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Inoculated children break out in bumps. The good news: Cases are less severe. The bad news: Another shot may be needed. North Korea loading fuel at reactor site In a dispute with the United States, North Korea decided Dec. 12 to restart its nuclear facilities. Avert war, John Paul II pleads VATICAN CITY -- War must and can be avoided even in a world made fearful by terrorism, Pope John Paul II insisted in a Christmas message that stepped up the Vatican's campaign against a war in Iraq. Northeast wakes to white, yet dangerous, Christmas ALBANY, N.Y. -- More than 2 feet of snow fell Wednesday in parts of upstate New York as a powerful Nor'easter moved up the Atlantic Coast, setting Christmas snowfall records, closing airports and bringing an unexpected holiday spectacle of lightning and thunder. Study doubts Celebrex's benefits The blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex doesn't protect the stomach from dangerous bleeding ulcers as well as thought, a study suggests. Nation in brief 3 arrested in slaying of family of 5 Nixon used 'madman' strategy on Soviets in 1969 WASHINGTON -- President Richard Nixon ordered a worldwide secret nuclear alert in October 1969, calling his wartime tactic a "madman strategy" aimed at scaring the Soviets into forcing concessions from North Vietnam, declassified documents show. Obituaries WILLIAM G. BENNETT, 78, the former Circus Circus Enterprises chairman who marketed Nevada casinos as family-friendly tourist destinations and revived the Sahara hotel-casino, died in his sleep Sunday. During a 37-year career, he attracted middle-class families to Circus Circus casinos in Las Vegas, Reno and Laughlin and pitched his company as a mainstream business to investors once wary of the industry. Cloaked attackers toss grenade at church in Pakistan; 3 killed LAHORE, Pakistan -- Two assailants covered in burqas, traditional women's garb, tossed a grenade at a small church during Christmas services in a Pakistani village Wednesday, killing three people and wounding 11. Rockets kill 2 at Indian market GAUHATI, India -- Two rockets struck near a market crowded with shoppers marking the Christmas holiday in a northeastern Indian city Wednesday, killing two people and wounding 20 others, police said. Letterman visits U.S. troops BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Late night TV personality David Letterman spent Christmas Day with U.S. troops at a rugged desert base in southern Afghanistan where coalition forces have been hunting down suspected terrorists for a year. Groups protest U.S. arrests of Middle Easterners LOS ANGELES -- Groups representing Middle Easterners are suing the government seeking an injunction to bar future arrests under rules adopted in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Russia, Iran speed nuclear timetable TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran and Russia signed an accord Wednesday to speed up the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and to form a commission to study the possibility of building a second reactor, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Castro suffers bug bite infection HAVANA -- Out of the public eye for more than a week, President Fidel Castro told Cubans in a letter published Wednesday that he is recovering from a serious infection caused by a bug bite on his left leg. Venezuela pauses for Christmas CARACAS, Venezuela -- After a night of parties and pot-banging protests against President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelans spent Christmas Day at church or in public parks, resting from marches that have accompanied a general strike that began Dec. 2. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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