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Santorum wins Republican presidential primary in Louisiana Rick Santorum won the GOP primary in Louisiana on Saturday, giving the former Pennsylvania senator additional crowing rights going forward in the Republican presidential fight and further cementing him as the biggest rival to front-runner Mitt Romney. Obama visits South Korea for nuclear summit President Obama arrived in South Korea early Sunday to begin three days of talks on nuclear nonproliferation with the heads of state of 53 nations, and to visit to the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. Nicklas Backstrom cleared to practice fully with Capitals Karl Alzner didn't officially know the deal with Nicklas Backstrom on Saturday morning, but he saw the Washington Capitals star center getting dressed to go on the ice for practice. So did others. MOVIE REVIEW: 'The Hunger Games' offers a feast for sci-fi fans "The Hunger Games" is a movie about an authoritarian world in which unwitting teenagers are thrust into a life-or-death, winner-take-all game that uncaring adults manipulate for their own amusement — and to reinforce their control. In other words, it's a movie about how teenagers view high school. Or the college admissions process. Figures point to securer border, but risk of death for illegals still high Amid all of the apparently good news about security along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, one dark spot stands out: The number of people dying in the desert as they attempt to make illegal crossings remains stubbornly high. At two-year mark, health law's legacy is confusion Two years after congressional Democrats squeezed out enough votes to pass President Obama's health care overhaul, confusion still reigns among the states, insurers and average Americans struggling to comply with the hundreds of pages in the law. Aide says Cheney had heart transplant Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said. Report: Sandusky called 'likely pedophile' in '98 A psychologist who looked into a 1998 allegation against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky told police at the time that his behavior fit the profile of a likely pedophile, NBC News reported Saturday. Chief threatened in Fla. town where teen was shot Authorities say a Florida man is charged with threatening the police chief who had been overseeing the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a neighborhood watch captain. Royal gatecrasher: U.K. queen drops in on wedding A British couple say their wedding had an unlikely gatecrasher — as Queen Elizabeth II dropped in on the ceremony during an official tour. Maoist rebels kidnap lawmaker in east India Maoist rebels on Saturday kidnapped a lawmaker in the eastern state of Odisha, halting negotiations for the release of two Italian hostages the rebels have held for 10 days. On world stage, Obama confronts nuclear threats Far from home if not away from election-year politics, President Barack Obama is returning to the threat to American security that he calls the gravest of all: terrorists getting material for a nuclear bomb. Kazakh film industry hopes to erase 'Borat' image Fame is a hard thing to shake, especially fame as pervasive as the 2006 mockumentary "Borat." But Kazakh filmmakers are aiming to shake off that film's image and energize their country's movie industry with a big budget historical epic, "Myn Bala," which opens next month in theaters in the Central Asian nation. DHS: Illegal immigrant population is 11.5 million About 11.5 million illegal immigrants were in the U.S. last year, a figure that was essentially unchanged from 2010, according to the latest estimate the Homeland Security Department released Friday. U.S. soldier charged in Afghan shooting rampage U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was charged on Friday with 17 counts of premeditated murder, a capital offense that could lead to the death penalty in the massacre of Afghan civilians, the U.S. military said. Obama taps Jim Yong Kim for World Bank President Obama on Friday nominated Dartmouth College president and global health expert Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank, an unconventional pick that could help to quell criticism in the developing world of the U.S. stranglehold on the international organization's top post. Commentary MILLER: Obamacare's hefty tax bill President Obama promised to make health care more affordable, but instead he's done the opposite. The White House and congressional Democrats slipped 20 new taxes into the Obamacare legislation to raise $500 billion to help pay for the new entitlement's $2.6 trillion cost. It's now up to the Supreme Court to provide relief. WEST: Why Obamacare is bad for America's health On Monday, the Supreme Court will consider the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to as Obamacare. The high court will pore over Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution to determine the true meaning behind the words, "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common Defense and general welfare of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several states, and with the Indian Tribes." The 2012 Supreme Court must determine whether the Founders had any intention of mandating the behavior of private enterprises and individuals. KNIGHT: Taming the EPA monster Slowly, inexorably, the monster is being driven back to its lair. Its days of terrorizing villagers may soon be over. I wish I were talking about the federal government, but it's the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), better known as the Environmental Protection-or-else Agency. EDITORIAL: Next time, sue the weatherman Climate alarmists have lost a major court case that had the potential for turning every weather emergency into endless litigation. It's a victory for the law, for science and for common sense. LAVROV: Seoul Summit: A view from Moscow Russia and the United States are the most advanced states in terms of nuclear energy use. We have put an end to the Cold War and the arms race, including the nuclear one. Today, our coun- tries have taken a common stand for the strengthening of the nuclear nonproliferation regime and have intensified their cooperation in combating nuclear terrorism. 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