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Agence France-PresseMarch 12, 2013 17:45
AFP Americas News Agenda for March 13
Duty Editor: Jim Mannion
Tel: + 1 202 414 0541
What's happening in the Americas on Wednesday:
+ Obama meets Republicans on budget
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama goes to Capitol Hill to meet with opposition Republicans on the impasse over the US budget deficit. Picture (US-POLITICS-ECONOMY)
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AUSTIN, Texas: The annual South by Southwest festival highlighting new technologies, film and music continues. Picture. Coverage on merit (LIFESTYLE-US-IT-INTERNET-MUSIC-FILM-SXSW)
CARACAS: Monitoring developments in Venezuela where acting President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Henrique Capriles are vying to replace the late Hugo Chavez. Coverage on merit (VENEZUELA-POLITICS)
MONTREAL: Preliminary hearing continues in the gruesome case of the so-called "Canadian Psycho," a former porn actor accused of slaying and dismembering a Chinese student. 1330 GMT. Coverage on merit (CANADA-CRIME-COURT-CHINA)
OTTAWA: French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault begins an official visit to Canada. Picture. Expect coverage (CANADA-FRANCE-POLITICS)
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. Time to be determined. Picture. Expect coverage (US-LIBYA-DIPLOMACY)
-- Kerry meets with Singapore Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam. 1500 GMT. Coverage on merit.
-- The Commerce Department reports February US retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending that drives 70 percent of the country's economic activity. 1230 GMT. Expect coverage (US-ECONOMY-RETAIL-SALES)
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Jaume Plensa's "Tel Aviv Man" at Art Basel, the world’s premier trade fair for leading galleries and collectors focused on modern and contemporary art.
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The front of the Art Basel building. This year’s show attracted 303 of the world’s top galleries from 36 countries, showing the works of more than 2,500 artists. It drew more than 62,000 visitors, a new record.
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Platform Gallery's Chen Wei and one of his "Recovery Room" series at Liste Young Artist's show. By the time the week was over he had sold more than 10 works, with prices ranging from $1,800 to nearly $3,000.
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An installation piece at Basel Art.
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An installation piece with paper tubes at Basel Art.
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A gallery scene at the Scope Basel show.
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A sculpture of Sperone Westwater Gallery's employee, Michael Short, by Evan Penny.
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Evan Penny's sculpture of Michael Short.
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A piece by Yayoi Kusama titled "Pumkin."
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