CARACAS (Reuters) – Homicides in Venezuela have quadrupled during President Hugo Chavez’s 11 years in power, with two people murdered every hour, according to new figures from a non-governmental organization.
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Venezuela Murder – Rate Quadrupled Under Chavez: NGO
Thursday, March 11th, 2010National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.
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National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul
Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010President Obama made the pledge after meeting with President René Préval of Haiti on Wednesday, even as the U.S. military begins withdrawing forces.
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Obama Pledges U.S. Aid to Haiti
National Briefing | South: Alabama: Justice Criticizes Scene at State of Union
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Tuesday that the scene at President Obama’s State of the Union address was “very troubling” and that the speech had “degenerated to a political pep rally.”
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National Briefing | South: Alabama: Justice Criticizes Scene at State of Union
Guatemala Closer to Extraditing Ex-President to US
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money laundering charges.
Lost in Time, Letters Capture American Grief for a President
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010A new book has collected some of the thousands of surviving letters to Jacqueline Kennedy after President Kennedy was assassinated.
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Lost in Time, Letters Capture American Grief for a President
Obama Says Health Overhaul Should Trump Politics
Monday, March 8th, 2010Before a crowd of students, President Obama took aim at critics who say that enacting the bill will hurt Democrats in November.
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Obama Says Health Overhaul Should Trump Politics
Venezuela Telecom Agency Rejects anti-Chavez TV
Saturday, March 6th, 2010CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A company’s bid to launch two cable channels expected to be critical of President Hugo Chavez was rejected Friday, Venezuela’s state-run telecommunications agency announced.
Venezuelan Court Reinstates anti-Chavez Mayor
Friday, March 5th, 2010CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s highest court has reinstated an opposition mayor, just one week after it annulled his election and replaced him with a supporter of President Hugo Chavez.
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Venezuelan Court Reinstates anti-Chavez Mayor