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When Western leaders meet this week in Europe, they are expected to debate an American plan for missile defense. The Kremlin is furious about U.S. plans, which carry echoes of the Cold War, to install parts of its controversial missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland. Both are former Soviet Bloc countries that are now members of the European Union and NATO.

The Santa Ana winds have died down in Southern California, but wildfires still rage out of control. FEMA Director David Paulison talks about the situation on his way to meet President Bush at the airport in San Diego.

The massive Cedar fire in 2003 destroyed hundreds of homes in the San Diego area. Now, people who lost their homes in 2003 are providing both practical advice and inspiration to the victims of this week's devastating fires.

Among the thousands of wildfire evacuees at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium are about 100 elderly nursing-home residents. Many have spent the past three days in wheelchairs, waiting for a time when it's safe for them to return to the nursing home.

Thousands of Southern California evacuees are finding shelter at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium. The evacuation center is being compared to the shelters set up at the Louisiana Superdome and Houston's Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina hit.

Hundreds of thousands of Californians have evacuated their homes because of wildfires raging from north of Los Angeles all the way to the Mexican border. Two evacuees who took up shelter at Qualcomm Stadium and the Del Mar Fairgrounds detail their experiences.

Winds are slowing in California, giving firefighters a respite from the massive wildfires. The fires around Los Angeles are contained, but farther south in San Diego County, firefighters are struggling to control them. Around 10,000 firefighters are working day and night to put out the blazes.

Argentines go to the polls this weekend to elect their next president. First lady Christina Fernandez de Kirchner's candidacy has been boosted by the success of her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, in reviving Argentina's economy. But inflation has become the latest national preoccupation.

Eyewitnesses describe the wildfires raging across Southern California, the displacement of homeowners, and the response of federal, state and local officials. They liken the fire to a disease, call it unpredictable, and gave it such names as "Ammo" fire.

Tensions are rising between Turkey and Iraq after the killing of 12 Turkish soldiers by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sunday. Henri Barkey talks about his op-ed in The Washington Post in which he describes the crisis between the two nations.