- Hugo Chavez's political heir, Victor Maduro, has apparently won a narrow victory in yesterday's presidential elections, beating Henrique Capriles Radonski 50.7%-49.1%.
- North Korea is celebrating the national holiday marking the birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il-Sung, the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un.
- The immigration bill before Congress would boost legal immigration into the US by nearly 50%.
- The future of Europe's carbon cap and trade plan could be at the mercy of economic reality in a EU parliamentary decision expected this week.
- The US Supreme Court will today hear oral arguments on ending the 30-year practice of patenting human genes.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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