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Colombian priests hire hitmen to kill themselves
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rev. Rafael Reatiga asked his parishioners to pray for him and gave the choirmaster a list of songs for his funeral just before he was found shot to death together with another Roman Catholic priest, a Colombian prosecutor said Tuesday. Authorities initially suspected robbery when... Read More
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rev. Rafael Reatiga asked his parishioners to pray for him and gave the choirmaster a list of songs for his funeral just before he was found shot to death together with another Roman Catholic priest, a Colombian prosecutor said Tuesday. Authorities initially suspected robbery when... Read More
Justice delayed for Peru sterilization victims
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — It was 1996 when Micaela Flores and 15 other women from Peru's highlands accepted an ambulance ride to a Cuzco clinic, lured by the offer of a free medical checkup. But when they arrived, the clinic's doors were locked behind them. "'We're going to make a small incision,'" Flores, now 54, said... Read More
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — It was 1996 when Micaela Flores and 15 other women from Peru's highlands accepted an ambulance ride to a Cuzco clinic, lured by the offer of a free medical checkup. But when they arrived, the clinic's doors were locked behind them. "'We're going to make a small incision,'" Flores, now 54, said... Read More
AP Interview: US bishops fight birth control deal
Updated: 14 hr ago
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ROME (AP) — The top U.S. Catholic bishop vowed legislative and court challenges Tuesday to a compromise by President Barack Obama to his healthcare mandate that now exempts religiously affiliated institutions from paying directly for birth control for their workers, instead making insurance companies responsible.... Read More
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ROME (AP) — The top U.S. Catholic bishop vowed legislative and court challenges Tuesday to a compromise by President Barack Obama to his healthcare mandate that now exempts religiously affiliated institutions from paying directly for birth control for their workers, instead making insurance companies responsible.... Read More
6 in 10 Catholics disapprove of Obama
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There goes the Catholic vote. Nearly four years after President Obama won 54 percent of Catholic voters, their support has plummeted to just 40 percent in the first poll conducted after he imposed a new birth control mandate on employers, including Catholic agencies. In a new Rasmussen poll, 59 percent of... Read More
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There goes the Catholic vote. Nearly four years after President Obama won 54 percent of Catholic voters, their support has plummeted to just 40 percent in the first poll conducted after he imposed a new birth control mandate on employers, including Catholic agencies. In a new Rasmussen poll, 59 percent of... Read More
Rasmussen: Catholics strongly disapprove of Obama
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President Obama's handling of the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandated-coverage of contraception seems to have inspired a wave of anti-Obama sentiment among the Catholic voters that could decide swing-state elections. Rasmussen Reports released a poll today showing that 59 percent of likely Catholic voters... Read More
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President Obama's handling of the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandated-coverage of contraception seems to have inspired a wave of anti-Obama sentiment among the Catholic voters that could decide swing-state elections. Rasmussen Reports released a poll today showing that 59 percent of likely Catholic voters... Read More
White House attacks contraception bills
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong." Press secretary Jay Carney took aim at legislation by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. — a possible GOP vice presidential candidate — and... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception is "dangerous and wrong." Press secretary Jay Carney took aim at legislation by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. — a possible GOP vice presidential candidate — and... Read More
Bristol-Myers closes on Inhibitex purchase
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. completed its $2.5 billion acquisition of Inhibitex Inc., a drug developer that Bristol sought as part of its strategy to become a player in the hot market for hepatitis C drugs. Earlier Monday, Bristol-Myers announced it had finished its tender offer for Inhibitex... Read More
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. completed its $2.5 billion acquisition of Inhibitex Inc., a drug developer that Bristol sought as part of its strategy to become a player in the hot market for hepatitis C drugs. Earlier Monday, Bristol-Myers announced it had finished its tender offer for Inhibitex... Read More
Sarah Jessica Parker headlines celeb-filled gala
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NEW YORK — A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early '80s? Sold, for $20,000! It wasn't exactly a time machine that was auctioned off at the annual amfAR AIDS charity gala kicking off New York Fashion Week on Wednesday evening. Rather, it was a black-and-white portrait of Gere by famed... Read More
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NEW YORK — A chance to kiss the buff, shirtless Richard Gere of the early '80s? Sold, for $20,000! It wasn't exactly a time machine that was auctioned off at the annual amfAR AIDS charity gala kicking off New York Fashion Week on Wednesday evening. Rather, it was a black-and-white portrait of Gere by famed... Read More
Contraceiving the truth: Catholics & the Pill
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One of the oddest justifications of the Obama Administration's mandatory-contraception-coverage rule is that it's fine because "98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception," as the White House puts it. The most vocal advocate of mandatory contraception coverage, liberal writer Kevin Drum, drew this point... Read More
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One of the oddest justifications of the Obama Administration's mandatory-contraception-coverage rule is that it's fine because "98 percent of Catholic women, have used contraception," as the White House puts it. The most vocal advocate of mandatory contraception coverage, liberal writer Kevin Drum, drew this point... Read More
Oklahoma pays $300,000 to settle federal lawsuit against DHS
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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Misty Lynn Williams spent almost 14 months in Sequoyah County jail in Sallisaw to keep secret her daughter's location. She said she was protecting daughter from being molested. Read More
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Misty Lynn Williams spent almost 14 months in Sequoyah County jail in Sallisaw to keep secret her daughter's location. She said she was protecting daughter from being molested. Read More
Valentine's Day treats on top of many pet owners' shopping lists
Published: Mon, Feb 13, 2012
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A nationwide survey by Petplan Pet Insurance suggests that many people would rather receive Valentine's kisses from their pets than their significant others. Read More
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A nationwide survey by Petplan Pet Insurance suggests that many people would rather receive Valentine's kisses from their pets than their significant others. Read More
Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state where Romney grew up. Santorum said Sunday he could do... Read More
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state where Romney grew up. Santorum said Sunday he could do... Read More
Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base
Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing their conservative credentials to attract the right-leaning activists who... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing their conservative credentials to attract the right-leaning activists who... Read More
Obama’s Abortion Flub Unites Catholic Opposition
Updated: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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President Obama’s policy fumbles over imposing a birth control mandate on religious insurance providers has done something few policies and politicians have ever been able to do: unite the normally politically-divided Catholic population. Obama, who won 54 percent of the Catholic vote in 2008 despite his... Read More
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President Obama’s policy fumbles over imposing a birth control mandate on religious insurance providers has done something few policies and politicians have ever been able to do: unite the normally politically-divided Catholic population. Obama, who won 54 percent of the Catholic vote in 2008 despite his... Read More
Susan G. Komen foundation becoming too political
Published: Sun, Feb 12, 2012
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Regarding “Komen about-face: Choice is great, except when it isn't” (Our Views, Feb. 7): Who knew the Susan G. Komen foundation was giving money to Planned Parenthood? Not me. Now that I do, I will no longer contribute to Komen. One, I don't want my money going to any organization that promotes, pays for or... Read More
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Regarding “Komen about-face: Choice is great, except when it isn't” (Our Views, Feb. 7): Who knew the Susan G. Komen foundation was giving money to Planned Parenthood? Not me. Now that I do, I will no longer contribute to Komen. One, I don't want my money going to any organization that promotes, pays for or... Read More
Conservatives shrug at Obama birth control rewrite
Updated: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election. The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the Conservative Political... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election. The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the Conservative Political... Read More
Oklahoma clergy, university leaders remain cautious of modified federal contraception mandate
Published: Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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Local faith leaders and an Oklahoma congressman were hesitant to express satisfaction with modifications to a controversial federal mandate that had required faith-affiliated employers to offer free contraception and abortion-inducing drugs as part of their health insurance coverage. Read More
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Local faith leaders and an Oklahoma congressman were hesitant to express satisfaction with modifications to a controversial federal mandate that had required faith-affiliated employers to offer free contraception and abortion-inducing drugs as part of their health insurance coverage. Read More
Ill. man gets 3 years in erectile pump case
Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An Illinois man was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Rhode Island to more than three years in prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a larger fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked $2.2 million from Medicare over four years. Gary Winner, 50,... Read More
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An Illinois man was sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Rhode Island to more than three years in prison for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a larger fraud scheme that prosecutors say bilked $2.2 million from Medicare over four years. Gary Winner, 50,... Read More
Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy
Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies... Read More
Social issues rule busy day in presidential race
Updated: Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor. There was little time left for talk of jobs and... Read More
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor. There was little time left for talk of jobs and... Read More
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