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An co-defendant of indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Adam Kidan has pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges related to a shady business deal in 2000. Kidan's cooperation with the authorities bodes ill for Abramoff.

Sen. John McCain and President Bush have found a way to agree on former prisoner of war McCain's anti-torture legislation. The Bush administration initially opposed the amendment, which would ban the use of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment on detainees.

Demonstrations against a crackdown on illegal immigrants will likely include thousands of undocumented farmworkers in California. A march and rally is scheduled for the center of Bakersfield, Calif.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announces a reduction in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld said the number of U.S. combat brigades in Iraq will be cut to 15 from 17. The top ground commander in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, also said he could advise further cuts in troop levels by spring.

Every November and December, arts organizations around the country compete for the lucrative "family holiday entertainment" dollar. A production based on Irving Berlin's tunes is aiming to be musical theater's newest seasonal tradition.

Sunni Arab demonstrators take to the streets of Baghdad and other cities Friday, protesting alleged fraud in last week's parliamentary elections. Sunni political groups have demanded new elections for Baghdad province and are threatening to boycott the new parliament.

One-room schools still exist in America. They are a legacy of a less mobile, more rural time in American history. In 1919, there were 190,000; now there are fewer than 400 left.

Vermont Country Store employees spend their days reading customer requests for vintage board game, perfumes and other homey items that have long since disappeared from other stores. They get permission to re-create the items as they were and bring them back for another generation of customers. Vermont Public Radio's Lynne McCrea reports.

The GOP leader spoke from Stockholm following a trip to Kyiv. He backed Sweden and Finland joining NATO and pushed back on more isolationist voices in his party.

A new year dawns in New Orleans and along the Gulf coast after a 2005 that residents would rather forget for all the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina.