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Associated Press Saturday, 19 December 2015, 08:43 Last update: about 9 years ago

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-DEMOCRATS DEBATE

WASHINGTON — Revelations that staffers for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders staffers accessed proprietary voter files compiled by Hillary Clinton's campaign transform what was expected to be a sleepy Saturday night debate into something potentially far livelier. 

BRAZIL-ROUSSEFF

SAO PAULO — Embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has won a major victory in the Supreme Court against attempts to remove her from office. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP BUSINESS

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's use of corporate resources in his presidential campaign has drawn the attention of federal regulators and of campaign-law experts who say some of what he's doing could be illegal. 

BRAZIL-ECONOMY

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Dilma Rousseff replaces Finance Minister Joaquim Levy, a fiscal conservative appointed just over a year ago, with a close ally, Planning Minister Nelson Barbosa. 

ARGENTINA-DEVALUATION

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentines express shock at soaring prices and a major union calls for protests to demand salary increases in the initial fallout from a major devaluation of the South American nation's currency. 

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