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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A pair of senior Wal-Mart (WMT)executives knew cleaning contractors were hiring illegal immigrants, many of whom were housed in crowded conditions and sometimes slept in the backs of stores, according to a federal agency’s affidavit. The affidavit, unsealed last week, was part of an investigation of Wal-Mart …

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI has waded into the evolution debate in the United States, saying the universe was made by an “intelligent project” and criticizing those who in the name of science say its creation was without direction or order. Benedict made the off-the-cuff comments during his general …

WASHINGTON – The Samuel Alito who argued against abortion rights in 1985 was “an advocate seeking a job” with the conservative Reagan administration, the Alito who is now a Supreme Court nominee told Democrats on Tuesday. The current version “thinks he’s a wiser person” with “a better grasp and understanding …