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Pope's Exorcist Squads Will Wage War on Satan
 Daily Mail
Vatican chiefs are concerned at what they see as an increased interest in the occult. They have introduced courses for priests to combat what they call the most extreme form of "Godlessness."
US Candidates Outline Plans for Stabilizing Pakistan
 David Lightman, Matt Stearns & Margaret Talev
The presidential campaign erupted Friday into a full-blown debate over how best to stabilize Pakistan as candidates vied in the few days before Thursday's Iowa caucuses to show who was best prepared to lead the war on terror.
Oliver Stone Pleased to Observe Humanitarian Operation
 Prensa Latina
US filmmaker, Oliver Stone, expressed his satisfaction to be a part of the group to verify the delivery to Venezuela of three persons in the hands of the Colombian insurgency.
US Candidates Strike Out with Young Voters
 Kelly Mahoney & Rachel Zahorsky
When asked to respond to a YouTube video by Medill News Service that shows young adults shouting the first five words they think of when they hear the words Republican and Democrat, one 19-year-old called the two-party system a failure, an opinion supported by a 28-year-old.
Pakistani Leader Killed in Suicide Attack
 Associated Press
Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday in a suicide attack that also killed at least 20 others at the end of a campaign rally, aides said.
Officials: Illegal Border Crossings Declining
 NBCSandiego.com
Officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency say there are fewer people trying to cross into the country illegally than before. Tougher border enforcement and fewer jobs across the nation have caused a real decline in the number of Mexican citizens coming across the border.
Six Cuban Musicians in Miami After Defecting
 The Miami Herald
Six of the seven members of the popular Cuban musical group Los Tres de la Habana arrived in Miami on Wednesday after crossing the Mexican border to ask for political asylum in the United States.
Alien Nation
 Megan Irwin
Though Arizona is considered ground zero for the current debate surrounding illegal immigration, this is not a new fight. What is new is a national push, led by Arizona, toward states taking the issue into their own hands.
First Time US Voters May Hold Key to 2008
 Beth Fouhy
As the Democratic front-runners compete with John Edwards to win Iowa's Jan. 3 contest, Clinton and Obama are counting on thousands of first-time caucus goers to show up.
Bush Signs Massive Spending Bill
 Ben Feller
President Bush, still voicing concern about special project spending by Congress, signed a $555 billion bill Wednesday that funds the Iraq war well into 2008 and keeps government agencies running through next September.
US Army Recruits Illegal Immigrants
 Prensa Latina
Citizen groups of Mexican northern Sinaloa state denounced on Wednesday that the US army is making propaganda to recruit illegal immigrants from Mexico to send them to the war in Iraq.
US Senate Stays in Session to Block Bush
 Agence France-Presse
The Senate is holding special one man sessions throughout Christmas and the New Year to prevent President George W. Bush from making appointments without the approval of the Democratic majority.
Spain's Holiday Cry: Down With Santa!
 Lisa Abend & Geoff Pingree
The latest battle in the war on globalization came Friday morning in Madrid, when a handful of demonstrators staged a protest outside the Finnish embassy. Their target was a particular northern Scandinavian toy factory, which they see as an example of the dark side of globalization.
Ex-Milwaukee Policeman Back in Mexico
 Guillermo Arias
The U.S. deported a man to Mexico on Sunday who had taken a dead cousin's identity to pose as a citizen in order to become a Milwaukee police officer.
Is Oregon a Haven for Drug Dealers?
 Bryan Denson
Prosecutors say penalties for big-time traffickers are too soft; lawmakers and activists are working to change that.
Richardson Relishes His Role as a Global Troubleshooter
 Lesley Clark
Bill Richardson capitalized on his experience of bridging cultures to free hostages held in Iraq, North Korea and Cuba.
CIA Claims It Cooperated with 9/11 Panel
 Associated Press
The CIA on Saturday rebutted suggestions the spy agency was uncooperative and hid from the Sept. 11 commission the videotaped interrogations of two suspected terrorists, saying it waited until the panel went out of business before destroying the material now in question.
CIA Lied to 9/11 Commission
 Reuters
The September 11 commission asked the CIA in 2003 and 2004 for information on the interrogation of al Qaeda suspects, only to be told the agency provided all that was requested, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
Sanctions Against Cuba Are Excessive, GAO Says
 Karen DeYoung
U.S. sanctions against Cuba are more restrictive than those imposed on any other country, including Iran and North Korea, and their rigorous enforcement risks diverting government attention from higher-priority counterterrorism tasks, a new government audit has found.
Fire on White House Grounds
 Terence Hunt
Thick smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. Cheney's office, known for its historical furnishings and ornate decorations, was damaged by smoke and water from fire hoses, officials said.
Senate Hands Bush Another Blank Check for Iraq
 Maya Schenwar
The Senate approved $70 billion to continue funding the occupation of Iraq on Tuesday night, backtracking on earlier promises made by Democratic leaders to set a timetable for withdrawal from the region before giving the White House another blank check.
Richardson Says He Will Bring Troops Home
 William Petroski
Democrat Bill Richardson is claiming the mantle of being his party's strongest peace candidate as the Iowa caucus presidential campaign heads into the home stretch.
US Navy Saves Gravely Ill Girl on Cruise
 Allison Hoffman
A teenager whose appendix ruptured at sea, hundreds of miles from help, got safely to shore Tuesday after an unusual rescue in which the Navy airlifted her from a cruise ship for emergency surgery.
US Firemen Fight Fires in Mexico
 Tim Gaynor
The two towns are both called Naco: one lies in Mexico, the other in the United States. But when it comes to fighting fires, it is all one community.
New Jersey Lawmakers Vote to End Death Penalty
 Henry Weinstein
Governor Jon Corzine says he will sign the bill into law, which would make the state the first to repeal capital punishment since 1965.
Brenda Martin's Case Goes to Mexican Ambassador
 Charles Rusnell
Supporters of a Canadian woman imprisoned in Mexico for nearly two years will meet with the Mexican ambassador to Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday to press for her immediate release.
Mexico, U.S. Suffer as Rio Grande Sucked Dry
 Robin Emmott
While farmers and lawmakers in arid northern Mexico seek to challenge the water payment in an international court, the farmers' plight is a symptom of a much bigger problem: the Rio Grande and its underground aquifers are being sucked dry on both sides of the frontier.
NAFTA Will Boost Mexican Emigration to US
 Prensa Latina
Mexican emigration to the United States will increase as of January 2008, when the tariffs on corn and beans will be lifted within the framework of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), expert Steve Suppan said on Saturday.
'Deadliest Migrant Trail in U.S.' on Tucson's Doorstep
 Associated Press
The corridor is an 18-mile-wide swath of mesquite and cactus running from Mexico north through Sells, bordered on the east by the craggy Baboquivari Mountains and on the west by open desert. Agents know it as the "Little Tucson corridor."
Argentine Leader Riled by US Cash Charge
 Bill Cormier & Ian James
rgentina's new president reacted furiously this week to accusations by U.S. prosecutors that an intercepted suitcase full of cash from Venezuela was meant to finance her election campaign, calling the charge "garbage in international politics."
Arizona Is Split Over Hard Line on Immigrants
 Randal C. Archibold
A new Arizona law against employing illegal immigrants has shaken businesses, scared workers, delighted advocates of stricter immigration controls and added to tensions in a state split over who belongs here and who does not. And that is even before the law's scheduled effective date, Jan. 1.
US: Mexican Woman Drug 'Kingpin'
 Associated Press
The US Treasury Department has designated a Mexican woman and 22 of her relatives and business associates as "drug kingpins," a move that bans Americans from doing business with them or their companies.
Border Agents Firing Tear Gas Into Mexico
 NBC San Diego
Border Patrol agents have begun to fire pepper spray and tear gas into thickly settled Mexican border neighborhoods. Officials said that escalating violence at the U.S.-Mexico border is forcing agents to take new measures, and the new tactics are creating controversy.
Bush Threatens to Veto Torture Ban
 Pamela Hess
The House approved an intelligence bill Thursday that would prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding, mock executions and other harsh interrogation methods.
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