AUTHORITIES SEARCHING AN APARTMENT IN SPOKANE, WA AS PART OF AN **

NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE **

AN FBI SPOX HAS NOT SAID WHETHER AGENTS ARE QUESTIONING ANYONE IN **

INVESTIGATION COMES A MONTH AFTER LETTERS CONTAINING RICIN WERE DISCOVERED **

AT LEAST 16 KILLED, EIGHT COPS ABDUCTED IN IRAQ, AS SECTARIAN VIOLENCE **

IN THE DEADLIEST OF SAT'S ATTACKS, AN ANTI-TERRORISM POLICE CAPTAIN ALONG **

THE EVENTS FOLLOW THREE DAYS OF ATTACKS THAT KILLED 130 PEOPLE IN BOTH **

SUSPECTED U.S. DRONE STRIKE KILLS FOUR AL QAEDA MILITANTS IN SOUTHERN YEMEN **

UNIDENTIFIED OFFICIAL SAYS THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE SAT MORNING IN ABYAN **

WASHINGTON HAS SAID AL QAEDA IN YEMEN IS AMONG THE GROUP'S MOST DANGEROUS **

AS MANY AS 60 PEOPLE INJURED AFTER A CAR DRIVES INTO A GROUP OF HIKERS IN A **

THREE OF THE VICTIMS WERE AIRLIFTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS, WHILE MOST WERE **

THE NUMBER OF CRITICAL INJURIES WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN **

EMERGENCY OFFICIAL SAYS THE CAR'S DRIVER MAY HAVE SUFFERED A MEDICAL **

OXBOW WINS PREAKNESS, RUINING ORB'S BID TO WIN THE THOROUGHBRED TRIPLE **

THE VICTORY MARKS HALL-OF-FAME TRAINER D. WAYNE LUKAS' 15TH WIN IN A TRIPLE **

ORB FINISHED FOURTH AS THE 3-5 FAVORITE, WHILE OXBOW WENT OFF AS A 15-1 **

JAILS IN BALTIMORE, ST. LOUIS AND PHILADELPHIA FACE NATION'S HIGHEST LEVELS **

DOJ REPORT SAYS MARION COUNTY JAIL IN INDIANAPOLIS HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF **

REPORT'S AUTHORS SURVEYED INMATES AT 233 PRISONS, 358 LOCAL JAILS AND 15 **

OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING FRI'S RUSH-HOUR TRAIN COLLISION IN CT RULE OUT FOUL **

STATEMENT from the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

HE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 5, 2013

Statement of President Obama on the Death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

 

At this challenging time of President Hugo Chavez’s passing, the United States reaffirms its support for the Venezuelan people and its interest in developing a constructive relationship with the Venezuelan government. As Venezuela begins a new chapter in its history, the United States remains committed to policies that promote democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for human rights.