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couraged other victims to come forward.
• The lawsuit also said that in 2004, the Crookston Diocese compiled a list of five priests who had credible accusations of abuse lodged against them. The lawsuit seeks to make that list public.
• The diocese said the list contains only four names, which have appeared in public court documents. It adds that all four priests are dead. Baumgartner said the priest named in this lawsuit is not on the diocese's list of credibly accused priests.
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Kerry, Russian foreign minister join Iran nuclear talks as differences narrow
• GENEVA (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of other major powers joined Iran nuclear talks on Saturday, throwing their weight behind a diplomatic push to complete a deal after envoys reported progress on key issues blocking an interim agreement to curb the Iranian program in return for limited sanctions relief.
• Kerry was joining foreign ministers from the five other countries -- Russia, Britain, France, China and Germany -- that have been negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program for years. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the talks had reached "the final moment," according to China's Xinhua news agency.
• Before leaving Washington, Kerry said he had no particular expectation that an agreement could be reached this week but decided to come after talking with top European Union diplomat Catherine Ashton on Friday.
• Germany's Guido Westerwelle spoke of "a realistic chance, but there is still a lot of work to do." Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the RIA-Novosti news agency that negotiations were very close to a breakthrough but "unfortunately I cannot say that there is assurance of achieving this breakthrough."
• French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters he wanted "a deal -- but a solid deal -- and I am here to work toward that end."
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West braces for more stormy weather, before system heads toward East Coast
• LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The U.S. West faced more stormy weather Saturday after a (Continued on page 26)
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