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President Bush began what could be a difficult visit to Italy on Saturday. He met the Italian president and Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. The one-day visit could be overshadowed by large anti-war, anti-Bush rallies.

The complex immigration bill that a bipartisan group of Senate negotiators has agreed to with the White House will be debated by the full Senate starting Monday. It faces many hurdles, especially in the House.

Despite high hopes of fixing a broken immigration system, the Senate's bipartisan bill faltered, and it might not come back. The debate exposed a divide among Republicans between the business community and social conservatives.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) tells a crowd at the Illinois state capital that he is running for the White House in 2008. The first-term U.S. senator began his elected life at the state legislature 10 years ago.

A heart attack claims the legendary Boston Celtics coach and GM. He built a sports dynasty in Boston Garden, leading the Celtics to 16 titles.

Iraqi-led forces launched an offensive on a previously unknown militant group Sunday. At least 200 Iraqi militants died and a U.S. helicopter was shot down, killing two Americans on board.

Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby has been convicted of obstruction, perjury and lying to the FBI in an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity. It is unclear what Libby's sentence could be. His attorneys say they'll appeal.

Most American cities and states are not ready for a major disaster, a new report to Congress says. Nearly five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- and 10 months after Hurricane Katrina -- the Department of Homeland Security found major shortcomings in emergency planning.

House Republicans push through a non-binding resolution formally declaring the occupation of Iraq part of the global fight against terrorism. The measure praises U.S. forces in Iraq and rejects the idea of a fixed date for withdrawing troops.

President Bush met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Jordan this morning. Later at a press conference, the president maintained his support for the Iraqi leader, and insisted that there would be no immediate troop withdrawal.