ibibo travel: March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

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Easter at Vatican

Pope Francis passes among the faithful after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday peace plea, saying conflicts have lasted too long in Syria, and between Israelis and Palestinians. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Easter In Mexico

A young boy wears a mask of the devil prior to the burning of a giant 5-meter tall devil-like figure representing Judas in the atrium of the Santa Rosa Xochiac church, in Mexico City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Burning of Judas is an Easter-time ritual in many communities, where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is hanged on Good Friday, then burned on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Easter In Mexico

A giant 5-meter tall figure representing Judas burns in the atrium of the Santa Rosa Xochiac church, in Mexico City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Burning of Judas is an Easter ritual in many communities, where an effigy of Judas Iscariot is hung on Good Friday, then burned on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Easter In Mexico

Easter In USA

People walk along the boardwalk early Easter morning, Sunday, March 31, 2013, as they arrive for a sunrise service inside the Music Pier building in Ocean City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Easter In USA

Brandon McHale and Becky McNulty, of Ambler. Pa., sit on the beach and watch the sun rise on Easter morning in Ocean City, N.J., Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Easter In USA

Brandon McHale and Becky McNulty, of Ambler. Pa., sit on the beach and watch the sun rise on Easter morning in Ocean City, N.J., Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Easter In Iraq

Iraqi worshipers attend the Easter Sunday service at the Virgin Mary Chaldean Christian church (Church of Our Lady of Sacred Heart) in the Karrada district of central Baghdad on March 31, 2013. AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images)

Easter In Iraq

Chaldean priest Louis al-Shabi, center, address the faithful during Easter mass at Virgin Mary Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Easter In Iraq

A policeman searches a man outside the Virgin Mary Chaldean Church before Easter mass at Virgin Mary Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)

Easter In Iraq

Iraqi Christians congratulate each other after Easter mass at Mar Youssif Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 31, 2013. The Chaldean Church is an Eastern Rite church affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)

Easter in Jerusalem

A Christian woman holds a candle at the Anointing Stone during the Sunday Easter mass inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Easter in Jerusalem

Nuns walk during the Sunday Easter mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Easter In Jerusalem

Christian worshippers light candles during the Sunday Easter mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the crucifixion of Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Easter In Indonesia

Indonesian Christians carry a giant Easter egg with messages from people for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after an Easter service outside the presidential palace in Jakarta on March 31, 2013. Over 200 Indonesian Christians on March 31 held Easter service in front of the presidential palace demanding the government to stop church closures in the world's most populous Muslim country. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY (Photo credit should read ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)

Easter In Indonesia

Eggs and bunnies decorate the exterior of Jakarta Cathedral while Christian devotees arrive for an Easter Sunday mass on March 31, 2013. Indonesia's 240 million people identify themselves as Muslim but the constitution guarantees freedom of religion. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Easter In Indonesia

Indonesia's Roman Catholic church leader and Archbishop of Jakarta Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (C) delivers his sermon during Easter Sunday mass at Jakarta Cathedral on March 31, 2013. At a press conference after the prayers Bishop Hardjoatmodjo expressed sadness and concern over rising incidents of religious intolerance in the country. Meanwhile, more than 200 Indonesian Christians on March 31 held an Easter service in front of the presidential palace, demanding the government stop church closures in the world's most populous Muslim country. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Easter at Vatican

Pope Francis kisses a baby after celebrating his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers. Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Easter At The Vatican

Pope Francis waves from the loggia of the St. Peter's Basilica to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers.Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Easter At The Vatican

Pope Francis holds up the holy host as he celebrates his first Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers. Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Easter at the Vatican

Pope Francis, right, and Cardinal Angelo Comastri pray in front of the icon of Jesus, during the celebration of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. "Our daily problems and worries can wrap us up in ourselves, in sadness and bitterness, and that is where death is," he said. "Let the risen Jesus enter your life, welcome him as a friend, with trust: he is life!" said Pope Francis during the Easter vigil. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Easter at the Vatican

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers.Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Easter at the Vatican

Pope Francis passes a banner reading in Italian "Pope we love you so much" after celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans and bedecked by spring flowers. Wearing cream-colored vestments, Francis strode onto the esplanade in front of St. Peter's Basilica and took his place at an altar set up under a white canopy. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Easter at the Vatican

People crowd St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on occasion of the celebration of the Easter mass Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday Mass as pontiff in St. Peter's Square, which is packed by joyous pilgrims, tourists and Romans. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Easter In Germany

In this picture made available Sunday March 31, 2013 a person stands in front of a Easter Fire in Bad Homburg, central Germany, Saturday March 30, 2013. Traditionally these fires were lit to help spring to chase darkness and winter away. (AP Photo/dpa,Boris Roessler)

Easter In Germany

Men of the Sorbian community ride on decorated horses during the traditional Easter procession in Ralbitz, 70km (45miles) east of Dresden, Germany, Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013. Sorbian men wearing black coats and top hats, sing holy songs on horseback and preach the message of Jesus' resurrection. The Sorbs are a Slavic, Catholic minority in eastern Germany. (AP Photo/dpa,Matthias Hiekel)

Easter In Germany

In this picture made available Sunday March 31, 2013, persons surround a huge Easter Fire near Hellwege , northern Germany Saturday March 30, 2013. Traditionally these fires were lit to help spring to chase darkness and winter away. (AP Photo/dpa, Ingo Wagner)

Easter in England

The Archbishop of Canterbury,Justin Welby, centre, addresses the congregation during the Easter Day service at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury southeastern England, Sunday March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/ Gareth Fuller/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Easter In England

Skaters dressed in flamboyant rabbit costumes leave their starting point at Hyde Park, during the traditional Easter Bunny Stroll charity event, in central London, Sunday March 31, 2013. The Easter skate extravaganza attracts some hundreds of skate enthusiasts for a fun event to herald in the summer skating season. (AP Photo/Yui Mok, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

Easter In Belarus

Belarusian Roman Catholics take part in a procession around a church as they celebrate Easter in small town Rakov, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Easter In Belarus

Belarusian Roman Catholics take part in a Mass as they celebrate Easter in small town Rakov, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest of Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Easter In Belarus

Easter In South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 31: Father Sebastian Rossouw O.M.I. sprinkes holy water on congregants during Easter services at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in the Soweto area March 31, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. A central gathering place during he anti-apartheid struggle, the church held prayers for former South African President Nelson Mandela, 94, who is in the hospital for the third time since December with lung problems. Referring to Mandela by his clan name, Madiba, President Jacob Zuma said, 'We appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba and his family and to keep them in their thoughts'. Mandela's lungs were damaged when he contracted tuberculosis during his 27 years in the infamous Robben Island prison. He later became the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 following the end of apartheid. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Easter In South Africa

Worshippers offer prayers to celebrate Easter and for former president Nelson Mandela, Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Johannesburg. Mandela remains in a hospital while he receives treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia. Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj says there are no updates on 94-year-old Mandela since an official statement Saturday on his condition. That statement reported the anti-apartheid leader was breathing without difficulty after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

Easter In South Africa

Easter in South Korea

A girl looks at decorative eggs on sale to celebrate Easter Day at Myeongdong in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-jo

Easter In South Korea

South Korean Catholics pray for peace on the Korean Peninsula during an annual Easter service at Myeongdong Catholic Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 31, 2013. North Korea warned South Korea on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered "a state of war" and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Easter In Pakistan

A Pakistani Christian child sleeps on her father's lap while he and others pray during an Easter Mass in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pakistan's Christians, are celebrating Easter Sunday along with many other Christians around he world. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Easter In Pakistan

Pakistani Christians attend an Easter Mass at a church in Karachi on March 31, 2013. Pakistan is overwhelmingly Muslim and at around two percent of the population, Christians are among the country's most marginalised citizens. Many are impoverished and trapped in dirty, menial jobs. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Easter In Pakistan

Pakistani Christian girls, display their hands decorated with Bangles and painted with Henna paste as they celebrate Easter holiday following a mass at in a Christian neighborhood in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Pakistan's Christians, are celebrating Easter along with other Christian nations. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Easter In Spain

Celia de La Vega, 7 years old, hangs from a rope as she reveals the face of the religious figure of the Virgin Mary , during the Easter Sunday ceremony ''Descent of the Angel'', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Easter In Spain

Celia de La Vega, 7, secured by a harness, is transported in the air, above the crowd and a religious figure of the Virgin Mary, during the Easter Sunday ceremony ''Descent of the Angel'', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Easter In Spain

Celia de La Vega, 7, dressed as an angel, during the Easter Sunday ceremony ''Descent of the Angel'', during Holy Week in the small town of Tudela, northern Spain, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Easter In India

A woman offers prayers at a church on Easter Sunday, the most holy day of the Christian calendar, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, March, 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

Easter In India

An elderly Christian woman lights candles and prays beside a graves early morning as she observes Easter in Purulia, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) west of Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Easter In India

Indian Christians light candles and pray beside the graves of their dear ones early morning as they observe Easter in Purulia, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) west of Kolkata, India, Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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95% West of Memphis

All Critics (106) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (101) | Rotten (5)

A real-life horror story, made no less shocking by the familiarity of its early scenes.

While the "Paradise Lost" films captured events as they unfolded in the heat of battle, "West of Memphis" has the luxury of at least partial closure.

A true-crime story that begins with a notorious murder case and grows into a chilling indictment of the American justice system.

And justice for all? Hardly.

It tells the story of a terrible crime compounded by a grave injustice that's been remedied, but only in part, so it's impossible to have a single or simple response to the movie.

What sets this film apart from previous efforts to document the story is that Jackson and Walsh financed a private investigative team with legal and forensic experts who re-examined old evidence, conducted new interviews and found new witnesses.

The film is so utterly transfixing you won't believe almost two-and-a-half hours have passed when the final credits roll.

We feel like we're watching an overlong true-crime television episode and not a movie.

I would have preferred Jackson's clinically-presented project display a bit more reverence for the three young lives that were brutally taken some twenty years ago.

Moving and gruesome, West of Memphis is an eloquent disquisition on the banality of evil.

"West of Memphis" re-examines evidence and retells the story in a methodical and procedural fashion in which even the false steps lead somewhere.

More a recap and appendix to the Paradise Lost trilogy... one can't help but feel that the celebrities involved needed this document of their efforts to appease their vanity.

The case is more intriguing than the film about it.

Isn't unnecessary, but it's often superfluous.

The film suggests these powerless, poorly educated young men were scapegoated because they would be missed by nobody of importance -- the justice system equivalent of the cannon fodder recruited from the same socioeconomic straits.

It's nice to have all the twists and turns of the iconic case contained tidily in one well-crafted film, although there are no real revelations here.

"West of Memphis" becomes a greatest-hits concert of prosecutorial misconduct, and you'll agree when the film asserts that prosecutors knew they had the wrong guys.

Incredibly, after three documentaries on the subject, there are still things to reveal about the West Memphis Three.

"West of Memphis" does nothing to displace its predecessor films as masterpieces of investigative filmmaking, but complements them as a riveting capstone to an epic and tragic tale.

West of Memphis is the real vindication - even if it is incomplete.

In the end it won't matter if this is the fourth movie about the same subject; you can never learn its lessons often enough.

West of Memphis caps off the Paradise Lost/West Memphis Three saga with a line up full of perpetrators including the media, the West Memphis PD, the legal establishment and suspect gift wrapped with a smoking gun.

Injustice in West Memphis, Arkansas

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How to Stop Robocalls Once and For All

You've just sat down to a nice home-cooked meal with your family when the phone rings. Could be Grandma, you think. She still actually uses the phone for talking. But no, it's a robocall shilling for some debt relief scam, the fifth in as many days. More »

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Family Ties a Mixed Blessing for Red-State Democrats

She is the daughter of a civil-rights-championing former mayor of New Orleans and the sister of the city?s popular current executive. He is the son of a former senator and governor known for advocating for the rights of taxpayers and the elderly.

Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas are two of the most vulnerable Democrats up for reelection in 2014, but the deep roots of their families in their home states could serve as bulwarks in a Republican-friendly midterm.

Carpetbaggers, beware.

?If anyone is suited to swim against the tide, it?s these multigenerational politicians in states where knowing people matters,? said Democratic strategist Craig Varoga, who ran an outside group that helped reelect Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., in 2010.

Landrieu and Pryor stand out as Democrats campaigning in states that President Obama lost by landslides?17 and 24 points, respectively?in the 2012 presidential election. Among the other Senate Democrats with family connections that could help them get through tough reelection campaigns: Mark Begich of Alaska, son of Rep. Nick Begich, who died in a mysterious plane crash; Mark Udall of Colorado, son of the late Rep. Morris "Mo" Udall and cousin of Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M.; and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, wife of longtime Democratic operative and former U.S. Attorney William Shaheen.

Traditionally, family ties are one of politics' greatest blessings, bestowing lucky offspring with a ready-made name brand, grassroots support, and a fundraising network. Former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind.?son of another popular Indiana Democrat, former Sen. Birch Bayh?once coined the phrase ?legacy caucus? to refer to the senators representing seats once held by their fathers, including Pryor; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; and former Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.; Bob Bennett, R-Utah; and Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I.

But the antiestablishment tea-party movement and the public?s disdain for Washington can elevate fresh faces and outsider status over the prospect of family dynasties.

Consider the?likely campaign by the 37-year-old son?of Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who announced his retirement plans last week. Brendan Johnson, appointed by President Obama to serve as the state?s U.S. attorney, has never held elective office before. Eyeing a pickup opportunity in a state Obama lost by 18 points, Republicans are crying nepotism.

?In South Dakota, we say it?s OK to pass on your farm to your heirs but it doesn?t apply to Senate seats,? said South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Craig Lawrence. ?Of course we are going to make this an issue.?

Speaking of keeping things in the family, the ?Draft Brendan Johnson for U.S. Senate Campaign? announced a new endorsement last Thursday: Democratic strategist Nathan Daschle?the son of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D. South Dakota Democratic Chairman Ben Nesselhuf rejected the possibility of Republicans turning Brendan?s last name into a liability.

?They will raise the charges of nepotism on Brendan no matter what he chooses to do, because he?s a serious threat,? he said. ?Anyone who meets him for three minutes will see that charge lose steam because he?s incredibly well qualified. He?s one of the best campaigners I?ve ever seen, partly because he grew up on the campaign trail.?

The same could be said of Pryor, whose father, David, is an institution in Arkansas after more than three decades in public office. The elder Pryor was by his son?s side?along with former President Clinton and Gov. Mike Beebe?when he formally launched his reelection campaign in mid-March. The early splash was warranted. His former Democratic colleague, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, lost her bid for a third term in 2010, and last year Republicans won all four of the state?s House seats and took control of the Legislature for the first time since Reconstruction.

The conservative Club for Growth has already made Pryor a target,?airing a television ad?that reminds voters he backed Obama?s health care plan. ?He?s supposed to be our senator, but Mark Pryor is really Barack Obama?s best ally in Arkansas,? says the spot.

Pryor has tried to demonstrate his independence from the administration in recent weeks by declining to back same-sex marriage and sweeping gun-control legislation. His hope is that Arkansas voters will remember his family?s familiar surname?not the unpopular president?s?when they go to the polls in 2014.

?I am my father?s son. Everybody knows that,? Pryor said. ?Arkansans know public service is what motivates me, and that?s part of my dad?s legacy.?

He added: ?I feel like I just need to be myself and run my race and be the kind of senator I?ve always been. You?re not going to see me change. I?m going to be the same old Mark Pryor.?

Like Pryor, who has held public office for 23 years, Landrieu is becoming a brand name in her own right, separate from her family?s coattails. In 1996, after 10 years in state office, she became the first woman from Louisiana elected to a full term in the Senate.

The path to public service was paved by her father, Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, who served in Congress in the 1960s and as mayor of New Orleans in the 1970s. He was best known as a trailblazer for civil rights, earning the loyalty of the city?s large African-American community.?He was one of the few white state lawmakers who voted against the "hate bills" that aimed to stop school desegregation.?

?I?m very proud to have a family name that represents integrity and good government and inclusiveness,? Landrieu said. ?I believe it?s been an asset in every one of my races.?

Landrieu won the black vote overwhelmingly in her last campaign in 2008. But in the 2014 midterm election, black voters are expected to make up a smaller share of the electorate, closer to 25 percent, than the 29 percent they represented during Obama?s historic 2008 election. Turnout will be pivotal in New Orleans, where her brother, Mitch, a former lieutenant governor of the state, was elected mayor in 2010. His popularity?a recent poll by the automated Democratic firm Public Policy?Polling?found that 49 percent of the state has a favorable view of him, to only 26 percent with an unfavorable view?is a plus for the senator.

?Because the black turnout will not be as strong, she has to get more of that middle-of-the-road white vote, and that?s getting harder and harder in the South,? said John Maginnis, who publishes?LaPolitics Weekly, an e-mail newsletter. ?Republicans will try to nationalize the election, but if she can keep it localized, she?s pretty hard to beat. It could be frustrating for Republicans.?

Potential GOP challengers include Reps. John Fleming and Bill Cassidy. In 2011, Republicans increased their majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature and captured all statewide constitutional offices. "Louisiana has moved much more to the right since Landrieu's last election," said Republican political consultant Jason Hebert, "and people seem a lot more interested in a candidate's voting record and issue positions than their family name or political cache.?

The family business once held no allure for Alaska?s Begich, who was only 10 years old when his father was never heard from again after a plane crash. Also on board was House Majority Leader Hale Boggs of Louisiana. The bodies of the four passengers and the plane?s wreckage were never found.

?I didn?t want to run in that business that took my father away from me,? said Begich, who always saw himself as a businessman. He said he ran for city council at age 26 ?as a fluke? because his representative had failed to pave the road in front of his house. He won, and the road never got paved on his watch ?because it would have been a conflict,? he said.

Forty years after his father?s death, Begich still meets constituents who will bring him a memento, such as a campaign brochure or a copy of one of his speeches. In such a sparsely populated and hard-to-navigate rural state, voters remember when a lawmaker comes to their neck of the words. Begich's father was also known for his leadership in passing legislation that allocated 40 million acres to Alaskan natives, who currently make up about 17 percent of the state?s population.

?People in Alaska still remember my father, no question about it,? said Begich, who defeated 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, in 2008. ?When my mother campaigned for me, she received a hero?s welcome.?

For a Democratic senator running in a state where Obama lost by 14 percentage points, blood has to run thick.

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NeNe Leakes-Kim Zolciak Feud: It's Over!

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Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Kings, 103-98

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a nagging left foot injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers kept pace for the Western Conference's final playoff spot by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 103-98 on Saturday night.

Bryant added nine rebounds and facilitated the Lakers' offense for 47 minutes, 37 seconds after Steve Nash exited early in the first quarter with a recurring right hamstring injury. Bryant also passed Lakers great Wilt Chamberlain (31,419 points) for fourth on the NBA's career scoring list, after starting four points shy of the mark.

Dwight Howard added 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Steve Blake scored 15 points for the Lakers (38-36), who stayed even with Utah (38-36) for the eighth and final playoff spot. Los Angeles hosts 10th-place Dallas (36-37) in a critical tilt Tuesday night.

Tyreke Evans had 21 points and nine rebounds, and DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 11 rebounds in Sacramento's latest loss. The Lakers won the season series 3-1.

With Bryant engineering the offense, Los Angeles showed some of its best ball movement of the season.

Bryant slipped a pass to Pau Gasol for a fast-break dunk ? and his 13th assist ? to put Los Angeles ahead 98-93 with 4:52 remaining. Gasol also tossed an alley-oop to Howard just before.

Sacramento refused to go away quietly at home. Cousins followed with a free throw and a long jumper, and Evans added a layup to slice the Lakers' lead to two.

After Bryant missed a jumper, Jodie Meeks stripped Evans on a layup attempt at the other end. Bryant hit 1 of 2 free throws to put the Lakers ahead 101-98 with 24 seconds remaining, giving Sacramento one last chance.

Howard blocked Cousins' 3-point attempt. After pleading with the official for a foul, Cousins got the ball back and he forced a 3-point miss. Bryant made two free throws to end a topsy-turvy night for the Lakers on a positive note.

Los Angeles lost Nash with a strained right hamstring just 1:48 into the game. Coach Mike D'Antoni patted Nash on the back before the point guard walked gingerly to the locker room and never returned.

Sacramento surged ahead 37-25 after the first quarter with a frenetic pace that often left the Lakers' frontline in the backcourt. The Kings, who entered the game averaging an NBA-best 108.9 points since the All-Star break, made 15 of their first 21 from the floor.

Sacramento held Bryant scoreless until he hit a pair of free throws with 8:50 remaining in the second quarter. The shots sparked Bryant and the Lakers late in the half, along with a larger-than-normal sprinkling of Los Angeles fans sporting purple and gold throughout the announced sellout crowd of 17,317.

Bryant made a pull-up jumper from the free throw line with 7:54 remaining in the second quarter to eclipse Chamberlain.

Still, Bryant's seventh assist of the half might have been his most important play. He found Blake for a 3-pointer to give the Lakers their first lead of the game, 51-50, before Sacramento went back ahead 57-53 at the break on Isaiah Thomas' 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left.

Bryant had a bone spur in his left foot that has bothered him for several games. The injury apparently is unrelated to his sprained left ankle, which occurred earlier in Atlanta.

With his foot stiffening up when he sits, Bryant came out for just 23 seconds.

Bryant finished a thunderous dunk down the lane and added two free throws and a pair of assists, rallying the Lakers back with a 14-1 run to close the third quarter. Los Angeles led 82-75 entering the fourth.

The Kings had scored at least 100 points in 20 of the previous 23 games, including 11 straight at home.

NOTES: Bryant has tossed 14 assists two other times this season. His career high is 15 assists against Washington on Feb. 12, 2002. ... Cousins was called for a technical foul in the second quarter for slamming his hand on the scorer's table after officials whistled Thompson for a foul. ... Kings F James Johnson rejoined the team and was shooting around before the game. He sat out his eighth straight game because of personal reasons.

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Crittercam dives into bizarre life of elusive jumbo squid

Stanford University

A Crittercam attached to a Humboldt squid captured some amazing footage, as this screengrab shows.

By Megan Gannon
LiveScience

To see firsthand how an elusive species of jumbo squid lives, scientists have strapped video cameras to the carnivorous sea creature in the eastern Pacific.

The footage has helped reveal some remarkable secrets of the Humboldt squid: They are capable of amazing bursts of speed, up to nearly 45 mph (72 km/h); they "talk" to each other by changing their body color; and they hunt in big synchronized groups.

Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) ? which can grow to more than 6 feet (2 meters) in length and 100 pounds (45 kilograms) in weight ? have razor-sharp beaks and toothed suckers. Mass strandings?of the species and reports of aggression toward humans have spooked beachgoers for decades, but the jumbo squid are not man-eaters ? they usually feed on small fish and plankton that are no more than a few inches in length, though they sometimes cannibalize each other.

For all the squid's captivating features, scientists still have many questions about the species' behavior, so biologists at Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station turned to the National Geographic Society's Crittercam, which has been used to study animals ranging from penguins to hyenas. [Image Gallery: Humboldt Squid Stranding]

Attaching a quart-sized device with a camera and sensors to a squid presents some technical problems. The trick is to find a big enough squid and fix the Crittercam onto a child's bathing suit so that it can be slipped over the creature's fins like a spandex sleeve, Stanford biologist William Gilly explained in a video.

The resulting video footage?and data from echo-sounding studies showed that Humboldt squid can jet-propel themselves at speeds comparable to the fastest ocean fish. They hunt in tightly coordinated groups, a behavior that's usually associated with fish rather than invertebrates (animals without a backbone) like squid, the researchers found. And smaller squid tend keep their distance from the bigger ones, likely to avoid being cannibalized.

Jumbo squid are known to have pigmented cells, called chromatophores, which allow them to change color in response to neural impulses. The cameras allowed the researchers to watch the squid flashing like a strobe light in their natural habitat. Gilly said the only time the squid seem to make these red-and-white color signals is when they encounter another individual of their species.

"We don't know exactly what those discussions mean," Gilly said in a video from Stanford. For now, interpreting those interactions is like trying to decipher what two people are saying to each other just by watching their mouths move, he added.

Humboldt squid live in the eastern Pacific Ocean from the tip of South America up to Mexico, but have been moving farther north in recent years. Scientists believe the species might be migrating up the coast as warming oceans are creating larger low-oxygen zones deep below the surface, environments where the squid live.

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ICYMI: Apple's ho-hum environmental report, greener Easter goods ...

Happy almost-April-Fools-Day, readers! The arrival of April means that the much-dreaded Earth Day Onslaught is nigh -- we're still trying to come to terms with how we'll come to terms with the flood of announcements next month, but in the meantime, there are plenty of interesting tidbits to sink your teeth into below (including, if you read to the end, horse meat!). Onwards!

Notable commitments and achievements

? European Union's big emissions pledge: The E.U. this week announced a goal to cut its emissions by 40 percent over 1990 levels by 2030.

? Just in time for Easter, Hershey's released a road map of its progress toward achieving 100 percent certified cocoa by 2020, suggesting that it will be 10 percent of the way to achieving that goal this year, and halfway by 2016.

??Global shipping giant Maersk continues its sustainability work, with an announcement that it is purchasing the biggest ship in the world, which will reduce emissions per container shipped by 50 percent. The move comes after the company announced in January that it had achieved its 2020 emissions-reductions goals -- seven years early -- and has been testing biofuels for shipping voyages since 2011.

? Carbon neutral America's Cup: In preparation for the boating event, taking place in San Francisco later this year, event organizers have created a detailed sustainability plan, including a goal to be a carbon neutral event, through a partnership with Vancouver-based Offsetters.

? Writing the The Guardian, Marc Gunther takes a look at how Disney, Microsoft and Shell are using internal carbon taxes to drive down emissions. (We highlighted Microsoft's efforts at our GreenBiz Forum last month.)

The quest for greener chemicals

If you don't follow chemical policy news, but want to get a close look at the seamy underbelly of U.S. chemical policy, there is no better place to start than the Chicago Tribune's Playing with Fire series on flame retardant chemicals, the health and environmental risks they pose, and the powerful interests working to keep them required by law in all sorts of products.

??The Tribune this week has a follow-up story on flame retardants, revealing that the California state legislature is pushing forward with a new safety rule that would ban flame retardants in furniture and baby products, and which could have nationwide implications.

??Speaking of flame retardants, the EPA announced that it is about to begin testing 20 flame retardants to attempt to understand the potential risks posed by the chemicals

? Speaking of the EPA, the agency is encouraging researchers at universities to develop innovative uses for Toxics Release Inventory data -- the treasure trove of information on chemical releases to the air, soil and water everywhere in the U.S. -- with its new TRI University Challenge. The deadline to propose projects is May 13, 2013.

Next page: The world's top-performing companies, Apple's defective sustainability report, and more

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Job Opportunity: Reference Coordinator (Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier?21)

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Reference Coordinator (Bilingual) ? 2 Positions

Reports to: Reference Services Manager
Grade: 3
Duration: 12 month contract position

Purpose of Position

This position requires a high level of enthusiasm and dedication to customer service with the ability to multitask in a busy library environment. Strong problem-solving skills, analytical skills and attention to detail are a must. Interest in genealogy and/or history is an asset.

Reporting to the Reference Services Manager, the Reference Coordinator will work with the Museum?s visitors to locate, authenticate and analyse a variety of records related to immigration and genealogy. This includes books, databases, periodicals, and a wide variety of digital and hard copy sources including the Museum?s story and image collections.

The Reference Coordinator provides comprehensive reference services including conducting reference interviews; responding to reference inquiries using computerized information retrieval services and manual sources; serving the daily visitors to the Scotiabank Family History Centre as well as those who write, call and email; helping select materials for inclusion in the reference collection and cataloguing acquisitions; and assisting in determining areas that require strengthening.

Essential Position Functions

The Reference Coordinator will:

Respond to public research requests (onsite, by telephone, mail and email) through online research, databases, books and microfilm
Photocopy, file and scan
Edit and print digital files
Catalogue new acquisitions
Help with data entry
Maintain proper care and maintenance of all documents handled
Create finding aids (indexes, catalogues, etc.)
Assist with new staff orientation and train seasonal staff and volunteers
Maintain visitation statistics for the Scotiabank Family History Centre
Help resolve visitor concerns and complaints
Be responsible for Scotiabank Family History Centre daily cash reconciliation
Attend orientation sessions and complete training readings
Assist with other duties as assigned by the Reference Services Manager

Education, Knowledge & Experience

Skills and Qualifications ?Required

Bachelor?s degree or certificate in related discipline such as museum or library studies
This position requires the use of both Official Languages (French/English) written and verbal
Experience in the customer service industry, ideally a museum or library
Demonstrated ability to develop good working relationships with team members
Outgoing personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills
High level of customer service skills
Demonstrated research skills: abilities in locating, evaluating, analyzing and synthesizing large amounts of historical information from diverse sources
Experience working within a high traffic environment either within a museum, library and/or customer service position
Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills: ability to plan, organize, prioritize and meet deadlines
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work with minimum supervision and to develop working relationships with all members of the organization creating a strong team environment
Initiative and judgment in determining the extent of visitor information needs

Skills and Qualifications ? Desired

Knowledge of Canadian immigration patterns and history
Substantial knowledge and experience in the field of genealogy
Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Access and basic scanning procedures an asset
Proficiency in additional languages beyond Canada?s official languages

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Busy library environment
Requires long periods at a desk and time in front of a computer
Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required
Willingness to wear a Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 uniform

Compensation for this position is commensurate with experience and includes a comprehensive benefit package.

If you are interested in this opportunity please send a resume and a cover letter to Cara MacDonald, Reference Services Manager, at caramacdonald@pier21.ca

Competition closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5th, 2013.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Top candidates shortlisted for an interview may be required to take a French or English language proficiency test.

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is committed to the principles of Employment Equity and to achieving a workforce which is representative of the Canadian population. We strongly encourage candidates to self-identify if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a member of a visible minority group or a person with a disability.

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BracketRacket: A quiz, a thought and Peeps

Welcome to BracketRacket, your one-stop shopping place for all things NCAA.

For our first Sweet 16 edition, we've got a geography quiz by Shockers and Explorers, a coach in rarified air, a former Ohio attorney general rooting for Michigan State and Jim Larranaga's thought for the day. All that and some Bracket Bits that include all of Dunk City's postseason dunks and, in honor of Easter, Peeps.

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GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

Who says academics go by the wayside during the NCAA tournament?

La Salle and Wichita State took a geography quiz at the West Regional in Los Angeles, and the Shockers passed. Belying their name, the Explorers need to brush up a little.

Here's an excerpt of how it went from AP Sports Writer Beth Harris:

Question: Where is La Salle located?

Answer: "Philly, right? I believe it's Philly," Shockers guard Malcolm Armstead said.

Correct.

Question: Where is Wichita State located?

Answer: "What state is it in?" asked La Salle guard Ramon Galloway.

And it went downhill from there.

"I saw a store down here called Which Wich," Explorers guard Tyrone Garland offered, not-so-helpfully naming a national sandwich chain.

Guard Tyreek Duren pitched in: "Steve Zack said we passed the Wichita exit when we were going to the airport. He pointed it out and said, 'That's who we play.'"

Informed of their opponent's confusion, Shockers forward Cleanthony Early, of Middletown, N.Y., admitted he was initially stumped, too.

"I didn't know where Wichita was either before I went there," he said. "I had to do my research. When I first heard of it, I couldn't even pronounce it correctly."

After losing to the Shockers in the Sweet 16, the Explorers probably know a little bit more about Wichita as well.

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ONE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS

Forgive Dana Altman and the Oregon Ducks if they have a bit of an inferiority complex this weekend.

And no, this isn't a gripe about the selection committee's seeding.

The Ducks, being covered at the Sweet 16 by AP National Writer Nancy Armour, are in the Midwest Regional semifinals with a veritable Who's Who of college hoops.

Their opponent, Louisville, is a two-time national champion and was in the Final Four last year. Cardinals coach Rick Pitino is a surefire Hall of Famer, with two NCAA titles, 660 wins ? and counting ? and a 49-18 record in March alone.

There's also Duke, which won its fourth national title three years ago and whose coach, Mike Krzyzewski, has more wins than anyone else in Division I. (Coach K has a side gig, too, leading the U.S. men to gold medals at the last two Olympics.)

And don't forget Michigan State, which may as well include the Final Four on its schedule for as many times as Tom Izzo and the Spartans wind up there.

"Fortunately, it's our team going out there," Altman said.

Altman is no slouch, either. Oregon is the third school he's taken to the NCAA tournament, and the Ducks have had 20-win seasons in each of his three years as head coach. But Oregon is not exactly a tournament mainstay; this is the Ducks' first appearance since 2008, and their first trip to the regional semifinals since 2007.

"All three of those programs, because of their coaches, have great records, great traditions," Altman said. "We're trying to build a tradition. We're trying to build something that consistently competes year in and year out. That's a big challenge for us."

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FORCED TO CHOOSE

Richard Cordray is the former Ohio attorney general and lives in Columbus, so he roots for Ohio State football.

He also went to Michigan State at the same time as Magic Johnson, so he pulls for Spartans basketball.

That left the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a dilemma while filling out his NCAA tournament bracket. But when it came down to picking a team ? he has the Buckeyes and Spartans reaching the Final Four ? Cordray went with Michigan State.

"I always go with my heart," Cordray told AP Business Writer Christina Rexrode.

Cordray's roommate at Michigan State had a few classes with Magic and he saw firsthand the impact the oversized and gregarious point guard had on the school.

"It was really exciting and fun to watch," Cordray said. "Of course he left after two years and went on to fame and fortune. The rest of us toiled for four years finding ourselves. He's a great personality, he just glows and picks everybody up around him."

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HOLD THAT THOUGHT

During his Final Four run with George Mason, Miami coach Jim Larranaga became known for giving a "thought for the day" to his players.

He's carried on the practice with the Hurricanes, although it's hard to tell what effect it has, as AP Sports Writer Joseph White in Washington, D.C., found out.

"Every day he gives us a thought, and something that sticks with us, and it's not something that's complicated," forward Julian Gamble said, "just something that's very simple and just to let you know that we have to enjoy these moments."

If that's the case, Gamble was asked, can he name a favorite "thought for the day?"

"Can't think of one. Know one?" he said, turning to teammate Shane Larkin.

"I can't think of one," Larkin said.

But Gamble made a nice recovery, saying: "The one for this game is keep 'em out of the paint and block out on rebounds, so that will be my favorite one for now."

Larranaga will have to come up with a new thought, one that will last the entire offseason, after the Hurricanes lost to Marquette in the Sweet 16.

Hopefully, it'll be one that sticks.

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BRACKET BITS

That speck in the middle isn't a postage stamp. It's the court inside Cowboys Stadium for the Sweet 16: http://bit.ly/YGOWYA

Apparently the cordial feelings between Ohio State and Arizona aren't just between the coaches: http://bit.ly/10VBWPv

In honor of Easter, a bracket made out of Peeps: http://bit.ly/YGPJZm

Dunk City's dunks during the postseason, all of them: http://deadsp.in/XColZj

A couple of celeb sightings at Sweet 16 games: Drew Carey at Ohio State-Arizona in LA, San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh at Syracuse-Indiana in DC.

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STAT OF THE DAY

Dunk City is rattling the search engines along with rims.

According to Yahoo! Search, Florida Gulf Coast University is dominating as the most-searched team after becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16.

Searches for the Eagles spiked 3,367 percent this week and FGCU has gotten more searches than North Korea, Lindsay Lohan and Justin Bieber.

FGCU has been searched more than any of the remaining teams in the tournament, ahead of better-known schools such as Syracuse, Duke, Michigan and Kansas.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"We're so used to people not giving us credit. ... That fuels our fire," Marquette's Vander Blue said after the Golden Eagles beat Miami to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003.

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THURSDAY'S RESULTS

East Region

Marquette 71, Miami 61

Syracuse 61, Indiana 50

West Region

Ohio State 73, Arizona 70

Wichita State 72, La Salle 58

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FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE

South Region

At Arlington, Texas

Kansas (31-5) vs. Michigan (28-7), 7:37 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast (26-10) vs. Florida (28-7), 30 minutes following

Midwest Region

At Indianapolis

Louisville (31-5) vs. Oregon (28-8), 7:15 p.m.

Duke (29-5) vs. Michigan State (27-8), 30 minutes following

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Sparks fly in short campaign in Venezuela

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets vacationing residents during a rally at Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets a supporter during a rally at Morrocoy keys near to Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Friday, March 29, 2013. Capriles will run against acting President Nicolas Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, on April 14.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles cheer a campaign visit of the candidate to Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign visit at Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, on Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters during a campaign visit at Morrocoy Keys near Chichiriviche, Venezuela, Good Friday, March 29, 2013. Holy Week in Venezuela is a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks. Capriles will run against Chavez's chosen successor, acting President Nicolas Maduro.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? It's Holy Week in Venezuela, a time when millions traditionally take a welcome pause from work and politics to go on vacation. Yet that hasn't stopped Venezuela's time-pressed presidential candidates from sprinting through the holidays toward an April 14 election to replace the late Hugo Chavez, as they try to define both themselves and each other within weeks.

Both Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, and opposition Gov. Henrique Capriles face the challenge of spelling out a vision for a future without Chavez, who dominated this 28 million-person country like few other leaders have during his 14 years in power.

That's produced a race sometimes jarring in its aggressiveness and exhausting in its tempo. Both candidates have led multiple rallies each day and used deeply personal language against each other. Maduro has even threatened to have Capriles imprisoned for questioning whether Chavez really died on March 5, as the government had announced.

Shannon O'Neil, a Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, said emotion over Chavez's death will dominate this election.

Maduro has used the government's enormous bureaucracy and its media to tie himself closely to Chavez, with the late president's image often hung on podiums in front of the candidate or serving as a backdrop. Maduro also has the support of the socialist party's governors in 20 of Venezuela's 23 states, O'Neil noted.

"They are going to use a full court press to ensure that Maduro is elected," she said.

Maduro's challenge has been keeping that public sympathy for Chavez alive, a task he's tackled through sheer repetition and unending eulogy. He pays homage to the late president day in and day out, while warning that Chavez's populist programs benefiting Venezuela's poor majority are at risk. One website has even been counting the times Maduro mentions Chavez's name: nearly 5,000 instances from March 5 to 27.

"Maduro is not Chavez," said Andres Izarra, a former Chavez information minister who's on Maduro's campaign team. "Maduro is his son. Maduro is the one that Chavez said will carry his flag, carry on his legacy. ... That's how he'll win."

The 50-year-old Maduro has also adopted Chavez's confrontational language, echoing the attacks on what Chavez used to call his "historical enemies" ? the "imperialists" in the U.S. government and the "oligarchs" of Venezuela's opposition. Critics said Chavez used the rhetoric to keep the country polarized and his supporters agitated while diverting attention from problems at home.

"I alert all the people about the oligarchy and its obsession to destroy the Bolivarian revolution that our comandante Chavez built, to destroy democracy," Maduro told a March 16 rally. "They have already begun with dollars financed by the imperialist elites."

Working in Maduro's advantage also is the date of the vote, just three days after the anniversary of a 2002 coup that briefly dislodged Chavez from power.

"That event is sort of Chavismo's most important, most symbolic moment because it shows them as heroic and shows the opposition as anti-democratic," said David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America think tank who has closely studied Venezuela. "The symbolism is really perfect."

Capriles, for his part, has barely had time to rest after losing a hard-fought race to Chavez in October, when he received 45 percent of the vote, and then campaigning in December for re-election as governor of Miranda state. He hasn't let up this month, traveling from city to city and even inviting reporters to join him in a traditional Nazarene procession in the Caracas slum of Petare.

At passionate rallies that take on the feel of rock concerts, Capriles has shouted that "Maduro is not Chavez" while calling attention to Venezuela's high crime rate, its overvalued currency, its overreliance on food imports and its 22 percent inflation rate, the highest in Latin America. He's also tried to assure Chavez supporters that he will not touch their many social programs.

Yet the 40-year-old candidate is short of funding, time and, maybe, votes. A recent survey by the independent polling firm Datanalisis showed Capriles trailed Maduro 49 percent to 35 percent in a sampling of 800 voters from March 11-13. The poll had a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.

That may explain why the opposition candidate has shed last fall's turn-the-cheek approach for a more confrontational style. He's accused Maduro of shamelessly capitalizing on Chavez's legacy and ridiculed his opponent, a tall and physically imposing former union leader, as an "oaf" incapable of fixing the country.

Mariana Bacalao, a political analyst at the Central University of Venezuela, said the abbreviated campaign has pushed both candidates to turn up the rhetoric for maximum effect with each appearance.

"Capriles has to make a quick impression," Bacalao said

Capriles also has to strike the delicate balance of attacking Chavez's record ? but not Chavez.

The Datanalisis poll found that 79 percent of Venezuelans had a positive image of Chavez, while only 55 percent thought positively of Maduro. At the same time, 56 percent had a positive image of the country's situation, but only 47 percent felt the same about the economy.

Campaign adviser Oswaldo Ramirez acknowledged that Capriles must "confront those responsible for public policy and those responsible for 14 years of bad management without touching Hugo Chavez with so much as a feather."

"Hugo Chavez is now the opposition's sword of Damocles. You cannot attack him," Ramirez said.

He conceded that Capriles will have difficulty reaching the millions of Venezuelans who now believe it's the government's responsibility to provide their basic needs ? and who are fed a steady diet of Maduro's broadsides on state-controlled media.

Izarra said Capriles' strategy will backfire.

"Capriles is disrespecting the people. They are accusing him of being disrespectful, and he made a big mistake with that," Izarra said. "People are very sensitive to what you say about Chavez now. People are looking for sympathy."

Government officials, meanwhile, preach unity ? and optimism ? at least for their side of this country's gaping political divide, which appears to have grown wider with the populist leader's death, said Information Minister Ernesto Villegas.

"It turns out the Chavez movement without Chavez is even more Chavista," Villegas said.

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Associated Press writers Fabiola Sanchez and Jack Chang contributed to this report.

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