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(Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return from Cuba on Monday more than two months after surgery for cancer that has jeopardized his 14-year rule of the South American OPEC member.

President Barack Obama has finally owned up to his promise that he'd seek to reform immigration laws in the United Sates. The White House has leaked details about President Barack Obama's immigration bill.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto launched a campaign against hunger on Monday, pledging to transform the lives of nearly 7.5 million of the country's poorest, though he gave few details, prompting criticism that the plan was a "rehash" of old policies.

Sonia Sotomayor was in a hurry to administer Vice President Biden his Vice Presidential Oath on Sunday.

Republican Mitt Romney's family had to convince him to make a second bid for the presidency because he was reluctant to run again after failing to secure his party's nomination in 2008, Romney's son told the Boston Globe on Sunday.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto selected Javier Guzman to be the next DeputyGovernor of the Bank of Mexico and will send his nomination to the Senate for approval, the financeministry said on Thursday.

The votes are still being counted, but victory is all bust assured at this point; South Korea has elected Conservative Saenuri [New Frontier] Party candidate Park Geun-hye its first female president.

Mexico's new president on Monday unveiled his strategy to curb drug-related violence that blighted the rule of his predecessor, announcing special units to combat kidnapping and extortion and promising to focus more on crime prevention.

Speaking to the grieving community of Newton, Conn. Sunday night, President Barack Obama gave a frank response to anyone that's questioned if there would ever be a right time to seriously discuss gun control: "We're not doing enough. And we will have to change," he said.

"Lincoln" is one of the best reviewed films of the year, and critics seem to agree its Speilberg's best movie in recent memory.

President Obama remains against the national legalization of marijuana "at this point in time," but says that enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized recreational use of the drug should is not a high priority for the government.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Monday he is confident that reforms to shake up state oil giant Pemex and the country's tax regime, key planks of his drive to accelerate economic growth, will be approved in 2013.

On Monday afternoon, President Obama hosted a question and answer session on Twitter about extending middle class tax cuts.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Sunday signed a pact with the country's leading political parties to increase competition in the telecommunications sector and overhaul the education system.

New Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed a series of economic, security and social measures as he took office on Saturday, aiming to reduce drug war violence and beef up growth in Latin America's second biggest economy.

TNT announced today that Diana Ross, Smash star Megan Hilty, chart-topping recording star Demi Lovato, The Voice favorite Chris Mann and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and "Gangnam Style" sensation PSY will ring in the holiday season with TNT's annual Christmas in Washington special.

Mexico's new president takes office on Saturday seeking to shift the focus away from a grisly drug war and onto economic reforms aimed at sparking fast growth and pulling the country out of the shadow of regional powerhouse Brazil.

For the first time after one of the most bitter and expensive presidential campaign that resulted in President Obama getting a second term in the Oval Office, Obama and former GOP contender Mitt Romney will come face to face.

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will host Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House today at 3:40 p.m.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has one non-urgent item pending on his agenda in the dying days of his presidency - he wants to change his country's name.

President Barack Obama will host Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto next week, the White House said on Monday.

During his first year, the president promised to achieve comprehensive immigration reform but that didn't happen - calling it the biggest failure of this first time. On Wednesday, the president said he plans to make this a top priority in his final term as president.

President Obama took questions from the press today for the first time since being reelected on Nov. 6.

One week after President Obama was reelected, the White House has been receiving some interesting requests.

President Barack Obama addressed the nation for the first time today to start dealing with the upcoming 'fiscal cliff" that the country will fall off on New Years Eve.

With the election being so close and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney having reached the pinnacle of his political career, nothing can be taken for granted.

As the news of President reelection spread, politicians and celebrities took to Twitter to extend congratulations to the incumbent.

Today, Donald Trump attempted to change the race to the White House for President Obama. In a newly released video, Trump declared that Obama is the "least transparent president in the history of this country."

President Obama is on the campaign trail in Virginia and said something that sent the Twitter world into a frenzy.

Ohio is an important battleground state in the race to the White House and President Obama has tapped Bruce Springsteen to help him win his job back.