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WASHINGTON – Baseball legend Jackie Robinson (search) was honored by Congress on Wednesday with its highest civilian award. The late Brooklyn Dodger great was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal (search) in a ceremony attended by President Bush. Bush presented the medal to Robinson’s widow Rachel, saying the recognition is not …

VATICAN CITY – A drawn-looking Pope John Paul II (search), unable to preside over Palm Sunday (search) Mass for the first time in his 26-year papacy, appeared at his apartment window to greet tens of thousands of pilgrims who filled St. Peter’s Square. The crowd cheered as the pope appeared …

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore (search) has seen fallen preachers, a motorcycle gang leader and a crusading Cuban ballplayer in his courtroom before becoming the latest member of the bench to be drawn into the Terri Schiavo (search) right-to-die case. Whittemore heard arguments Monday on whether …