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3 Mass. men plead not guilty to black church fire (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 10:40 PM CST

AP - Three white men have pleaded not guilty to torching a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after the election of President Barack Obama.

Pope decries pessimism about marriage (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 12:33 PM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI decried what he called a spreading pessimism about marriage, saying Thursday it is not the impossible undertaking many make it out to be.

Lion cub greets pope with a roar in the Vatican (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 03:54 AM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has been greeted by an unusual guest during his weekly audience at the Vatican: a feisty lion cub.