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March 5, 2013

A timeline: Key events in Hugo Chavez’s life

Feb. 4, 1992 — Army paratroop commander Lt. Col. Chavez leads botched coup against President Carlos Andres Perez. Faces possible 30-year prison term, but case never goes to trial. Nov. 27, 1992 — Military officers with close ties to Chavez make second coup attempt, which is quashed. March 26, 1994 — After two years in […]
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March 5, 2013

Senate panel backs John Brennan to lead CIA

WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 12-3 to confirm John Brennan as the next CIA director, setting the stage for the full Senate to vote on his nomination later this week. The committee approved Brennan’s nomination in a closed-door hearing after the White House belatedly agreed to give the House and Senate intelligence committees […]
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March 5, 2013

Deal elusive on expanding gun background checks

WASHINGTON — Despite signs of stepped-up White House involvement, a bipartisan compromise over expanded background checks for gun buyers remained elusive Tuesday as a Senate panel prepared for votes this week on curbing firearms. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., has been the lead Republican negotiating with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and other Democrats over a compromise […]
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March 5, 2013

Competitive cheerleading not a sport, Connecticut judge rules

The decision means that Quinnipiac University must keep its volleyball team to comply with Title IX.
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March 5, 2013

Officials sound alarm over drug-resistant bacteria

The deadly superbug CRE attacks the bloodstream and was seen in 200 hospitals in early 2012.

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March 5, 2013

Test offers clue to mortality risk

The 12-item index is seen as a tool for doctors to decide whether certain treatments are appropriate or safe.
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March 5, 2013

Chavez death: Venezuelans in U.S. hope for change

Cheering Venezuelans in the U.S. wave their country's flag and expressed hope Tuesday that change would come to their homeland after the death of Hugo Chavez.
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March 5, 2013

TSA to allow small knives, bats, clubs on planes

The new policy allows TSA to concentrate its energies on more serious safety threats, the agency says.
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March 5, 2013

For many, rally into Dow record feels empty

The Dow roared to a record Tuesday. Yet the market's run-up feels worlds away from the lives of many Americans.
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March 5, 2013

Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58

Chavez led one coup attempt, defeated another and was re-elected three times. Almost the only adversary it seemed he couldn't beat was cancer.