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9:30 AM ET, March 6, 2013

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The Carter Center:
Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on the Death of Hugo Chavez  —  Rosalynn and I extend our condolences to the family of Hugo Chávez Frías.  We met Hugo Chávez when he was campaigning for president in 1998 and The Carter Center was invited to observe elections for the first time in Venezuela.
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Rebecca Ford / Hollywood Reporter:
Sean Penn on Hugo Chavez's Death: ‘I Lost a Friend’  —  “I mourn a great hero,” said Oliver Stone of the Venezuelan president who died on Tuesday after a long bout with cancer.  —  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a long bout with cancer.  He was 58.
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Why Democrats Shouldn't Eulogize Hugo Chavez  —  Rep. Jose E. Serrano (D-NY) released a statement today praising former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, despite the latter's record of harsh crackdowns on his political opponents and state-sanctioned persecution against Venezuela's Jewish population.
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
HUGO CHAVEZ, FIERY VENEZUELAN LEADER, DIES AT 58  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — 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.
William Neuman / New York Times:
Chávez Dies, Leaving Bitterly Divided Nation  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a political crisis that grew …
Juan Forero / Washington Post:
Hugo Chavez, passionate but polarizing Venezuelan president, dead at 58
Greg Grandin / The Nation:
On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
John Brennan, C.I.A. Nominee, Clears Committee Vote
Discussion: USA Today, News Desk and CNN
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Holder: Obama could order lethal force in U.S.
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
Politico:
Sources: Paul Ryan to reject Medicare age shift  —  Rep. Paul Ryan's budget is now expected to exempt seniors 55 years old and above from his Medicare overhaul — despite his personal preference to raise that age to 56 — according to several GOP sources familiar with his plans.
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Congress Ready to Start Work on Budget
Discussion: The Reaction
Jonathan Cohn / New Republic:
Paul Ryan Ups the Ante
Sam Baker / The Hill:
GOP lawmakers say spending bill should target contraception mandate  —  A group of House Republicans said Tuesday that a bill to fund the federal government should include provisions targeting the contraception mandate in President Obama's healthcare law.  —  GOP lawmakers reintroduced …
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:   House Republicans Propose Rolling Back Access To Birth Control To Avert Government Shutdown
New York Times:
Trying to Revive Talks, Obama Goes Around G.O.P. Leaders  —  WASHINGTON — With Republican leaders in Congress forswearing budget negotiations over new revenues, President Obama has begun reaching around them to Republican lawmakers with a history of willingness to cut bipartisan deals.
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Reuters:
Election bump over, Obama approval drops to 43 percent: Reuters/IPSOS poll  —  Reuters/Reuters - President Barack Obama departs the Oval Office of the White House in Washington before departing to visit wounded military personnel at the Walter Reed National Military Center in Bethesda, ...more
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Brooks Barnes / ArtsBeat:
Jon Stewart to Direct Serious Film, Will Take Hiatus From ‘Daily Show’
Yahoo! News:
Zimmerman Stuns Court, Waives Right to ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing in Trayvon Martin Case  —  ABC News - Zimmerman Stuns Court, Waives Right to ‘Stand Your Ground’ Hearing in Trayvon Martin Case (ABC News)  —  George Zimmerman's attorneys stunned court observers Tuesday when they waived …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Lawyer: State's most important witness in George Zimmerman murder case lied
splcenter.org:
New Report: Radical antigovernment movement continues explosive growth; SPLC urges government to review resources devoted to domestic terrorism  —  The number of conspiracy-minded antigovernment “Patriot” groups on the American radical right reached an all-time high in 2012 …
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos, AL.com and Guardian
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
WATCH: Bill O'Reilly Harasses Gay Colorado Speaker Over Child Molester Laws  —  As expected, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is continuing his smear campaign against Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino (D), who is openly gay, because of his opposition to instituting “Jessica's Law,” …
Aaron Kalman / The Times of Israel:
‘If Iran reaches critical point in nuke drive, Israel will attack’  —  Outgoing US Central Command chief James Mattis: I take the Israelis at their word, and they won't need our help  —  In a little-noticed exchange Tuesday at the Senate Armed Services Committee, a top US general …
Zev Chafets / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive Excerpt: Roger Ailes Off Camera  —  Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful—and controversial—characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can't get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.
Willon / L.A. NOW:
L.A. mayor's race: Garcetti and Greuel top the field  —  City Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel remained ahead of the pack in the race for mayor of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning with all city precincts reporting.  —  The top-two finishers in Tuesday's election …
Fox News:
White House cancels tours over sequester cuts, as lawmakers call decision political  —  Sorry, Washington-bound spring-breakers.  Your White House tours have been canceled.  —  The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will cancel all tours starting this weekend, due to sequester cuts.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
White House cancels tours due to sequester
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite, CNN and msnbc.com
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Cory Booker Will Make Senate Announcement After Governor's Race  —  The Newark mayor says he'll wait to make his campaign announcement until after the N.J. gubernatorial race this fall.  “It would would be wrong to hold a press conference,” says Booker.  —  Image by Larry Bussaca / Getty Images
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George E. Condon Jr / NationalJournal.com:
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International Business Times:
Saudi Arabia to Teach Jihad in Schools
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Do Conservatives Actually Want to Win Elections?
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Republican Senators Bob And Weave On Voting Rights Act
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Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Obama Admin Wants to Deport Christian Home School Family
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Benjy Sarlin / Talking Points Memo:
Jeb Bush Bashes Romney, Obamacare In New Book
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Email tells feds to make sequester as painful as promised