WELCOME TO CROSSINGS MAGAZINE ... TODAY IS , 2009... POPE CALLS FOR PALESTINIAN HOMELAND ... CUBA AND MEXICO ENTER DIPLOMATIC SPAT OVER H1N1 ... TEN US BANKS FAIL "STRESS TEST" ... CONTESTANT FOR MISS PANAMA PAGEANT ANSWERS THAT CONFUCIUS INVENTED CONFUSION ... PRESIDENT CHAVEZ TO EXTEND OIL NATIONALIZATION CAMPAIGN ... CHELSEA FC INSINUATES CORRUPTION WITHIN UEFA FOR BARCELONA WIN IN CHAMPIONS CUP SEMI-FINALS ... MICROSOFT SUFFERS ITS FIRST SALES DECREASE EVER AS A PUBLIC COMPANY ... EU FINES INTEL ON BANKRUPTCY CHARGES ... SAO PAOLO REFUSES TO PLAY FOOTBALL MATCH IN MEXICO AMIDST H1N1 CONCERNS ... TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN US AND CHINA OVER SUSPECTED CHINESE INTERNET SPYING ... THERE'S STILL HOPE FOR SOMETHING BETTER ... SPANISH JUDGE INVESTIGATING ALLEGED KILLINGS OF CIVILIANS ON THE PART OF THE IDF IN 2002 ...