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Body of Hugo Chavez to remain on view under glass
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After funeral services Friday with at least 33 heads of state expected to be in attendance, the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be specially embalmed and ultimately placed on permanent public display in a glass case,...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Politics, Raul Castro, Museums, Venezuela
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Chavez death leaves behind daunting challenges at home, abroad
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loomed so large over his country and Latin America for the last two decades that his death on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer confronts the region with potentially destabilizing political swings and economic...
Tags: Politics, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Political Corruption, Venezuela, Fidel Castro
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Hampton Jazz Festival: Gladys Knight, O'Jays, Bobby Brown, Jill Scott to headline this year's event
The 2013 Hampton Jazz Festival will bring popular favorites Gladys Knight, George Benson and Jill Scott back to Hampton Coliseum while elevating local acts Forte and Karla Crump onto the main stage. "We were able to offer some slots to hometown...
Tags: Ticketmaster, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Politics, New York City, Hampton Coliseum
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Viewpoint: Glad to live in the Imperial Valley
When hearing about Winter Storm Rocky and the like, it makes me so grateful to be living in Imperial Valley. Grandson Bo is in the freshman class at The Citadel in Charleston. The area had considerable flooding, and there was the possibility of a...
Tags: Steaks, Politics, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Government
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King of Spain's son-in-law questioned in corruption investigation
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.MADRID -- Accused of embezzling millions of dollars in public funds, the king of Spain's son-in-law told a judge Saturday that the royal family had nothing to do with his financial dealings. Hundreds of protesters chanted "Down with the monarchy!" and...Tags: Justice System, Politics, Mariano Rajoy, Finance, Political Corruption
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Remarkable Woman: Connie Duckworth
In a bombed-out cinder block shelter in Kabul, Afghanistan, in the cruel cold of January, Connie Duckworth found the road map for the rest of her life. "I view life as a journey," she says. "Sometimes you're going around a curve and you really don't...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Washington, DC, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Department of State
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Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
The world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Raul Castro, Robert Byrd, Fidel Castro, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Should Obama have gone to Israel?
President Obama flew to Israel on Wednesday to reassure Israelis that the U.S. will stand with them against their enemies. It’s his first visit to Israel as president, even though he visited Cairo a few years ago. He has sparred in the past with...
Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Politics, Israel, West Bank, Barack Obama
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Justice for genocide in Guatemala?
GUATEMALA CITY — When a judge ruled to admit all the prosecution documents and expert witnesses in the genocide trial here of Gen. Efraín Ríos Montt last week — ensuring that Guatemala will be the first country in history to try one of its own...
Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Justice System, Witnesses, Politics, International Law
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Thousands gather for Pope Francis' inauguration
VATICAN CITY – Huge crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square and spilled into side streets Tuesday morning as Pope Francis prepared for his official inauguration as leader of the Roman Catholic Church and its 1.2 billion followers. Up to a...
Tags: Christianity, Politics, Vatican City, Francis I, Religion and Belief
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Former Guatemalan dictator to stand trial on genocide charges
MEXICO CITY – Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, a Guatemalan judge ruled Monday, in incidents that took place during the height of the Central American nation's brutal...
Tags: Justice and Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Justice System, Politics, International Law
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Field of candidates to replace Michael Rubio in state Senate grows
A competitive race is shaping up in the Central Valley to fill the vacancy created when Michael Rubio resigned from the state Senate, and Senate Democratic leaders have picked their favorite. Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, a Democrat, is the...Tags: Elections, Politics, Michael Rubio, U.S. Congress, Darrell Steinberg
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