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Revenge of the 1%: Stiffing waiters
As a kid, I was always disappointed at Halloween when a simple "trick or treat" was met by a well-meaning neighbor with a Bible tract in lieu of candy. Sure, I was raised in a churchgoing family, but Halloween was for indulging in sugar, not soul-saving,...
Tags: Halloween, Barack Obama, Herman Cain, Fiscal Cliff, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Welcome to lethal living, American-style
It would be silly to try to reduce the American character -- if there even is such a thing -- to a single graph. But the one pictured above, taken from a report released Wednesday by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, does a...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Japan, High Blood Pressure, Demographics, Death
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Rights groups criticize Venezuela sanctions on TV station
CARACAS, Venezuela — Press freedom advocates Saturday came down hard on the Venezuelan government’s sanctions this week against Globovision, the country’s lone remaining opposition TV station, in what some described as officialdom’...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Freedom of the Press, National Government
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Expect a stealth leadership struggle in post-Chavez Venezuela
Chavismo is alive and well in Venezuela, which is more than can be said with confidence about the man who inspired it. President Hugo Chavez remains so ill and incommunicado a month after undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba that he missed his inauguration...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Cuba, Human Interest, The Pentagon, Pakistan
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Hugo Chavez: What's the prognosis?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hasn't been seen or heard from since Dec. 9, when the pugnacious populist announced in a televised address that he intended to undergo further treatment in Cuba for an undisclosed form of cancer. Since then, his...
Tags: National Government, Government, Politics
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Chavez ally reelected to head Venezuela assembly
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Diosdado Cabello, a confidant and former army comrade of President Hugo Chavez, was reelected as National Assembly president Saturday, a key position that would make him the leader in any process to begin a new election to replace...
Tags: Heads of State, Government, Caracas (Venezuela), Venezuela, Elections
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Looking ahead in Venezuela
When Venezuela President Hugo Chavez announced last weekend that his cancer was back and he was returning to Cuba for surgery, he was flanked by two men: On his left was his vice president, Nicolas Maduro, and on his right was Diosdado Cabello,...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, Think Tanks, Government, Venezuela
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Chavez inauguration delay legal, Venezuela high court says
CARACAS, Venezuela -- To no one’s great surprise, Venezuela’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that cancer-stricken Hugo Chavez does not have to take the oath of office Thursday to begin his fourth term has president, a finding that...
Tags: Culture, Cuba, Ceremonies, Venezuela, Arts and Culture
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In Syrian war's end game, Moscow maneuvers away from Assad
As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally. Russia three times has wielded its veto power in the U.N. Security...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Dublin (Ireland), Bashar Assad, Turkey, Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011)
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Voter turnout heavy in Venezuela; Chavez vows to respect results
World NowVoter turnout was reported heavy across Venezuela in Sunday’s presidential election in which leftist President Hugo Chavez is seeking a fourth term against challenger Henrique Capriles, a youthful center-right former governor who says the incumbent&... -
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez wins reelection, officials say
World NowVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez apparently won re-election by a convincing margin Sunday with allegiance among poor voters to his socialist revolution trumping dissatisfaction with a flaccid economy, rising crime and an increasingly polarized society.... -
Hong Kong leaders try again to put divisive curriculum plan to rest
World NowSeeking to put to rest months of controversy and demonstrations, Hong Kong officials said Monday they would shelve “national education” course guidelines that many residents of the former British colony had protested as an indoctrination...
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