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Ahmadinejad, Chavez Team Up in Venezuela, Defend Nuclear Program

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez shake hands during his welcoming ceremony at Miraflores Palace in Caracas
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad started his four-nation Latin American tour Sunday with a pit stop in Venezuela for a powwow with his ally, President Hugo Chavez, who defended his counterpart by saying Iran is facing U.S. warmongering threats amid tensions over its nuclear program.
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Pope Benedict XVI at Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Ushers in Christmas, Decries Commercialization

Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas for the world's 1.3 billion Roman Catholics on Saturday, urging humanity to see through the superficial glitter and commercialism of the season and rediscover the real significance of the humble birth of Jesus.
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Canadian banks eye Cuban presence as tensions ease

Bank of Nova Scotia has applied to re-establish a presence in Cuba and a report says rival Royal Bank of Canada is considering a similar move in the wake of Cuban reforms and a thawing of the country's icy relationship with the United States.
The U.S. Capitol dome and U.S. Senate in Washington

Government Shutdown Averted, Congress Focuses on Payroll Tax Cut

After Congressional negotiators signed off Thursday night on a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill that would avert a shutdown and fund the federal government through September, lawmakers' focus returned to the ongoing negotiations over the extension of the payroll tax cut.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff attends a signing ceremony for the expansion of tax credit for Brazilian States at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia November 10, 2011

High-Level Corruption Mars Brazil's Political System; but President Rouseff Stands Tall

Just a month shy of her first anniversary as Brazil's President, Dilma Rousseff's tenure has been marred by a series of corruption scandals involving cabinet ministers. Rousseff has lost minister after minister to corruption scandals since last June, almost at the rate of one a month. The latest to lose his office is Labor Minister Carlos Lupi. The successive resignations point directly to the corruption that is deeply embedded in the public administration system in Brazil.
Herman Cain Said He Will Abuse Chickens In His Next Video

Cain Train Went from Silver Bullet to Train Wreck

Former pizza magnate Herman Cain's bid for the White House was an unconventional long shot from the start, but behind the colorful Cain Train a dysfunctional team has always been on the verge of running off the tracks.
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Stormy Sun Could Knock out Power Grids: Report

An upcoming cycle of stormy solar activity risks causing damage to electrical transformers and threatening vulnerable energy infrastructure around the globe, a report by an insurance group says.
Selmi Marichi packs popcorn to sell in the shantytown of Pamplona Alta in Lima November 22, 2011. Pamplona Alta, home to thousands of families mostly from the highlands, is one of the poorest places in Lima.

Poverty Rates in Latin America Plunging

Between 1990 and 2010, the rate of poverty rate on the continent plunged from 48.4 percent to 31.4 percent; while the rate of indigence (extreme poverty) dropped from 22.6 percent to 12.3 percent.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

Venezuela Gets First Shipment of Repatriated Gold

The first shipment of gold bars arrived home in Venezuela on Friday after President Hugo Chavez ordered that almost all of the country's foreign bullion reserves be repatriated from Western bank vaults.

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