Obituary
Chavez’s legacy
March 7, 2013He was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins, and will be mourned not only by Venezuelans but by many Latin Americans who appreciate what he did for the region.
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Hugo Chavez, popular Venezuelan president, dies
March 6, 2013In life, Chavez was almost a legendary figure; first elected to Venezuela's presidency in 1998, he was popularly re-elected three more times in 2000, 2006, and 2012.
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Phillip Bonosky, 1916-2013, chronicled life and politics from Pittsburgh to Phnom Penh
March 5, 2013Author Phillip Bonosky, a member of the Communist Party since 1938, died Saturday, March 2, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Life with a purpose: tribute to Estelle Katz
January 23, 2013It is a great honor to be a part of a celebration commemorating the remarkable life of my dear friend and comrade, Estelle Katz.
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Gerda Lerner, pioneering scholar of women’s, African-American history
January 8, 2013Gerda Lerner, whose life went from Jewish radical activist in Austria to refugee from Nazism to prominent U.S. historian, passed away in Madison, Wisc., at the age of 92, this month.
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