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BANGKOK, Thailand – Pop star Ricky Martin (search) will visit tsunami-battered areas and comfort children affected by the Dec. 26 disaster during a visit to Thailand this week, an official said Monday. Martin, chairman of the Ricky Martin Foundation, will focus on orphans and “families broken by the disaster,” Foreign …

WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest senior lobby — AARP (search) — has launched a $5 million ad campaign to stop President Bush’s efforts to partially privatize Social Security. AARP is considered a formidable voice on Capitol Hill, but the organization is even more successful at making money. The nonprofit group …

NAIROBI, Kenya – A peace accord ending Africa’s longest-running civil war requires Sudan’s (search) government to withdraw at least 91,000 troops from the rebel-controlled south, a rebel official said Sunday, revealing new details of the deal signed last week. The forces must pull out within 2 1/2 years, while a …