breathing problems worsen, has severe new infection
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José De Córdoba / Wall Street Journal:
Venezuelan Leader Chávez Dies After Cancer Battle
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan President, Dead at 58
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
More sequester pain: White House cancels tours — The White House announced Tuesday that it was canceling all public tours of the president's home because of the sequester spending cuts. — “Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that White House Tours …
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Peter Nicholas / Washington Wire:
White House Cancels Tours, Blaming Sequester
White House Cancels Tours, Blaming Sequester
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Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
The Powerless Presidency — Last Friday's press conference …
The Powerless Presidency — Last Friday's press conference …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Jeb Bush Disagrees With His Own Book Hours After It's Published — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) told MSNBC's Morning Joe on Tuesday that he would support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants “if you can craft that in law where you can have a path to citizenship …
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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Bashes Romney, Obamacare In New Book
Jeb Bush Bashes Romney, Obamacare In New Book
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Jeb Bush: Heartbroken by Mitt Romney loss
Jeb Bush: Heartbroken by Mitt Romney loss
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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.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Blows Off Food Inspection Cuts
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Jon Stewart Taking Summer ‘Daily Show’ Hiatus To Direct ‘Rosewater;’ John Oliver To Sub — EXCLUSIVE: Jon Stewart will take a 12-week hiatus from hosting Comedy Central's The Daily Show to make his feature directing debut this summer. Stewart has written the script, and will direct Rosewater …
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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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Bernie Becker / The Hill:
House spending bill requires Saturday mail delivery — The new House GOP spending bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail six days a week, against the wishes of the nation's postmaster general. — A House Appropriations aide confirmed that the spending measure …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dems back down from strongly opposing GOP spending bill — House Democratic leaders have decided against uniting their party's rank and file in opposition to a Republican spending bill that would fund the government. — House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the GOP's continuing resolution …
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Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Hotel boots rowdy Rodman over Kim Jong Un scene — Dennis Rodman, just back from visiting Kim Jong Un, was escorted out of the Time Hotel in Midtown on Sunday after spending hours at the restaurant bar loudly telling anyone who would listen what a great guy the North Korean dictator is.
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David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
Washington Post report confuses one prostitute with another in bid to debunk Menendez allegations — The Washington Post mistook one prostitute for another Monday in a report that initially seemed to debunk a November 2012 Daily Caller exposé of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez.
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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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John Feehery / The Hill:
Tag-teaming Obama — Don't tell the Tea Party, but the tag team of John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are currently mopping the floor with Barack Obama. — The president convincingly won a second term in November, but since that time, the congressional Republican leadership has outfoxed …
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Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Bob McDonnell not invited to speak at CPAC — Chris Christie isn't the only Republican governor getting snubbed by the Conservative Political Action Conference. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was not invited, according to someone close to CPAC who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
ACORN, In New GOP Budget Bill, Would Be Defunded Again, Even Though It No Longer Exists — WASHINGTON — A new short-term budget bill introduced on Monday by House Republicans includes a bizarre provision banning federal funding to anti-poverty group ACORN, despite the fact that the group …
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Pew Research Center:
Twitter Reaction to Events Often at Odds with Overall Public Opinion — The reaction on Twitter to major political events and policy decisions often differs a great deal from public opinion as measured by surveys. This is the conclusion of a year-long Pew Research Center study that compared …
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP centrists balk at Ryan Medicare shift — House Republican centrists are furious that GOP leaders are considering abandoning their pledge not to change Medicare retirement benefits for people 55 years and older. — According to several sources, a handful of centrist GOP lawmakers attending …
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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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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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