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Venezuela Releases First Pictures of Chávez
Full Article The New York Times
15 Feb 2013

CARACAS, Venezuela — The Venezuelan government on Friday released photographs of President Hugo Chávez for the first time since he had surgery in Cuba more than nine weeks ago. Enlarge This Image Venezuelan Ministry of Information, via Reuters. President Hugo Chávez smiles with his daughters, Rosa Virginia, right, and María Gabriela,...

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In this photo released Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 by Miraflores Presidential Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, center, poses for a photo with his daughters, Maria Gabriela, left, and Rosa Virginia at an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.
photo: AP / Miraflores Presidential Press Office)

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El escándalo de Rosa Inés Chávez
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Hugo Chavez - Victoria de Mierda
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 03 Oct 2012
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The Stream - Who will rock Venezuela's youth vote?
updated 12 Feb 2013; published 08 Oct 2012
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[25] Venezuela more Democratic than US? Hate Speech near You, Be the Media
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 08 Oct 2012
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Obama Congratulates Hugo Chavez for Big Election Win
Meteor shower hits Russia, 400 injured by blasts
Full Article Indian Express
15 Feb 2013

A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia's Ural Mountains today morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass. "There was panic. People had no idea what was happening. Everyone was going around to...

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In this frame grab made from a video done with a dashboard camera, on a highway from Kostanai, Kazakhstan, to Chelyabinsk region, Russia, provided by Nasha Gazeta newspaper, on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 a meteorite contrail is seen.
photo: AP / Nasha gazeta, www.ng.kz

updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteor explodes in the sky with AMAZING sound shockwave in Chelyabinsk, Russia
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Thousand injured #Meteorite #Russia #Chelyabinsk
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Massive meteor blast shatters windows causes panic
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Chelyabinsk, Russia Meteor explodes in the sky with AMAZING sound shockwave in Chelyabinsk, Russia
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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HD Feb 15 Falling Meteorite. Chelyabinsk, Russia. Метеорит над Челябинском
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Meteorite crash in Russia: Meteorite explosion that stirred panic in Urals region Chelyabinsk HD
Pistorius in court in murder case
Full Article San Francisco Chronicle
15 Feb 2013

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius openly wept as he appeared in court Friday, charged with the murder of his girlfriend as South Africans closely watched developments in a killing that has stunned the country. Reeva Steenkamp, a model and budding reality TV show participant, was shot and killed at...

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Athlete Oscar Pistorius weeps in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, Feb 15, 2013, at his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
photo: AP / Antione de Ras - Independent Newspapers Ltd South Africa

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Oscar Pistorius Arrives at Court - Weeps over Girlfriend Fatal Shooting and Murder Charges
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius arrives for court appearance
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius faces murder charge South Africa Oscar Pistorius Shoots Girlfriend -
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Oscar Pistorius: Athlete in court on murder charge
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Blade Runner Pistorius set for court on murder charge
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Police Confirm Oscar Pistorius Has Been Charged With Murder
EU horsemeat scandal: experts draw up test plans
Full Article BBC News
15 Feb 2013

Food safety experts from across Europe are due meet in Brussels to address the scandal over mislabelled horsemeat. The EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain will draw up plans for large-scale testing of beef products to check if they contain horse DNA. On Thursday the French government suspended the licence of processing firm Spanghero, saying it...

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In this Feb. 11, 2013 file photo, a sign at the entrance of French meat supplier Spanghero in Castelnaudary, southern France.
photo: AP / Manuel Blondeau

updated 12 Feb 2013; published 10 Feb 2013
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Horsemeat Scandal 'Prepare For More Cases'.
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Horse meat testing in Wales...
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Horsemeat: Call For EU Tests As Plants Raided
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 13 Feb 2013
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EU calls for DNA tests on beef products
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Horsemeat British Plants Raided. Crates of Meat seen laying in the open!
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Horsemeat British Plants Raided Amid Warning.
Illinois Senate passes same-sex marriage measure
Full Article CNN
14 Feb 2013

February 14, 2013 -- Updated 2041 GMT (0441 HKT) (CNN) -- The Illinois Senate passed a measure Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, voting 34-21. The state House will consider it next. Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, has indicated that he would sign the bill. Illinois would be the 10th state, plus the District of Columbia, to legalize same-sex...

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The statue of the late US President Abraham "Abe" Lincoln in front of the State Capitol of Illinois in Springfield, USA as shown in this August 11, 2010 file photo.
photo: WN / Janice Sabnal

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Looking Ahead: Marriage Equality in 2013
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From Pennsylvania Avenue to Main Street: HIV and Public Health
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 08 Jan 2012
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Esoteric Agenda 480p (Subtitles in eng, ger, spa, est, heb, lav, pol, fre, por, hrv, cze, rum, srp)
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
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LATEST NEWS ; Illinois same sex marriage bill passes Senate committee
updated 13 Feb 2013; published 04 Jan 2013
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Shaq O'Neal FaceBook Controversy - No Assault Weapons Ban or Gay Marriage Legalization
updated 03 Jan 2013; published 02 Jan 2013
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Oscar Pistorius charged with murder after 'shooting girlfriend'
Full Article The Daily Telegraph
14 Feb 2013

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the early hours of the morning, reportedly thinking she was an intruder. Reeva Steenkamp with Oscar Pistorius at an awards ceremony in November Photo: Rex Features/Getty Images By Aislinn Laing, Johannesburg 8:00AM...

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Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, of South Africa, poses prior to the start of the press conference, jsa1
photo: AP / Antonio Calanni

updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder: Accused Of Shooting Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murder Shooting Model (Girlfriend) Reeva Steenkamp
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 15 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Arrives at Court - Weeps over Girlfriend Fatal Shooting and Murder Charges
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Police Confirm Oscar Pistorius Has Been Charged With Murder
updated 15 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Oscar Pistorius Murders Girlfriend
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius Charged With Murder Of Girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
100th Tibetan self-immolates in China, advocacy groups say
Full Article CNN
14 Feb 2013

February 14, 2013 -- Updated 0624 GMT (1424 HKT) Tibetans-in-exile hold a candlelight vigil following the self-immolation attempt by a monk in Kathmandu on February 13, 2013. Hong Kong (CNN) -- The number of Tibetans in China who have set themselves on fire to protest Beijing's rule has reached 100, according to Tibetan advocacy groups. Lobsang...

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Exile Tibetans participate in a candle light vigil in solidarity with fellow Tibetans who have self immolated, in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb.13, 2013.
photo: AP / Niranjan Shrestha

updated 01 Feb 2013; published 01 Feb 2013
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Heavy sentences in China for 2 Tibetans over self-immolations
updated 22 Nov 2012; published 19 Aug 2011
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Tibet Striving beyond the Middle Way Path with Tendor & Dadon
updated 09 Jan 2013; published 02 Feb 2012
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12 Tibetans Killed, Chinese Regime Blocks Journalists
updated 25 Sep 2012; published 11 Feb 2012
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Another Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire in China's Sichuan Province
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New Tibetan Song We Will Niver Give Up(EXILE download gang
updated 06 Aug 2012; published 08 Feb 2012
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Chinese Regime Defends Shooting Unarmed Tibetan Protesters
Afghan president, ISAF welcome U.S. forces pullout
Full Article Xinhua
14 Feb 2013

KABUL, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) welcomed the U.S. President Barack Obama's decision over withdrawal of another 34,000 American forces from Afghanistan. "Afghanistan welcomes the announcement by President Obama, who in his state of the union address said that the...

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File - U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center right, walk together before conducting a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

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President Obama Speaks at ISAF Meeting on Afghanistan
updated 13 Jan 2013; published 12 Jan 2013
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Brig. Gen. Günter Katz ISAF Commander speaks about Afghanistan.
updated 27 Jun 2012; published 02 Dec 2009
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Raw Video: General McChrystal Discusses Situation in Afghanistan-Part 2
updated 02 Feb 2013; published 23 May 2012
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President Obama Speaking at the International Security Assistance Force Meeting in Afghanistan.
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Raw Video: Gen. McChrystal Discusses Situation in Afghanistan-Part 1
updated 28 Jan 2013; published 18 Dec 2012
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How do we win in Afghanistan?
French President arrives in India to enhance strategic partnership
Full Article Newstrack India
14 Feb 2013

Tweet New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): French President Francois Hollande arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit which is expected to include talks to finalise the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation. India's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Preneet Kaur and other officials received him. During his visit,...

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French President arrives in India to enhance strategic partnership
photo: AP / Laurent Cipriani

updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Hollande in India: a visit dominated by trade issues including a contract for Rafale fighter jets
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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Rafale jets top agenda on Hollande's India trip
updated 02 Feb 2013; published 08 Nov 2012
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World Leaders React to President Obama's Election
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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French president visits India on trade trip
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 14 Feb 2013
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French President Hoping For Strengthened Bilateral Ties With India
updated 26 Jan 2013; published 25 Jan 2013
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Daily Press Briefing: January 25, 2013
Chavez undergoes 'alternative' treatments
Full Article Al Jazeera
14 Feb 2013

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "complex" alternative treatments more than two months after having cancer surgery in Cuba, the country's vice president has said. Vice President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday did not give details of the alternative treatments the president was receiving. "Today our commander is...

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ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XLAT152 - In this photo released by Cubadebate and taken by Estudios Revolucion, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez walks in the hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday March 2, 2012.
photo: AP / Estudios Revolucion

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Screen Guild Theater: Weekend for Three / Waterloo Bridge / Arrowsmith
updated 28 Jan 2013; published 22 Mar 2012
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House Session 2012-03-22 (13:03:40-14:13:13)
updated 08 Feb 2013; published 18 Dec 2011
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Women in the Military: Female US Army Soldiers, Uniforms, Basic Training
updated 14 Feb 2013; published 18 Dec 2012
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Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008)
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The Pharmacratic Inquisition DVD - Official Online Edition
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FBI Archives: Joseph Gorden Lahey Hypnosis Interview on Undercover Drug Operations

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Soon after the joint US-British bombing campaign ‘Operation Desert Fox’ devastated parts of Iraq in Dec 1998, I was complaining to a friend in the lobby of the Palestine Hotel in...
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By Christopher White & Anne Hendershott on 2.15.13 @ 6:08AM Once again, hope springs eternal among liberal Catholics. They’re bound to be disappointed. Just hours after...
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There are times when it feels like audacity is endangered. I come from a generation that is known, particularly in contrast to the supposedly rebellious and checked out Gen X...

Thousands of supporters raise a poster of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as they celebrate in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago, in Cairo late Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.
Thousands have rallied in Cairo to show support for Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, who has been locked in a deep dispute with the largely secular opposition. Protesters packed a square outside Cairo University on Friday, chanting slogans...
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Two unidentified Rwandan Hutu rebels, left, that were captured during a joint military operation by the Congolese army and U.N. are seen some 70km from the town of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, Oct. 31, 2005.
KAMPALA, Uganda - The African Union says Congo has sent 500 troops to join a Uganda-led military effort to hunt down Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel group. The troops were handed over in a ceremony Wednesday, the...
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SOMALIA, Kismayo: In a handout photograph taken 05 October and released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team 06 October, Somali women look on from a roof-top as a soldier of the Kenyan Contingent serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) stands guard on a street in the centre of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo adjacent to the old police station while a combat engineering team inspects the surrounding area following reports of  a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) left behind by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated extremist group Al Shabaab. The last bastion of the once feared Al Shabaab, Kismayo fell after troops of the SNA and the pro-government Ras Kimboni Brigade supported by Kenyan AMISOM forces entered the port city on 02 October following a two month operation across southern Somalia which saw the liberation of villages and centres along a distance of 120km from Afmadow to Kismayo. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
Somalia's al-Shabab fighters have claimed to have executed a captured Kenyan soldier and repeated threats to kill five other hostages, the group said. The claim of the al-Qaeda-linked group on Friday could not be verified. "While...
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 U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ian Blackstone (right) radios in his unit´s status while searching a school during a morning raid in the Tameem district of Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 3, 2006. The soldiers are assigned to Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Re
US President Barack Obama plans to withdraw some 34,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year – a little more than half the current number. The Karzai government has welcomed the move as long overdue. The office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
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A Group of  Woman on the way to holy bath at Gangasagar Island, some 150 kms south of Kolkata, on the occasion of Makarsankranti festival in Kolkata on Sunday, 13 January 2013. Some three hundred thousand Hindu pilgrims gathered at the Gangasagar Mela (Fair) to take a dip in the Ocean at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, a holy day of the Hindu calendar considered to be of great religious significance in Hindu mythology, Eastern India
Security has been tightened for another peak day at India's Kumbh Mela festival, days after a stampede killed 36 pilgrims at a railway station. Millions of Hindu ascetics and pilgrims are taking a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and...
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President-elect Barack Obama appears on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008.
The 2008 financial crisis cost the U.S. economy more than $22 trillion, a study by the Government Accountability Office published Thursday said. The financial reform law that aims to prevent another crisis, by contrast, will cost a fraction of that....
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XIV. Paralympische Sommerspiele, Leichtathletik, Maenner, 200 Meter, Finale T44, Sonntag (02.09.12), Olympiastadion, London, Grossbritannien: Oscar Pistorius (Suedafrika, r.) steht nach dem Lauf neben David Behre im Zielbereich.
South African Olympic Runner Pistorius to Face Murder Charges Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee nicknamed 'Blade Runner' for the carbon blades he runs on, is escorted by police in Pretoria on Thursday. He will appear in court Friday on charges that...
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