[U.S.] Venezuela's Chavez in surprise return from Cuba

Venezuela's Chavez in surprise return from Cuba
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/hugo-chavez-returns-to-venezuela-after-cancer-treatment-in-cuba/article8785458/?cmpid=rss1
By Andrew Cawthorne and Deisy Buitrago. CARACAS | Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:25am EST. CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday more than two months after surgery for cancer that has ...

Morning Examiner: What's the difference between Obama and Rubio on ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Obama-offering-immigration-plan-as-backup-4286824.php
Somebody leaked select portions of President Obama's draft immigration reform bill to USA Today this weekend, and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Vampires, Astral Projection, Kinky Sex: The 15 Most Bizarre Moments From The ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/In-lurid-Ariz-case-woman-describes-victim-as-liar-4286833.php
For six tumultuous weeks, jurors in Jodi Arias' first-degree murder trial have been treated to a colorful parade of witnesses, a string of harrowing allegations and numerous extraordinary sights that include explicit nude photos of the defendant.

Dear John McCain: Ted Cruz isn't what's wrong with the Senate, you are
http://www.salon.com/2013/02/18/dear_john_mccain_ted_cruz_isnt_whats_wrong_with_the_senate_you_are/
The Senate runs, as the wise old men who make up the majority of that institution would tell you, on comity. Recently, Sen. Ted Cruz, who has been in the Senate for about 10 minutes, has been accused of disrespecting the Senate's tradition of comity.

JFK's bomber jacket sells for $570000 at auction
http://www.nobomagazine.com/2013/02/17/jfk-bomber-jacket-sells-for-655500/
Newly discovered items for President Kennedy's personal assistant, Dave Powers, went to the highest bidder. NBC's Lester Holt reports.

Police: 1 dead in shooting near Portland hospital
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Police-1-dead-in-shooting-near-Portland-hospital-4286795.php
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police say officers investigating reports of a gunman on the grounds of a southeast Portland hospital shot and killed a suspect in a confrontation.

RI fire remembered in snowy outdoor ceremony
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130217_ap_100rifirevictimsrememberedinoutdoorceremony.html
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Survivors and victims' relatives, some in tears, others bearing flowers, gathered in bitter cold and snow Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people and spoke of missing their loved ones ...

Menendez off to Afghanistan as conservative groups take aim on ethics
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/02/menendez_off_to_afghanistan_as.html
TRENTON - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is off to Afghanistan this weekend, heading up a congressional delegation in his new role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Our sugar-daddy President and his State of the Union Address
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/biblical-politics/2013/feb/16/our-sugar-daddy-president-and-his-state-union-addr/
CALIFORNIA, February 16, 2013 ― Many people had very low expectations for President Obama's State of the Union Address. Many of us have rarely agreed with his major policy decisions or unilateral use of Executive powers to circumvent Congressional ...