NATION.(TO THE POINT)

Illegal immigrant numbers rising

There are now about 12 mil illegal aliens in the U.S., accounting for one in every 20 workers, the Pew Hispanic Center says. Efforts to curb illegal immigration have not slowed the pace, Pew concluded. About 850,000 illegal immigrants have arrived each year since '00.

CIA balks at Libby bid for papers

The intelligence agency said it would pose a dangerous precedent if a judge forced it to provide secret documents to former vice presidential aide Scooter Libby, who wants the papers to aid his defense against perjury charges. Libby is …