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• 1. CHAVEZ RETURNS TO VENEZUELA
• The president announced his return on Twitter when he arrived early today after over two months of hospital treatment in Cuba.
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• 2. TROUBLED COUNTRY SINGER'S SUICIDE
• A month after her boyfriend killed himself, 37-year-old Mindy McCready was found dead in her Arkansas home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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• 3. OBAMA'S IMMIGRATION BACKUP PLAN
• The administration says it will only send its plan to Congress if lawmakers can't reach a bipartisan solution.
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• 4. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN NIGERIA
• No one has claimed responsibility for abducting the seven, but the region has been under attack by a radical Islamic sect known as Boko Haram.
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• 5. GOP OPPONENTS SAY HAGEL WILL GET A VOTE
• Critics called the Defense Secretary nominee a "radical" but said an up-or-down vote should happen this week.
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• 6. PISTORIUS PUTS AWAY HIS BLADES
• The double-amputee cancels all races to concentrate on defending himself against murder charges.
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• 7. WHY RUBIO'S WATER BREAK BECAME A BIG DEAL
• AP Politics Editor Liz Sidoti says Americans are obsessed with trivial moments in politics, overshadowing important problems like the economy and gun control.
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• 8. WHAT MAKER'S MARK WON'T CHANGE AFTER ALL
• The bourbon distiller says public outcry has led it to reverse a decision to cut the alcohol level in its famous whiskey.
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• 9. HOW CHANGING THE CHANNEL CAN MAKE KIDS BEHAVE
• Researchers say switching from violent shows to educational TV made a difference for more than 500 families.
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• 10. PATRICK MAKES NASCAR HISTORY

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