Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

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Big News

• Venezuelas Hugo Chavez dead at 58
• Snowstorm slams road air travel in Midwest

Recalls

• Kroger Recalls Select Wheat Bread Products in Idaho Oregon and Washington States
• Briggs Stratton Recalls Ariens Compact Snow Blowers Due to Fire Hazard

General News

• Fox Planning National Sports Network It Hopes Can Challenge ESPN – Don’t they already have one called “Fox Sports Net”?
• Books of The Times Sandra Day OConnors Out of Order
• Classes canceled to deal with race issues
• KKK Figure Prompts Oberlin College to Cancel Classes
• FAA and FBI investigating pilots report of a drone over Brooklyn updated

International

• China keeps growth target at 7.5%
• Priest burns Benedict photo during mass Why
• Pope Benedict XVI worked 18-hour days doing what exactly
• Malaysia launches air strikes against squatter sultans Filipino army
• Mexican union boss must stay in jail pending trial judge
• Bolshoi star dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko two other suspects held in acid attack
• Qatar lectures Kerry on arming Syrian rebels
• Italian president mulls new technocrat government sources
• Analysis Older French face slow squeeze in pension reform
• Venezuela to Expel United States Embassy Official
• Picasa photo galleries now redirect users to Google+

Politics

• Senate Committee Approves Brennan for CIA Director – New York Times
• Dixie Chicks were right all along – They caught shit for it, but look, they were right. Just like many other democrats.
• Marylanders support ending Saturday mail but racial and regional divisions lurk
• The GOPs moving even further right on spending – If we tax the upper 1%, until they’re at 70%, we can probably balance the budget. Once we do that, we can reduce their tax level. Simple.
• CIA Director Nominee Moves Forward After White House Releases Memos
• GOP Bill Seeks To Force Welfare Applicants To Waive Fourth Amendment Rights – Um… how about NO!

Obits

• Venezuelas Hugo Chavez dead at 58
• Hugo Chavez president of Venezuela dies in Caracas
• Hugo Chavez Venezuelas Polarizing Leader Dies at 58
• Straight shooter Dawn Clark Netsch dies at 86

Health

• Emerging Superbug Requires Urgent Action CDC Says

Science/Space

• Second sinkhole appears just miles from first
• Human Bodys Inner Workings — In Google Map Form
• Sled trail forms between Dakota to D.C.
• Curiosity rover successfully switches over to backup computer after memory issues
• New Moms OCD Is Common Study Suggests
• In Photos Ancient Camel from the High Arctic
• Ancient Fungus Discovered Deep Under Ocean Floor

Financial

• $56 million golden parachute awaits Heinz CEO if fired
• The Most Important Person at Gawker Media Not Named Nick Denton Is Leaving

Historical

• When Was Finsbury Square Full Of Standing Pricks
• 10 Years Later What Everyone Should Know Now About The Darfur Genocide
• Hugo Chavez socialist showman who transformed Venezuela
• Grotesque Mummy Head Reveals Advanced Medieval Science

Tips and Tricks

• Its the Economy How Economics Can Help You Lose Weight

Gaming

• Blizzard drops StarCraft 2 Wings of Liberty to $20 until March 12
• Report Dead Space 4 canceled after Dead Space 3 sells below targets [update 3]
• Clogged streets SimCity launch plagued by server problems – They shouldn’t be clogged when the Mac version comes out. Which is what I’m waiting for.
• Microsofts head of Xbox doesnt see Valve as a competitor happy with curated apps – Remember, Valve has a couple of very big software titles, like Left 4 Dead, and a small one called Half-life, that could become very exclusive.

Reviews

• Modbook 2.0 The original Mac tablet gets a makeover

Technology

• Are e-books the future
• Amazon The second most desirable tablet vendor
• Game Golf uses wearable technology to let you track your drives iron shots and putts
• Rich California town considers license plate readers for entire city limits
• Download this bong 3D printer templates for getting your buzz on
• Controversial Orson Scott Card Superman comic delayed after artist steps down
• Valve will hand out Steam Box prototypes in the next three to four months
• WordPress.com launches $299 business tier with unlimited storage live customer support
• New Method Makes 3D Printed Objects Smooth

Internet

• WordPress.com launches $299 business tier with unlimited storage live customer support

Social

• 12-week abortion ban vetoed Will the legislature override the veto
• Nearly 80 Percent Of Workers Drive To Work Alone – I’d be in that 80%.
• Why do so many young women want to be COOs
• Googles Vint Cerf explains why Facebooks real-name requirement is flawed

Mobile

• Smartphones malware-free glory days may soon be over
• German Government Goes BlackBerry 10 – That’s quite befitting for the German Government.
• Samsung Galaxy S III passes FCC with support for T-Mobile LTE

Rumors

• Leaked Samsung Galaxy S IV images may finally reveal design
• YouTube music streaming service will reportedly launch this year

Software/Apps

• Twitter to shut down Android iOS versions of TweetDeck

London/Britain/UK

• Army bases to close as troops return
• Prison service cuts blamed for more assaults and escapes
• Springsteen to play Hard Rock again – I’d go to this, if I was in London.
• Londonist Underground Exhibition Opens At The Bishopsgate Institute
• Hounslow worst for fuel thefts
• Woman dies after row with driver

Odd

• Four-year-old unhurt after falling from third story window – Been there, done that.
• 106-year-old Mass. man gets high school diploma
• Newspaper headline accidentally appears to promote rapefruit

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• California nurse refuses to give CPR to dying woman
• Arkansas woman arrested after fleeing police in Power Wheels toy truck

Funny

• Lesson #1686 – Multiverse Scenes
• March 05 2013

WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT CHARLIE

• Woman Lied About Sex With Senator Menendez Her Lawyer Says

Chicagoland

• U. of C. puts 2 on leave says cop posed as protester
• L riders brace for more challenges Tuesday heavy snow and more commuters
• Brown We cant print what some homeless men say about Ald. Capplemans efforts to help them
• Suit Chicago Police Department washes out cops relatives as recruits
• Police searching for man 25 and woman 29
• Quinn Vetoes 2011 Gambling Expansion Bill
• $2.75 Million Home Near Southport With Green Space Galore Returns to Market
• Photos Winter in Chicago
• Lake Shore Drive Temporary Wall Removed as City Braces for Big Snow
• 3 injured in accident involving fire truck on South Side
• Sun-Times To Stop Publishing Food Section
• CPS Wants To Sell Its Downtown HQ

Total Number of stories: 97

Look for more stories tomorrow.