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The World Health Organization meets this weekend in Washington D.C. to discuss strategies for preventing tobacco-related health problems. Debbie Elliott speaks with Dr. Armando Peruga, a participant and the team leader for Pan-American Health Organization's tobacco control and consumer health program.

Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa is creator of The 99, an Islamic-themed superhero comic about 99 teenagers. Each of the youngsters has their own blessed stone providing him or her with a super-power. Al-Mutawa talks about the comics, based on one of the 99 traits of Allah.

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Poland on a visit aimed at encouraging Poles to retain their Catholic faith, even as they integrate with a mostly secular European Union. Before departing Rome, the German-born pontiff said the trip was in part a tribute to his predecessor, Polish-born Pope John Paul II.

The countdown continues toward Wednesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on the first mission following the 2003 Columbia disaster. Since then, NASA has been working to implement more than a dozen critical repairs and new procedures.

As General David Petraeus leaves Baghdad to head central command, what's next for Iraq? Author Linda Robinson talks about the extensive interviews she conducted with Petraeus for her new book, Tell Me How This Ends. Also, Dexter Filkins, foreign correspondent for The New York Times, discusses his book The Forever War.

In key House races across the country, rural voters played a critical role in the Democrats' election success. They've been reliably Republican voters in past elections. But the issues of Iraq and the economy pushed them toward the Democrats.

Everyone suddenly wants to learn Mandarin Chinese. The problem is that there are few credentialed teachers. Now the Chinese government is making plans to develop teaching partnerships with U.S. public school districts.

President Bush will speak Monday night on immigration, a topic for debate that returns to the Senate next week. But other issues swirl around the White House, including a report that the National Security Agency has been tracking the phone calls of tens of millions of Americans.

Roberto Madrazo is the presidential candidate of the party that ruled Mexico for 71 years, the PRI. The fortunes of his party have tumbled since it lost the presidency in 2000 to President Vicente Fox. Madrazo is running a distant third in the polls for Sunday's election.

With Fidel Castro possibly leaving power, the U.S. does not want a mass migration of Cubans. The Department of Homeland Security has announced new rules to discourage Cubans from smuggling themselves into the country if Castro dies. But the rules make it easier for Cubans to reunite with familiy members in the United States.