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Venezuela's Chávez: Maybe The U.S. Is Giving Cancer To Leftist Leaders

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A handout picture released by the Venezuelan presidency, shows President Hugo Chávez speaking with members of the Army during a military ceremony in Caracas on Wednesday.

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Originally published on Thu December 29, 2011 4:25 pm

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez mused that the United States might be behind his cancer and that of other leftist leaders in Latin America.

Reuters reports:

"'It would not be strange if they had developed the technology to induce cancer and nobody knew about it until now ... I don't know. I'm just reflecting,' he said in a televised speech to troops at a military base.

11:10 am

Thu December 29, 2011

Surprise Headline Of The Day: Gadhafi's Daughter 'Eyeing Asylum In Israel'

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Aisha Gadhafi in 2006.

By Mark Memmott

Originally published on Sat December 31, 2011 10:24 am

Stay with us for a minute while we walk through the reporting chain:

The Los Angeles Times writes today that former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's 35-year-old daughter Aisha is "reportedly eyeing asylum in Israel."

10:26 am

Thu December 29, 2011

At Romney Rally, Iowa's Moderate GOP 'Silent Majority' Voters Start Talking

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A young Mitt Romney supporter holds yard signs Thursday at a campaign event at J's Homestyle Cooking in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

By David Schaper

Another strong turnout this morning for Mitt Romney at a restaurant in Cedar Falls, though the small place wasn't quite as packed as yesterday's breakfast stop in Muscatine. Romney spent a lot of time shaking hands and posing for pictures with customers, supporters and restaurant staff, after he spoke for about 20 minutes. He usually takes a couple of questions from the crowd but did not today, preferring to spend more time than usual glad-handing.

9:59 am

Thu December 29, 2011

Chefs Roll Out Hearty, Homey Meatballs On The Cheap

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Meatballs over pasta from Michel Richard's restaurant in Washington, D.C.

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The concept for Meatballs harkens back to Michel Richard's childhood in postwar France. "My mother used to make pork meatballs with potato and garlic. She was trying to raise five kids by herself. She was trying to keep food costs down," he says.

By Nancy Shute

When I'm considering a gourmet lunch, meatballs don't exactly spring to mind. So I was more than a little surprised to hear that haute cuisine chef Michel Richard was opening a meatball joint just down the street from NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C.

9:40 am

Thu December 29, 2011

Unused Gift Cards? What About A Group That Collects Them For Charities?

By Mark Memmott

Our post-Christmas post about the estimated $41 billion worth of gift cards that haven't been redeemed since 2005 seemed to strike a chord. And our shout-out for ideas about what to do with cards you don't want or that only have a little bit of money left on them generated some good responses. Such as this:

Trena Gravem (Trena) wrote:

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