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Hugo Chavez, fiery Venezuelan leader, dies at 58
Associated Press, by Frank Bajak
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Posted By:Desert Fox, 3/5/2013 5:28:07 PM
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| CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor. Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Wetlandz, 3/5/2013 5:29:13 PM (No. 9210022)
Bueno
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
miceal, 3/5/2013 5:29:38 PM (No. 9210025)
One down, so many more to go....
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Scottyboy, 3/5/2013 5:33:11 PM (No. 9210030)
I can still smell the sulphur
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia, 3/5/2013 5:33:41 PM (No. 9210032)
Lucifer has been waiting. It is getting crowded in Hell.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
pomom, 3/5/2013 5:35:04 PM (No. 9210035)
He rotted from the inside out. Rest in pieces.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Crosscut, 3/5/2013 5:38:39 PM (No. 9210041)
Adios, Hugo. Say hello to Yasser, Osama and Teddy. Hopefully Fidel will be joining you soon down there.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Oilie, 3/5/2013 5:38:43 PM (No. 9210042)
Our Dear Reader will have flowery words for hugo, and shed a genuine tear. Birds of a feather.
Odds on whether he goes to the funeral or sends the veep?
Remember, he couldn´t be bothered for the Polish president´s funeral, who perished in a plane crash in 2010. Golfed, instead.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
farmwife, 3/5/2013 5:41:01 PM (No. 9210045)
Beat me to it, #3.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
reilly, 3/5/2013 5:41:13 PM (No. 9210046)
Joe Kennedy´s hero.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
GOPJihad, 3/5/2013 5:41:17 PM (No. 9210048)
Well... Bye.
I hope the same fate befalls all socialist tyrants.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
WIBadger, 3/5/2013 5:41:20 PM (No. 9210049)
As a Christian, I have one set of emotions. As a freedom-loving American, something else entirely.
Best that I say nothing....
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
john56, 3/5/2013 5:42:24 PM (No. 9210051)
I´m sure somebody is sad he´s dead. A wife, a kid, somebody. So, I guess Rest in Peace, Hugo. Hope you took the Asbestos Suit along with you.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
snowcloud, 3/5/2013 5:44:19 PM (No. 9210054)
What #10 said.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
dittohead, 3/5/2013 5:45:15 PM (No. 9210055)
He was only 58??? So much evil in so few years. I must say I am happy to hear he is dead.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 3/5/2013 5:53:36 PM (No. 9210063)
Please, pleaseeeeee send Biden to the funeral. This ought to be good for a year`s worth of laughs.
Biden: Stand up, Hugo! Oh God, what am I sayin`. Everybody, stand up for Hugo! That`s an order!!!!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
SpeedMaster, 3/5/2013 5:55:44 PM (No. 9210065)
I have no more details then what is reported, which is he died of cancer. Where is the best cancer treatment in the world (at least for now)? If he had not been such an #** he could have come here for treatment and still be alive, there is a God!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Noj15, 3/5/2013 6:00:18 PM (No. 9210071)
Smell ya later...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
leopardtwo, 3/5/2013 6:01:34 PM (No. 9210072)
Sic semper tyrannis. - motto of the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Namma, 3/5/2013 6:03:09 PM (No. 9210076)
It´s now 6 3 p.m. and Hugo is still dead..
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Hazymac, 3/5/2013 6:05:11 PM (No. 9210079)
What #15 said. Later, Oogo. Much, much later. Burn baby burn.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
RedWhiteBlue, 3/5/2013 6:05:21 PM (No. 9210080)
One dictator down, more to go.
Smell the sulfur yet?
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
CEP, 3/5/2013 6:08:31 PM (No. 9210085)
Good, that disgusting pig is gone. Fiery is not a word to describe him crazy but I´m sure that he is in the fire now.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 3/5/2013 6:13:26 PM (No. 9210091)
I understand his last words were "why does it smell like sulfur in here?".
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
neanderthal, 3/5/2013 6:14:13 PM (No. 9210093)
Many of the phrases and characteristics mentioned in the article seem to accurately describe another president much nearer to home.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
flygal, 3/5/2013 6:14:49 PM (No. 9210095)
When I read the intro to the article about him challenging the status quo and polarizing his countrymen but being a master communicator, I thought he was talking about our president.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
snakeoil, 3/5/2013 6:15:40 PM (No. 9210097)
Another chance for diplomacy for Dennis Rodman. He would have lived to be 59 if it weren´t for Cuban medicine.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
justavoter, 3/5/2013 6:16:56 PM (No. 9210099)
The Muslim Brotherhood is already circling.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
4Justice, 3/5/2013 6:19:32 PM (No. 9210103)
I am not one to wish ill on anyone but....YAY!!!
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Rafter, 3/5/2013 6:22:38 PM (No. 9210107)
Obama will invite the Caracas Carcass to the White Hut for a special award...
"For Conspicuous Posthumous and Posthumorous Longevity Levity"
The Generalissimo Francisco Franco Award for longest dying scene in charismatic history...
Accepting the award for President Chavez will be... Chevy "Chavez" Chase... the SNL Alum most famously associated with Francisco Franco... Who, btw, is STILL dead... After nearly four decades of endless appearances as Cadaver in Chief...
Next up for a Camp David Sequester Moment... "Weekend At Bernie´s... Part Four"
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 3/5/2013 6:25:44 PM (No. 9210110)
I thought I smelled sulfur.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
tomanderson61, 3/5/2013 6:26:21 PM (No. 9210112)
Good riddance to you, filthy commie pig. All the cowardly bravado, all the stealing of people´s money, all the misery you and your ilk create...and for what? Nothing could stop you from dying at a young 58...aside from maybe some good medical care from your enemy the USA.
Hope you had that thought as the cloak of death surrounded you. Hey, I could have done something GOOD for my country, I could have gotten help for my health from the USA, I could have done alot, but now I am dead.
A great day for the world. Oh, and Hugo, the Bush´s are doing quite fun. Hope you thought of them too. George was enjoying his ranch while you were suffering.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
JediJerry, 3/5/2013 6:34:40 PM (No. 9210120)
If the Prince of Pitching and Putting finds out there is a golf course in Caracas, you know he will go to the funeral of his pal and stay for at least a week to 10 daze.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Udanja99, 3/5/2013 6:36:01 PM (No. 9210123)
I notice that Mikey Moore isn´t on twitter right now extolling the virtues of Cuban health care.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
TX2Step, 3/5/2013 6:38:11 PM (No. 9210126)
I´m sure Sean Penn is grieving uncontrollably.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
stablemoney, 3/5/2013 6:38:22 PM (No. 9210127)
Didn´t Hugo get the constitution revised to allow him to remain as president after he died?
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
DARling, 3/5/2013 6:39:43 PM (No. 9210129)
What tin pot dictator will Sean Penn latch onto now, and tell everyone what a great guy he is?
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Vaquero45, 3/5/2013 6:41:50 PM (No. 9210133)
Hey, Hugo - say hi to Hitler, Stalin and Pol Pot. They saved a pot for you right by the fire.
A.M.F.!
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
farmwife, 3/5/2013 6:42:07 PM (No. 9210134)
Only say good things about the dead. He´s dead. Good.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Words have Meaning, 3/5/2013 6:45:41 PM (No. 9210140)
I have to tell you he has probably been dead for weeks.
If you look at recent pictures he sometimes has a fullhead of hair and in other photos he is bald. They could not lie any more because even when they propped his hand up to wave, he looked dead.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
Citizen Plain, 3/5/2013 7:01:59 PM (No. 9210160)
Obama promised the dying Chavez that elections would be fixed as long as he´s dictator
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
iamtinman, 3/5/2013 7:07:24 PM (No. 9210164)
The world is a better place and Venezuela, a country I visited several times and grew to love will be better for his early passing. Hopefully PDVSA the national oil company will get the kind of professional management they need as they are in dire straits now and the economy can turn around.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
D S Craft, 3/5/2013 7:12:24 PM (No. 9210167)
Good riddance. May he rot in hell.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Pearson365, 3/5/2013 7:15:17 PM (No. 9210174)
Chavez is the first victim of sequestration. I hope that Boehner and the GOP are satisfied. Obama warned us of catastrophe if we reduced growth in federal spending by 2%.
Viva Sequestation!!
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
Ida Lil, 3/5/2013 7:19:06 PM (No. 9210179)
After i stop gagging from the syrupy media eulogy I will say --A self proclaimed lord and master and controller of lives died today. NEXT
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
mustang flyer, 3/5/2013 7:20:14 PM (No. 9210181)
Hey Obama, since your Obamacare isn´t going to take care of you should you come down with a nasty brain cancer at least we know where you will be going for treatment...I´m sure the Castro boys will pull no stops to plug you into the same machines your pal Hugo so successfully used. It´s probably still warm too...hurry, hurry and beat the rush...
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
rocket scientist, 3/5/2013 7:24:09 PM (No. 9210185)
Good riddance to an avowed enemy of the United States. I thought it was about time he should be smelling the sulphur fumes "down below" by now. Say hello to Hell for us, Amigo.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
zzzghy, 3/5/2013 7:26:37 PM (No. 9210188)
hugo chavez is dead?
Bummer, man...
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
L.A. Guy, 3/5/2013 7:28:12 PM (No. 9210191)
The AP praised this thieving creep...
Bad day for Obama, Bill Ayers and Sean Penn as they mourn their Socialist Dictator hero, who drove Private business out of the Country, then pillaged 2 billion from his own people.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
Dr. Kranky, 3/5/2013 7:29:24 PM (No. 9210193)
Don´t cry for me Venezue-e-e-elaaaa!
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 3/5/2013 7:36:08 PM (No. 9210196)
Amen #11. It´s why I am staying quiet too.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
bluebonnet, 3/5/2013 7:36:58 PM (No. 9210199)
Poster 29 beat me to it. Excellent!
It´s early in the week, but I think it´s certainly in the running for "Best Post of the Week"
btnboerne
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
jetsman, 3/5/2013 7:38:55 PM (No. 9210202)
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
pindarjr, 3/5/2013 7:42:15 PM (No. 9210212)
Sean Penn, Danny Glover and other Hollywood notables, in deep, deep mourning, say they will be seeking solace and guidance from their newest guru, Kim Jong-il. Penn, in a "short" statement to the press, said. "Dear leader Kim? Finally, a murderous dictator I can look down on." In related news North Korea has indicated it will be importing more Kool-Aid to slake the thirst of an expected influx of pilgrims.
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
jetsman, 3/5/2013 7:42:33 PM (No. 9210214)
Well, there is another log burning in hell tonight!!! Hollywood will air this cretins funeral from beginning to ending and then ask to have his death be made a national holiday in America!
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
pindarjr, 3/5/2013 7:51:03 PM (No. 9210227)
Meant "Kim Jong Un," not Kim Jong-il. Sorry for the second post.
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Reply 56 - Posted by:
Lefticide, 3/5/2013 8:00:36 PM (No. 9210236)
I heard that they are going to bury him 100 feet down, instead of the customary 6 feet...Because deep down, he´s a really good person. Rot in Hell, socialist trash.
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Reply 57 - Posted by:
thewarden, 3/5/2013 8:02:25 PM (No. 9210241)
Satan just got a new boyfriend. Mazel!
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Reply 58 - Posted by:
ledbythnose, 3/5/2013 8:34:17 PM (No. 9210272)
Stealing the words of a Brad Paisley song. I´m gonna miss him. The World is one Devil light Tonite. Buenos Dios Pancho.
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Reply 59 - Posted by:
spinpilot, 3/5/2013 9:27:52 PM (No. 9210345)
Such a GREAT day for the Venezuelan people! May he burn in hell forever! One tyrant down and one more to go!
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Reply 60 - Posted by:
Italiano, 3/5/2013 9:32:25 PM (No. 9210348)
He´s sure as hell fiery now...
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Reply 61 - Posted by:
johnwayne, 3/5/2013 9:36:31 PM (No. 9210360)
It´s Bush´s fault.
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Reply 62 - Posted by:
northeast, 3/5/2013 9:38:31 PM (No. 9210364)
maybe Jimmie Carter will go to pay his last repects, r
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Reply 63 - Posted by:
shurnuff, 3/5/2013 9:53:02 PM (No. 9210393)
El Diablo... good riddance!!
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Reply 64 - Posted by:
PageTurner, 3/5/2013 11:56:55 PM (No. 9210504)
Today just happens to be the 50th anniversary to the day of the death of Joe Stalin.
How appropriate.
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Reply 65 - Posted by:
bifgroovey, 3/6/2013 12:09:44 AM (No. 9210512)
Whenever an elitus communist dictator praised by Malibu mansioned Hollywood ilk dies... ... The bells of liberty ring (Sean Penn never had his family farm confiscated by Chavez).
RING THE BELLS OF LIBERTY VENEZUELA!!! The communist dictator is dead.
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Reply 66 - Posted by:
mickturn, 3/6/2013 1:22:53 PM (No. 9211585)
Firey, great adjective and great admission of where he is enjoying his days now...
Hey Chavez, how does it feel to not need a light for your cigar? Enjoy your deserved fate for eternity! Hey Penn, wanna go live with him? You can´t come back...
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Although the first votes on gun -control legislation have yet to be cast, by some measures the National Rifle Association has already won. Obama’s ambitious plans to ban assault weapons and limit magazine capacities are off the table, while the NRA suggested it could support the most likely outcome -- expanded background checks -- as recently as 1999. The NRA claims that the president’s efforts have triggered a fundraising surge and boosted its membership from 4 million to nearly 5 million.
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Daughter of Obama´s former pastor charged with fraud
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Reuters, by Mary Wisniewski
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Posted By: mitzi- 4/11/2013 1:11:19 AM
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The daughter of President Barack Obama´s controversial former pastor was indicted on Wednesday on charges of money laundering and lying to federal authorities, a Justice Department spokeswoman said. Jeri L. Wright, 47, the daughter of Jeremiah Wright, was accused of participating in a fraud scheme led by a former suburban police chief and the chief´s husband that involved a $1.25 million state grant, according to the Attorney´s office for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield. Wright, of the Chicago suburb of Hazel Crest, was charged with two counts of money
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4 annoying ways climate change will make your life a bummer
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The Week, by Chris Gayomali
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/10/2013 7:30:26 PM
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Within the next few decades, carbon emissions could cause global temperatures to rise between 4 and 11 degrees Fahrenheit, melting ice caps and causing sea levels to rise. The price of crops like coffee and chocolate will skyrocket, and countless cuddly animals around the globe could be wiped out. And yet, a lot of people find it hard to really care about climate change. But don´t be fooled: Climate change will affect you. Here´s a brief sampling of ways that warmer temperatures will suck the fun out of your life: 1. Your flights will be more turbulent
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AG sues florist who refused flowers to gay wedding
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer [WA], by Joel Connelly
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Posted By: KarenJ1- 4/10/2013 2:28:46 PM
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State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Arlene’s Flowers & Gifts, a Richland florist that refused to supply flowers to the same-sex marriage of a longtime customer. Ferguson said he sent a March 28 letter to owner Barronelle Stutzman asking her to reconsider and supply flowers to customer Robert Ingersoll. Through an attorney, Stutzman declined to change her position.“As Attorney General, it is my job to enforce the laws of the state of Washington,” said Ferguson. “Under the Consumer Protection Act, it is unlawful to discriminate
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Student to Rand Paul: I don´t want government to leave me alone
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Washington Examiner, by Charlie Spiering
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Posted By: Maryland_Patriot- 4/10/2013 12:45:12 PM
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During the Q and A session after Sen. Rand Paul’s speech at Howard University, one student explained that he was not a fan of his view of government. “You say you want to provide a government that leaves us alone, quite frankly, I don’t want that,” the student said. “I want a government that is going to help me.” The student insisted that he wanted assistance for his college education and asked if Rand Paul supported a culture change within the nation. “Do you Sen. Rand Paul have a formulated solution to come up with new American values
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End this bizarre fantasy
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New York Post, by Andrea Peyser
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/11/2013 5:10:54 AM
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Is Anthony Weiner completely delusional? Or is he out of his flipping, sex-crazed gourd? Whatever big-busted fantasies crawl around the ex-congressman’s delirious noggin, la Weiner made his next goal as clear as the skin of the wholesome college students he craved: He relishes being Mayor Weiner. Please, shut up this clown. These days, the genitally obsessed Weiner has nothing much to do, except sit in his lavish Manhattan apartment and — the inhumanity! — change the poopy diapers of his 16-month-old son, Jordan. Worse, Weiner is living under a kind of house arrest, sentenced to take extreme grief
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Sebelius: Implementing Obamacare More ´Difficult´ Than Anticipated
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Breitbart´s Big Government, by Tony Lee
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 4/10/2013 7:21:14 AM
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius conceded Monday that implementing the Affordable Care Act has been more complicated and frustrating than the Obama administration expected, largely due to Republicans who have opposed the law´s state-based exchanges and Medicaid expansion. "The politics has been relentless and that continues," Sebelius said. "There was some hope that once the Supreme Court ruled in July, and then once an election occurred there would be a sense that, ´This is the law of the land, let´s get on board, let´s make this work.´"
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