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WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary-designate Henry Paulson pledged Tuesday to review a once secret program that allowed the government to access a massive international data base of financial information to catch terrorists financiers. “If confirmed, I’ll be all over it … and make sure I understand the law thoroughly,” Paulson, a …

SPOKANE, Wash. – A federal judge ruled Thursday that individual parishes of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane are not owned by the bishop and thus cannot be sold by him to pay victims of clergy sex abuse. The ruling by Judge Justin Quackenbush overturned a decision made in August by …

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – A Spanish squad full of substitutes beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 Friday to clinch first place in Group H, while Ukraine became the first former Soviet country to advance beyond the group stage with a 1-0 win over Tunsia. Center back Juanito Gutierrez headed in Spain’s goal on …