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Susan Davis reports on the White House. During a closed door White House meeting today, Mormon Church leaders presented President Barack Obama with his family�s genealogical records, a traditional gift that was also presented to former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Obama met with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas Monson, and LDS Apostle Dallin Oaks, who chairs the church�s genealogical arm. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid�the highest ranking Mormon in Congress�was also at the meeting. “I enjoyed my meeting with President Monson and Elder Oaks. I’m grateful for the genealogical records that they...

Ex-wife takes on Chavez's socialist push By IAN JAMES, Associated Press Writer Sat Dec 8, 7:36 AM ET BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - A new voice has emerged to challenge Hugo Chavez's push to turn Venezuela into a socialist society, someone with rare insight into the president's passions and vulnerabilities: his ex-wife. Marisabel Rodriguez says her return to the public spotlight is not a personal vendetta. "This fight is not against a single person," she said in an interview at her home with The Associated Press. "This struggle is against the danger posed by leaving a person in power for a long...