Tuesday,  March 5, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 229 • 22 of 30 •  Other Editions

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prison in the 1990s for manslaughter.
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• 7. WHAT CHINA VALUES ABOVE GROWTH
• Retiring premier Wen Jiabao says the country would work to repair the environ

ment and improve quality of life.
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• 8. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN DRUM MAJOR'S BEATING
• Twelve former Florida A&M University band members could face up to 15 years in prison for the charge in the 2011 hazing death.
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• 9. CALIF. NURSE REFUSES TO PERFORM CPR ON A DYING WOMAN
• The staffer was following policy of the independent living home, which says to call emergency personnel and wait.
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• 10. THE WHITNEY HOUSTON FILES
• The FBI released details of investigations into fan mail threats and an alleged extortion attempt on the late singer.
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AP News in Brief
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez's condition worsens with new and severe respiratory infection

• CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is breathing with greater difficulty as a new and severe respiratory infection has taken hold, Venezuela's government said, describing the cancer-stricken president's condition as "very delicate."
• A brief statement read on national television by Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas late Monday carried the sobering news about the charismatic 58-year-old socialist leader's deteriorating health.
• Villegas said Chavez is suffering from "a new, severe infection." The state news agency identified it as respiratory.
• Chavez, 58, has been undergoing "chemotherapy of strong impact," Villegas added without providing further details.
• Chavez has neither been seen nor heard from, except for "proof-of-life" photos released in mid-February, since submitting to a fourth round of surgery in Cuba on Dec. 11 for an unspecified cancer in the pelvic area. It was first diagnosed in June 2011.

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